Dave Chappelle, Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli are teaming up for a new podcast called The Midnight Miracle. The series of “salon-style conversations” mixed with sketches, impersonations and archival audio clips, with music from D’Angelo, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillepsie, is headed to Luminary in “the coming weeks.”
After a huge surge in streams for DMX’s music in the wake of his passing, “Ruff Ryders Anthem” is X’s highest-charting single of all time. The “Ruff Ryders Anthem” landed at number-16 in the Hot 100, putting it one spot above The Lox’s “Money, Power & Respect” featuring DMX and Lil Kim.
Wiz Khalifa’s Khalifa Kush has extended its partnership with Tryke Companies for 10 years with plans to bring the rapper’s signature strain to dispensaries in places like Nevada, Arizona and Utah.
The artist formerly known as DRAM -- who now goes by Shelley -- says he’ll drop an album on April 29th in honor of his mom, who passed away last year.
Life is imitating art now that Eminem is getting into NFTs, after one of his songs was used on SNL to parody the new cryptocurrency collectible trend. Marshall is teasing his first NFT release, set for this Saturday. He retweeted a post from Nifty Gateway that says to look for more info and details in the days to come.
The BET+ comedy Bigger will return for a second season tomorrow (Thursday). The next set of episodes features guest appearances from Tori Spelling, Jasmine Guy and Christopher “Play” Martin.
TV One’s Unsung and Uncensored block continues this weekend, with new episodes of both original series. The next Unsung will spotlight Syleena Johnson, while Uncensored focuses on Marsha Ambrosius. Some of the talking heads who will appear include Bobby V, Lyfe Jennings, Lisa Leslie and Jaleel White.
50 Cent’s next film project will be Free Agents. He’ll both star in and executive produce the upcoming sports heist thriller. Curtis will play a “veteran linebacker who pulls [a] young player into his dangerous scheme to get back at league owners.”