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J-Hope has been busy since BTS announced their hiatus last month. At the end of June, the singer shared that he would be dropping his debut solo album, Jack In The Box, on Friday, July 15. Ahead of the project’s release, J-Hope took to social media to tease what may be his first single off of the LP. The images show the singer dressed in a crisp white jumpsuit, posing in front of a burning car. In another set of images, J-Hope appears standing away from the car, with his skin and clothes scorched. “I burned it all,” he wrote in the caption. “Arson” is listed as the tenth and final song on the Jack In The Box tracklist, which was released by J-Hope on Friday. Other songs in the lineup include “Future,” “Safety Zone” and “Pandora’s Box.” J-Hope’s Jack In The Box is out for streaming on July ...

Despite the delay of Drillmatic: Mind vs. Heart, The Game turned what was supposed to be his album release party into a show full of surprise performances. Taking over the Novo by Microsoft in Los Angeles, the artist assured fans that his joint project with producer Hit-Boy would be coming very soon and brought on Kanye West and Lil Wayne for performances. Ye made a surprise appearance, performing his verse off of his collaborative track with The Game, “Eazy.” Following his time on the mic, The Game discussed his unwavering friendship with Ye, who was dressed in all-black with a facemask on. Later in the show, Lil Wayne took to the stage to offer a live rendition of his 2008 favorite, “A Milli.” The Game recently pushed back the release of his tenth studio album, Drillmatic: Mind vs. Heart...

Despite the delay of Drillmatic: Mind vs. Heart, The Game turned what was supposed to be his album release party into a show full of surprise performances. Taking over the Novo by Microsoft in Los Angeles, the artist assured fans that his joint project with producer Hit-Boy would be coming very soon and brought on Kanye West and Lil Wayne for performances. Ye made a surprise appearance, performing his verse off of his collaborative track with The Game, “Eazy.” Following his time on the mic, The Game discussed his unwavering friendship with Ye, who was dressed in all-black with a facemask on. Later in the show, Lil Wayne took to the stage to offer a live rendition of his 2008 favorite, “A Milli.” The Game recently pushed back the release of his tenth studio album, Drillmatic: Mind vs. Heart...

Nas and DJ Premier have teamed up for a collaboration that’s set to drop on July 15. Although it is unclear whether the joint is a single track or a full project, fans were nonetheless excited when DJ Premier took to Twitter to share a 10-second teaser that showed a closeup of Illmatic’s gold certification and a door labelled “Control Room B” as the new Nas and Premo cut played in the background. The producer simply put “7/15 @Nas” as the caption, confirming that listeners will be gifted the collab this week. The collab arrives shortly after Premier worked with Logic for the Vinyl Days titular track, while Nas dropped the non-album cut “Tomorrow” with John Legend and Florian Picasso. Check out the teaser below. 7/15 @Nas pic.twitter.com/sC3Z0L3dPH — DJ Premier (@REALDJPREMIER) July 7, 2022...

Nas and DJ Premier have teamed up for a collaboration that’s set to drop on July 15. Although it is unclear whether the joint is a single track or a full project, fans were nonetheless excited when DJ Premier took to Twitter to share a 10-second teaser that showed a closeup of Illmatic’s gold certification and a door labelled “Control Room B” as the new Nas and Premo cut played in the background. The producer simply put “7/15 @Nas” as the caption, confirming that listeners will be gifted the collab this week. The collab arrives shortly after Premier worked with Logic for the Vinyl Days titular track, while Nas dropped the non-album cut “Tomorrow” with John Legend and Florian Picasso. Check out the teaser below. 7/15 @Nas pic.twitter.com/sC3Z0L3dPH — DJ Premier (@REALDJPREMIER) July 7, 2022...

Frank Ocean has dropped two new episodes of blonded RADIO, along with show merchandise and a special poster in celebration of channel ORANGE’s 10th anniversary. The Apple Music radio show’s Episode 012 is entitled “blonded LSD” and hears the artist discuss psychedelics with Dr. James Fadiman while a 35-minute original score, produced by Ocean himself, plays in the background. Meanwhile, Episode 13, entitled “blonded ENERGY!” is Ocean’s interview with Master Mingtong Gu about “self-realisation and the ancient practice of Qi Gong.” To mark blonded RADIO’s return, the artist dropped four new black and white T-shirts with featuring the classic logo. Ocean is also celebrating the 10th anniversary of his debut album channel ORANGE with a special double-sided poster. Stream Episodes 012 and 013 o...

What began as a “party with a purpose” in 1995, has since become a “Festival of Culture,” aimed at uplifting and celebrating the African American community via ESSENCE magazine and its time-treasured readership. Listed as a summer festival you can’t miss, the 2022 EFC returned to its host city of New Orleans from June 30 through July 3, after the pandemic relegated its two-year, in-person hiatus. Throughout the power-packed July 4th weekend, multiple concert stages and family-friendly activities took place with sponsorship from Coca-Cola and other leading corporations. During its daytime events, world leaders and notable talent including Vice President Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, Rev. Al Sharpton, Keke Palmer, Issa Rae and more navigated important conversations on the ESSENCE Wealth &...