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Prince Williams With her 2020 album, Chilombo, smooth-singing R&B sensation Jhené Aiko elevated her profile to even bigger heights: three GRAMMY nominations, one amongst them being “Album Of The Year,” top music honors at the NAACP Image Awards with a win for “Outstanding Album,” her highest album sales to date, Platinum certification within a year and further proof that she can serve as the Sade for a new generation. Much […]

Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty Houston officially kicked off the Cash Money & No Limit Tour on Sept. 11, 2026, bringing two of Southern Hip-Hop’s most legendary crews together for a night that once seemed almost impossible. Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty Cash Money and No Limit helped define an era while representing opposite sides of one of the South’s biggest rap rivalries in the late ’90s and early 2000s. […]

WENN / Raymond Boyd /Joe Papeo ; Variety ; Penske Media/Getty It was 30 years ago today that beloved rap star Tupac Shakur would succumb to the injuries he suffered a week prior in a drive-by shooting that, only recently, came to some form of justice. Although we lost him physically in 1996, the legacy of 2Pac has continued to resonate in hip-hop thanks to a classic catalog that will […]

Source: Blizzard Entertainment / Blizzard BlizzCon 2026 was the gaming convention’s triumphant return after a three-year hiatus and lived up to all the hype and beyond. Kicking off Saturday, Sept. 11 with an opening ceremony that featured breaking news about beloved Blizzard Entertainment titles like Diablo and World of Warcraft, it was all gas and gaming culture for the two-day convention in Anaheim, Ca. The opening ceremony was set off […]

Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Muthaknows sits down with actress, entrepreneur and former Miss USA Crystle Stewart to discuss working with Tyler Perry, the success of Netflix’s Beauty in Black and playing the powerful, calculating Mallory Bellarie. Watch the full interview below! FOR MORE MUTHAKNOWS INTERVIEWS [CLICK HERE]

Source: Michael Loccisano / Getty Lil Durk looked to have the odds stacked against him, but a jury has found the Chicago rapper not guilty on all charges related to his murder-for-hire case. The verdict was handed down on Friday (September 11) inside a Los Angeles courthouse, and the reactions are still developing. As reported by the Los Angeles Times and several other outlets, Lil Durk, real name Durk Banks, was facing murder-for-hire, […]

Kevin Mazur/Child 25 years ago today, New York City and the U.S.A in general was forever changed by the horrific terrorist attacks that destroyed the world-famous Twin Towers and claimed thousands of lives in a single summer morning. While September 11th brings back a handful of heart-wrenching memories with every passing anniversary, it’s also made way for a few bittersweet ones as well when considering the beautiful music that was […]

Source: Bryn Lennon – Formula 1 / Getty In the early 2000s, when Jay-Z was dominating the charts and establishing himself as the biggest rapper in Hip-Hop, one of his signature lines was “I will not lose,” and it really seemed that way. Well, he just took a rare loss in a court of law. Given the high-powered, well-paid lawyers at his disposal, we’re low-key surprised by it. Yahoo reports […]

Lil Durk looked to have the odds stacked against him, but a jury has found the Chicago rapper not guilty on all charges related to his murder-for-hire case. The verdict was handed in Friday (September 11) inside a Los Angeles courthouse and the reactions are still developing. As reported by the Los Angeles Times and several other outlets, Lil Durk, real name Durk Banks, was facing murder-for-hire, conspiracy and stalking […]