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Kool & the Gang’s Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler died in a car crash in Mableton, Georgia over Memorial Day Weekend. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Michael Sumler, the longtime hype man and stylist for Kool & the Gang, died early Sunday (May 25) in a head-on collision in Mableton, Georgia. He was 71. The crash happened shortly after midnight on Veterans Memorial Highway near Buckner…

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Cassie Ventura’s dating life continues to be put under the microscope because of the Diddy trial, and her relationship with an ex-NFL player has now come to light. During his testimony on Thursday (May 29), stylist Deonte Nash recalled the singer having a relationship with ex-Miami Dolphins player Andre Branch around 2017.Reporting from the scene, Complex’s Shawn Setaro reported that Nash — who worked for Diddy from around 2008 to 2018 — called Branch “the cute football player.”Nash didn’t say much more than that about the pair’s purported romance. He did, however, testify that Cassie and Michael B. Jordan were…

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New video evidence was released the night Megan Thee Stallion was shot, which could lead to the rapper’s pardon. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Tory Lanez became the center of a growing online movement on Thursday (May 29) as supporters launched a fresh campaign demanding a pardon from California Governor Gavin Newsom over the rap star’s conviction for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. The outcry came…

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All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Wet N Wild just launched a SpongeBob SquarePants makeup collection, and it will instantly transport you to a pineapple under the sea. Get transported to SpongeBob’s underwater town of Bikini Bottom with this multi-piece collection. Featuring everything from glitzy eye and face palettes to whimsical SpongeBob, Squidward and Patrick-themed eyelash curlers, this collection can be shopped on the brand’s website, or at Ulta and Walmart. This…

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Latto’s says her mystery boyfriend helped her boss up.The Atlanta rapper sat down with Speedy Morman for a new episode of 360 With Speedy and gushed about her man, whose identity is unknown to fans.Around the nine-minute mark of the video above, Latto revealed that her being in a relationship doesn’t usually cause an issue with male collaborators. “They gon’ test the water, but for the most part, everybody respect what I got going on,” she told Speedy. “They know don’t play with me. Don’t play with him. They respect that belt.”The “Somebody” artist added that because she’s a Capricorn,…

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Weirdness reigned once again at Lightning in a Bottle 2025. While the event — which marked its 22nd edition this past weekend, May 21-25 — has alternately been called a transformational festival, a wook gathering and a symposium of psychedelic culture, what’s definitely true is that despite its growth and demographic shifts over the years, the SoCal indie fest still manages to feel not just authentic but a reflection of a fairly specific culture, no small feat in the age of corporate mega-festivals. In this case, that culture is one interested in art, pleasantly goofy outfits, myriad vibration raising activities…

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Prince’s security guards allegedly once stopped Sean “Diddy” Combs’ from attacking Cassie Ventura at an exclusive party, according to the disgraced mogul’s former assistant.The witness, who used the pseudonym “Mia,” detailed the alleged incident during her testimony on Thursday (May 29) in Diddy’s federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial. Mia claimed the assault went down in 2012 after Diddy instructed her to stay with Cassie at a hotel as he planned to go home to see his kids. According to NBC News, the women received word about an exclusive party Prince was hosting at his home and began debating whether or not to attend.…

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All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. IVE‘s Jang Won-Young gave major It Girl energy at Tommy Girl’s launch party dressed in a must-have Tommy Jeans bomber jacket. Held at the Tommy Hilfiger‘s Omotesando Flagship store in Tokyo on Tuesday (May 27), the musician and Tommy Jeans brand ambassador chatted with attendees about the launch. Other guests at the event included actresses Riisa Naka and Seira Anzai.  Jang Won-Young at Tommy Girl’s spring 2025 capsule drop at Tommy…

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Tyler, the Creator says he doesn’t have the same energy for touring as he did 15 years ago.The two-time Grammy winner sat down with Converse for a conversation in London, which was posted to YouTube on Wednesday (May 28). Naturally, since Tyler’s on the Chromakopia World Tour until September, he was asked around the 4:45-minute mark about how it feels to perform in London.”Touring now at 34 is not as fun as it was at 20,” Tyler admitted. “I’m mentally drained.”The artist added that while he’s “physically OK” with being onstage for 90-minute sets with “nonstop movement,” performing does take…

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