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A year has passed since BET placed the Soul Train Music Awards on indefinite hiatus, but now that hiatus has ended, thanks to Spotify. The awards show will take place in Chicago, where Don Cornelius launched Soul Train, this fall. The renamed Soul Train Awards will air on BET, CBS, and several other networks at 8 p.m. ET on Nov. 27. Performers, honorees, and the host will be announced later.

In an era where content is king, doomscrolling is the norm, and the oversaturation of music has made rap fans dig for that good shit, artists like Rapsody understand the value of choosing who they sit down with for an interview. As the conversation warmed up between her and Rob Markman on The Best Interview Ever, she stated the importance of who we tell our stories to, especially with real hip-hop journalists with currency and respect for the genre.

Memphis Bleek has truly come of age. That acknowledgment may read as a coy nod to the title of his 1998 debut album and the Jay-Z collaboration that introduced him to music, but doubles as a candid observation of Bleek’s current temperament, mindset, and station in life. Bleek’s calm and poise are evident, even when technical difficulties stall the beginning of our conversation.

Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy-winning jazz vocalist who collaborated with the Roots, Angelique Kidjo, and others, died Wednesday. Her manager, Robert Torre, told New Jersey radio station WBGO that Wilson “transitioned peacefully at home, surrounded by family, close friends, and her manager,” but did not cite a cause of death. She was 70. Music was a mainstay in Wilson’s life from childhood. She was born to Herman B. Fowlkes, a jazz-guitarist father, and elementary school teacher on Dec.

Steve Eichner/Getty Images; Clarence Davis/NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images Closure is fleeting, particularly in the realm of murder and death. The hip-hop community was reminded of that reality when Duane “Keffe D” Davis was found guilty for his role in the Sept. 13, 1996 drive-by shooting of rap icon Tupac Shakur.

Nearly 30 years after the death of Tupac Shakur, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, former Compton gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis was found guilty of orchestrating his murder. Davis’ conviction marks the first in a case that has gone unsolved for decades. Davis was convicted on Monday of first-degree murder by a Las Vegas jury and faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

If you want to find the cutting edge of Dallas fashion, look no further than Temi and Afritina Coker. Both multidisciplinary artists, the couple not only exhibit immaculate drip through self-styling, but also collaborate on their own designs, turning out boldly-colored and highly wearable basics through their namesake idea factory, Coker Studio.

Tommy Davidson is back in the field. Only this time, the veteran actor and comedian is running the show and calling the plays. It’s a late morning in August, and Davidson is gushing about The Varnell Hill Show, the new TV series centered around his scene-stealing foil to Martin Payne on Martin Lawrence’s iconic Martin sitcom. Billed as a workplace comedy, The Varnell Hill Show marks Davidson’s first turn as a bona fide leading man.

The former Compton gang leader charged with orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur was convicted by a Las Vegas jury on Monday, marking a long-awaited verdict in one of the most notorious unsolved killings in music history. The jurors needed only a few hours to return their verdict against Duane “Keffe D” Davis. His sentencing is scheduled for October 13, where he will face up to life in prison, per the New York Times.

d4vd in court on April 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Ted Soqui - Pool/Getty Images Platinum-selling singer D4vd pleaded not guilty Monday at his rearraignment on charges he sexually abused 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez before killing and dismembering her and concealing her remains in the front trunk of his Tesla. He also switched out his defense team, replacing high-profile lawyers Blair Berk and Marilyn Bednarski with two public defenders.