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 J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival is back and they’re starting with a bang via Atlanta’s own Usher Raymond, who is headlining Saturday’s festivities. The lineup is star-studded and features some of the industry’s biggest and most notable names in the industry.  On Sunday (April 2), J. Cole and Drake will co-headline with special guest Burna Boy. Other artists include Ari Lennox, Summer Walker, City Girls, GloRilla, Sean Paul, and Lil Durk. Dreamville Fest. is happening in Raleigh, N.C. but fans who can’t make it…

Drake and J. Cole entered the consciousness of the rap world around the same time in the mid-aughts: The former’s Room for Improvement dropped in 2006 and the latter’s The Come Up came out over a year later. Their debut albums, 2010’s Thank Me Later and 2011’s Cole World: The Sideline Story, also arrived within a year of each other. Both projects helped solidify them as leaders of the new school of rappers. And thanks to the tutelage from their respective legendary mentors Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, they were able to lay the…

J. Cole isn’t perfect and has learned that his actions can hurt people.Cole shared a personal anecdote about the time he started smoking cigarettes regularly at six years old during a sit-down with Golden State Warriors GM Bob Myers on ESPN. At around the four-minute mark above, Cole answered Myers’ question on what was the stupidest thing he did in his childhood.“At six years old, I was smoking cigarettes regularly around the neighborhood. … I was always hanging around the older kids in the neighborhood that was hanging…

Riverdale star Cole Sprouse recently opened up about his break up with his co-star Lili Reinhart and all the heartache he went through post the break-up. The actor appeared on Wednesday’s episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast and spoke at length about his highly publicized romance and break up with his Riverdale co-star Lili Reinhart and what it’s been like to continue acting alongside Reinhart on the show following their split. “It was really hard for both of us, and that’s OK,” Sprouse said after being asked about…

March is off to a great start. J. Cole‘s standout “Adonis Interlude (The Montage)” from the Creed III soundtrack is finally out. After a long hiatus, Nicki Minaj is back with the danceable anthem, “Red Ruby Da Sleeze.” Plus, Kali Uchis recently dropped her new album Red Moon in Venus, featuring the sweet track “Love Between.” This week’s list also includes new music from Young Nudy, BIA, Masego, and more. Check out the best new music this week below. And follow our playlist on Spotify here.  March is off to a great…

J-Hope got his wish. After citing J. Cole as a major inspiration, the BTS member recruited the Dreamville MC for his new track and music video “On the Street.”J-Hope teased the release earlier this week, after announcing he had initiated the military enlistment process in South Korea. Hope is the second BTS member, following Jin, to enlist for the country’s mandatory military service. Shortly after the announcement, Hope’s label, BigHit, confirmed new music was on the way.“We are happy to inform you that BTS member J-hope…

The Creed III soundtrack has arrived, courtesy of Dreamville Records.Fans have been patiently awaiting the album since ComplexCon 2022, where Michael B. Jordan dropped some big news about the project.“I’m probably gonna get in trouble,” Jordan said during a ComplexCon(versations) panel. “Dreamville is executive producing this album.”Mike Will Made-It handled Creed II: The Album in 2018.Founded by J. Cole, Dreamville Records has built an impressive talent roster that includes names like Bas, Ari Lennox, Earthgang, and…

Usher, Drake and J. Cole, and Burna Boy are set to headline the 2023 Dreamville Festival, and now everyone wants a ticket to the show.After this year’s lineup for the North Carolina music festival was announced Tuesday, fans on social media immediately began weighing the pros and cons of buying tickets to see some of their favorite artists for a hefty sum. Dreamville 2023 will take place April 1 and 2 at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh.Usher will headline the first day of the festival, while Burna Boy, Drake and Cole — who…

The lineup for the Dreamville Festival has been announced for 2023. Drake and J. Cole will be headlining on Sunday, April 2. Usher will headline on Saturday, April 1. Burna Boy will also be performing a headlining set on Sunday.Per a press release, Drake will join Cole “as a special guest” for the set, which will see the two artists “perform a medley of hits from each of their chart-topping catalogs, which collectively have come to define the sound of a generation.”Lil Durk, Ari Lennox, City Girls, Sean Paul, Summer…

Vanessa Hudgens and her boyfriend Cole Tucker are reportedly engaged. The actress and the MLB player reportedly decided to marry sometime last year. However, it is not yet clear when Tucker went on to one knee and popped the question to Vanessa. Notably, Hudgens and Tucker did enjoy a romantic trip to Paris in November 2022, and it might be possible that Cole proposed to the actress in Paris only. For the unversed, Vanessa first met Cole through Zoom while virtually attending Joe Jonas’ meditation group back in 2020.…