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In late August, hip-hop lost one of its certified legends in Fatman Scoop, who died at 53 after collapsing onstage during a performance in Connecticut. The New York radio pillar and hit making hype man left an indelible mark on the culture in his long and storied career, and the game won’t be the same without him.

Today, the Chief Medical Officer of Connecticut determined the cause of Scoop’s death, declaring him to have passed from natural causes. According to the Los Angeles Times, Scoop’s death was caused by hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which basically means he had a heart attack.

Hypertension is, of course, high blood pressure, while atherosclerosis describes the condition of plaque buildup on artery walls, blocking blood flow to and from the heart.

A public memorial for Fatman Scoop was held earlier this month in the iconic New York City venue, the Apollo Theater in Harlem.

Scoop’s family shared a public statement following his death, writing, “Fatman Scoop was not just a world-class performer, he was a father, brother, uncle and a friend. He was the laughter in our lives, a constant source of support, unwavering strength, and courage. Fatman Scoop’s legacy is of love and brightness, it will reside in our hearts and memories forever.”

Margaret Qualley has starred in three movies in 2024 — Drive-Away Dolls, Kinds of Kindness, and The Substance — and she doesn’t want her family seeing any of them. Not because they’re bad (in fact, they’re all good to great), but because of the frequently nude and violent subject material.

“It’s been a rough year for the family,” Qualley told host Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show. “We started off the year with Drive-Away Dolls. My mom came to that premiere, and we get out of the movie and she’s like, ‘My friends can’t see this movie. My sisters can’t see this movie. No one can see this movie.’ Luckily, no one did.” (You should see this movie.)

After that came Yorgos Lanthimos’ darkly funny anthology film Kinds of Kindness (watch this one, too). “For anyone who’s seen that movie,” Qualley said, “you can understand why it was a huge problem when my dad called me on the way to see the movie in the car with his friends. And I was just like, ‘Please, Daddy, no, turn around. Don’t go. Daddy, don’t do it.’”

Finally, there’s The Substance. Qualley shared that she had a “super Christian” nanny when she was younger, and she saw the film. “So, she texted me yesterday,” she said, “and she was like, ‘You should have warned me.’ She was there the whole time being like, ‘Oh, God help her, please. Bless her soul.’” Qualley added that she’s asked a lot of everyone this year, “and I’m sorry.”

You can watch Qualley (who also revealed that she’s going to be in Happy Gilmore 2) on The Tonight Show above. Also, see The Substance!

Maxo Kream and Tyler The Creator last linked up on 2021’s “Big Persona,” a chest-beating display of their burgeoning chemistry. In 2024, that chemistry remains as strong as ever on “Cracc Era,” the first single from Maxo’s upcoming follow-up to his 2021 album, Weight Of The World. As usual, Tyler handles the beat, a burping, bumbling throwback to his early career (and the closest thing we’re ever going to get to a new Neptunes beat from here on out, apparently).

Lyrically, T remains as boastful as ever, while Maxo gets contemplative, recalling his young, wild days prior to rap. “Way before I did this rappin’ I was out here jackin’ n****s / I mean like jackin’ was my skill, jack your pounds and jack your pills/Catch you lackin’ by the hill, we jackin’ n***s, Jack & Jill,” the Texas native raps.

While there isn’t much information about the new album in the press release for “Cracc Era,” there is this positive note: “Now in better mental and physical shape than ever before – Maxo has lost more than 75 pounds over several months – Maxo is ready to make a statement with his next album.” You gotta love to see your faves getting healthy.

Check out “Cracc Era” featuring Tyler The Creator above.

Kendrick Lamar dropped a new song, unofficially titled “Watch The Party Die,” earlier this month, and fans quickly discovered the photo of Nike Air Force 1 shoes used for the song’s cover art came from an eBay listing. Now, the people behind the eBay listing are hoping to cash in on their unexpected brush with fame.

Little Rock, Arkansas’s TVH11 reports that couple Billy Lingo and Darla Wilson is behind the eBay account Good2BYou, whose listing was the source of the photo. They spoke to Wilson and Lingo, who revealed they decided to cancel the $70 sale and re-list the shoes, in light of their newfound notoriety. The new listing can be found here; It has a starting bid of $5,000 and a Buy It Now price of $75,000.

“I know that’s probably not going to happen, but it could,” Lingo said of the lofty Buy It Now figure.

The eBay listing reads in part, “Kendrick Lamar ‘Watch the Party Die’ Cover Artwork Photo depicting a pair of Low top Black on Black Air Force One athletic shoes,(315122-001), Shoes were made on 07/08/2009, Men’s size 12. I am selling the actual shoes in the photo. […] I will also include all messages, original order information including cancelation information etc and original listing with pics from EBay Customer service. Do Not miss this once in a life time opportunity to own a documented piece of HIP HOP History.”

Lingo and Wilson also told TVH11 they plan to start selling t-shirts featuring the now-famous photo.

Check out the interview above.

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame class of 2024 has been announced, and now, so have the performers and presenters for the ceremony. Dua Lipa, Dr. Dre, Slash, Kenny Chesney, The Roots, and Julia Roberts are among those who will honor the 2024 inductees next month in Cleveland, Ohio.

This year’s Hall Of Fame class includes Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, and A Tribe Called Quest, as well as Musical Excellence Award winners MC5, and Dionne Warwick, and the late Jimmy Buffett.

Below, you will find the full list of performers and presenters:

Busta Rhymes
Dr. Dre
Demi Lovato
Dua Lipa
Ella Mai
James Taylor
Jelly Roll
Julia Roberts
Keith Urban
Kenny Chesney
Lucky Daye
Mac McAnally
Method Man
Roger Daltrey
Sammy Hagar
Slash
The Roots

It’s probably safe to assume that Dua Lipa will be the one inducting Cher, or maybe she’ll do a disco-pop version of “Crash” by DMB. That alone would make the show worth watching. Speaking of: The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony will stream on Disney+ on October 19 at 7 p.m. ET. There will also be an edited three-hour primetime special premiering on New Year’s Day on ABC, and available the following day on Disney+ and Hulu.

It’s been a bit of a whirlwind in the Lady Gaga world over the past few days. The saga in question started when Gaga began sharing mysterious teasers that featured various phrases. Then, billboards teasing something called “LG6.5” began to surface. Shortly after, Gaga revealed that “LG6.5” refers to Harlequin, a companion album tied to her role as Harley Quinn in the movie Joker: Folie à Deux.

Now, we’ve gotten our first taste of the project.

Gaga shared a teaser video (watch it here) today (September 25), in which she, in character as Quinn, wanders around The Louvre museum in Paris. She comes face-to-face with the Mona Lisa, giving her a lipstick, Joker-like smile through the protective glass. All the while, a rocking new song, presumably from Harlequin, plays.

The video also serves as a teaser for the museum’s upcoming “Figures Of The Fool” exhibition, which runs from October 16, 2024 to February 3, 2025. The Louvre website explains:

“Fools are everywhere. But are the fools of today the same as the fools of yesteryear? This fall, the Musée du Louvre is dedicating an unprecedented exhibition to the myriad figures of the fool, which permeated the pictorial landscape of the 13th to the 16th centuries. Over the course of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the fool came to occupy every available artistic space, insinuating himself into illuminated manuscripts, printed books and engravings, tapestries, paintings, sculptures, and all manner of objects both precious and mundane. His fascinating, perplexing and subversive figure loomed large in the turmoil of an era not so different from our own.”

Watch the video here.

The world of music nepo babies is vast. However, no matter how beloved some recording artists are their offsprings aren’t always impressed. Eminem’s daughter, Hailie Jade frequently proves that she listens to her famous dad’s work. The same seemingly can’t be said of Phil Collins’ daughter, Emily In Paris star Lily Collins.

During her recent appearance Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Lily confessed that at one point she didn’t know some of Phil Collins’ Genesis song were actually real.

“The funny thing is that I have these memories as a kid of songs that I don’t know if they’re actually real,” she said. “Because they were in my head as I was maybe in the womb. But then when I went to the first Genesis concert that I actually remembered as an adult, there were songs that came on that I went, ‘That’s a real song?’ I thought that was just a melody in my head. It was really weird.”

Many of her father fans are peeved with Lily’s response. However, considering Lily’s age others are willing to forgive the flub. But, when asked what is her favorite song from her dad she replied: “Probably ‘In The Air Tonight.’ I don’t know, there’s too many.”

Now, that is completely unforgivable considering the countless classics on the 1999 Tarzan soundtrack.

The Las Vegas Aces are once again headed to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs. The Aces played host to the Seattle Storm at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Tuesday night in Game 2 of their first round matchup, and while it wasn’t always pretty, the two-time defending champions were able to get the job done with an 83-76 win to wrap up a 2-0 series win.

Las Vegas came out on fire to start the game, as the team raced out to a 17-4 lead and looked primed to run Seattle out of the building behind the trio of A’ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum, and Chelsea Gray. While they were the only three Aces player to score in the first quarter, Wilson and Plum both had 12, while Gray put up six as the team shot 12-for-18 from the field.

If not for the face that Ezi Magbegor scored 10 points in the opening frame, it would have been easy to see a scenario where the Aces opened up a gigantic, insurmountable lead. But instead, Las Vegas was able to take a 30-20 lead into the second quarter.

Seattle’s defense was able to lock in during the second, as the Aces were unable to really get anyone going — the only players to score were Wilson, Plum, Gray, and Tiffany Hayes. Still, while the Storm were able to cut into the lead and get it down to as little as one point, a 6-0 run to close out the period meant that the Aces went into the locker room for halftime with a 45-38 lead. Wilson’s 18 points led all scorers, while Magbegor had 12 to lead her side.

Neither team was able to find much of a rhythm on the offensive end of the floor in the third quarter. While Seattle was narrowly able to cut into the Vegas lead, they weren’t able to get over the hump against the defending champions, while Las Vegas was unable to extend its lead beyond six.

But early on in the fourth, the Storm finally took their first lead of the game. An 8-0 run got capped off by a made layup by Mercedes Russell, which put Seattle ahead, 65-64.

The Aces were immediately able to show their championship mettle. Right as the Storm took their first lead of the night, Las Vegas responded with a 7-0 run of their own to wrest control of the game away from their opponents … only for Seattle to dust themselves off and immediately get the lead back down to one. And with Las Vegas needing someone to come up big, the MVP answered the bell, with Wilson cleaning up a miss by Gray and kicking it out to Jackie Young, who buried a three.

The Aces were able to get their lead up to as many as eight points, and were able to do just enough to keep Seattle at arm’s length down the stretch as they wrapped up the win. The 1-2 punch of Plum and Wilson carried Las Vegas, with the former leading all scorers with 29 points and the latter putting up a 24-point, 13-rebound double-double. Gray and Young both nearly had double-doubles, too, with Gray putting up 12 points and nine rebounds, while Young had nine points and nine boards. For Seattle, Gabby Williams scored 20 points, Magbegor had 14, and both Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith had double-doubles — the former had 16 points and 10 rebounds, while the latter had 13 with 10 assists.

With the win, Las Vegas set up a rematch of the 2023 WNBA Finals with the New York Liberty, which secured a 2-0 series win over the Atlanta Dream earlier in the evening. While New York is the 1-seed this time around, the Aces were able to take care of business in the Finals last year in a 3-1 series victory.

While many veteran rock acts are hanging their mics up, Bruce Springsteen refuses to even consider it. Back in August, the “Born In The U.S.A.” musician shut down retirement whispers on stage with the E Street Band.

Today (September 24), Bruce Springsteen doubled down on his stance in the official trailer for Road Diary. In the teaser, Springsteen reflects on his monumental career and as the idea is brought out he sets the record straight. “I plan on continuing until the wheels fall off,” he said. “And for as long as the audience will follow me. It’s my job.”

Come October 25, fans will be invited to experience Springsteen’s life on the road in a way never seen before thanks to director Thom Zimmy. At the 2024 Toronto Film Festival, Springsteen’s highly anticipated documentary made its initial debut. Now, Hulu and Disney+ users will get the chance to watch it next month. For those who had the chance to catch Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band live over the last year or so, the movie promises to round out your in-person experience.

Watch the trailer for Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band above.

Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band will be available on is set to premiere on Disney+ and Hulu beginning on October 25. Find more information here.

Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s track-for-track rap war dominated hip-hop discussion. Although Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” eventually became the standout (and chart-topping) song from the feud, many have already forgotten another song that kicked things off.

Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That” could easily be considered the launch point. Despite gaining the support of Kendrick Lamar’s massive fan base, Metro Boomin isn’t exactly a fan of stan culture. Yesterday (September 23), during a Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit panel, Metro Boomin seemingly cited stan culture as the root cause for today’s “weird” rap beefs.

“I feel like the competition is great for the game,” he said. “Hip-hop has always been more of a competitive genre even if just keeping it on music, and it’s not serious how everybody tries to make it. Because also with Hip Hop, there’s a lot of ego involved. You’re supposed to feel like you’re the best. Everybody from the highest to the lowest guy is supposed to at least feel like you’re the best. So when two of the top dogs in the game and you both feel like you’re the best, it’s like okay, now we gotta have a showdown.”

Metro Boomin then referred to Jay-Z and Nas’ infamous diss tracks before turning his attention to stan culture, saying: “But I just feel like more today with stan culture, it makes it kind of weird. Because back in the day, JAY-Z and Nas went at it. But I was a fan of both of them. And most people were! And it was like, it’s okay. It was like not I hate this side [or] I hate that side. The internet just makes it a little too wild now.”

I’m not sure those he were alive to witness Jay-Z and Nas’ clash remember it quite this way (myself, included).