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Atlanta, GA – The 2018 A3C Festival has booked the Wu-Tang Clan as one of its headliners to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The legendary group will be joined on the bill by Lil Wayne and Dipset. PRhyme, J.I.D, Curren$y, Young M.A, Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine, Childish Major and Deante Hitchcock round out the lineup as of April 24. More artists will be announced in the coming weeks. This year’s A3C Festival takes place on October 6 and 7 at the Georgia Freight Depot in Atlanta. Before the musical festivities, A3C will host a three-day conference across multiple venues in the ATL, which begins on October 3. Tickets for the 2018 festival and conference are available at A3C’s official site.

While J. Cole’s latest studio album, KOD, continues to be dissected and digested by the masses, the Dreamville powerhouse has shared a video for “Kevin’s Heart,” a track revolving around infidelity. Directed by Cole and Scott Lazer, the cinematic visual actually stars actor/comedian Kevin Hart, who fessed up to cheating on his pregnant wife last December. For the video, Hart is seen shopping at a grocery store but he’s getting disapproving looks from fellow shoppers. He quickly notices people are staring and by the time he gets to the checkout counter, everyone stops what they’re doing and just glares at him. From there, Hart endures several more uncomfortable moments before he winds up at his mansion. As the camera pans away, viewers see the words “Choose Wisely” written in the sky. “Kevi...

Joann Kelly, daughter of singer R. Kelly, didn’t have too much to say when asked about the controversy surrounding her father. After being approached by TMZ in Atlanta, Joann (who also goes by the stage name Buku) confessed that she didn’t “have much of a comment.” She later revealed the entire ordeal is “hard” and added that she feels “terrible” about what’s going on with her father. “It’s very close to my heart. It’s just hard ’cause it’s family matters. But overall, it’s hard. I try not to speak about it too much, but it is what it is. I feel terrible,” she said. [embedded content] Joann appeared to pause a bit when asked if she’s close with her father. She eventually answered the question by stating “we’re family. We’re gonna deal with each other.” Following last July’s release of a Bu...

As Kehlani rang in her 23rd birthday on Tuesday (April 24), the Oakland-bred singer had already spent some time clarifying her sexual preferences (and doing some damage control) on Twitter over the weekend. Following an on-stage kiss with pop princess Demi Lovato earlier this month, many fans were evidently curious about Kehlani’s sexuality. So, she took to the social media platform to clear things up. According to MSN, in a series of since-deleted tweets, Kehlani explained, “Cuz I keep geddin asked… I’m queer,” she initially tweeted. “No bi, not straight. I’m attracted to women, men, REALLY attracted to queer men, non binary people, intersex people, trans people. Lil poly pansexual papa hello good morning. Does that answer your questions?” Kehlani reportedly added she’s “least attracted” ...

Brooklyn, NY – Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and Talib Kweli — collectively known as Black Star — have announced they’ll be closing out 2018’s Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival on July 14. The performance comes with a panel on “The Making of the Black Star Album,” which will detail the behind-the-scenes of the duo’s seminal (and only) album, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, which turns 20 in September. The veteran MCs have been dangling a full-fledged reunion in their fans’ faces since February when Bey declared a Madlib-produced Black Star album was on the way during a Denver tour stop. Kweli clarified the situation in an exclusive interview with HipHopDX during a show in Boulder, Colorado later that month. “It looks like it might happen,” Kweli told HipHopDX. “I found out on the interne...