Melvin Van Peebles, the influential indie filmmaker who helped spawn the Blaxploitation genre with his 1971 film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song, has died at the age of 89. The director/actor/composer/novelist/playwright — among many other talents — died Wednesday night at his home with his family. The Criterion Collection, which will …

J. Cole has dropped the new video for his song “Heaven’s EP.” The track features beats from “Pipe Down” from Drake‘s Certified Lover Boy. The Simon Chasalow-directed clip follows the North Carolina rapper as he takes a ride on a private jet, hangs in Vegas at iconic landmarks, and chills in …

Meek Mill tapped Lil Uzi Vert for a dynamic joint performance of the rapper’s recent track “Blue Notes 2” on The Tonight Show.The pair unveiled the song on a smoke-covered stage, with clips from their music video playing in the background. “Blue Notes 2” will appear on Meek Mill’s upcoming …