Music

Release Day: Lil Durk x J. Cole, Daft Punk, Janelle Monae

Lil Durk and J. Cole link for 'All My Life,' Janelle Monae drops 'Lipstick Lover,' and Daft Punk commemorates 10 years of Random Access Memories—a stacked release Friday.

Culture

Thursday Notes: Sports Roundup, Generative AI news, and more

The NBA Playoffs deliver drama on both coasts, while Google announces a sweeping push into generative AI—and someone is already profiting from AI-generated Frank Ocean music.

Sports

Sports Roundup: Warriors and Knicks Win, NFL Schedule leaks ahead of Release

Jalen Brunson played all 48 minutes and scored 38 to keep the Knicks alive in Game 5—a performance that showed exactly why New York gave him that contract.

Fashion

Carhartt WIP Caps

Carhartt WIP has been translating the brand's century-old American workwear heritage into streetwear since the early 1990s—with collabs from GORE-TEX to Awake NYC along the way.

Culture

Wednesday Notes: Black Thought's Memoir, Accra's Sound System Culture

Tariq Trotter—better known as Black Thought of The Roots—is releasing a memoir called 'The Upcycled Self' on November 14, alongside today's feature on Accra's growing sound system scene.

Culture

Black Star Film Festival is back August 2-6

BlackStar Film Festival, Philadelphia's annual celebration of film by Black, Brown, and Indigenous artists from across the diaspora, returns August 2-6, 2023—passes are on sale now.

Culture

Uristocrat Notes: Lonnie Walker vs. the Warriors, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Black Sherif

Three stories worth your time: Lonnie Walker's big game for the Lakers, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's debut novel, and Black Sherif making history at the Ghana Music Awards.

Sports

Sports Roundup: Lonnie Walker's big 4th drives Lakers Win, Heat Win, USMNT's Pulisic eyed by Napoli, Juventus

Lonnie Walker's big fourth quarter carried the Lakers in Game 4, while Jimmy Butler and the Heat moved to 3-1 over the Knicks—and Pulisic's Italian suitors are circling.

Art

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Spring Valley, NY native Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah rose from SUNY Albany to the New York Times bestseller list with Friday Black—and he's just getting started.

Music

2023 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards: Black Sherif is Artist of the Year

At the 2023 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, Black Sherif claimed Artist of the Year—a coronation that confirms his place at the center of African music's global moment.

Music

"Hip-Hop Origins": Ebro Darden and Apple Music chronicle 50 years of Hip-Hop

For hip-hop's 50th anniversary, Apple Music's Ebro Darden launches Hip-Hop DNA—an audio series that maps the genre's evolution by dissecting the roots of its biggest artists.

Sneakers

Palace x New Balance 991

Palace and New Balance bring outdoor-wear energy to the 991, a well-suited canvas for the British skate brand's pragmatic take on collaboration.