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Dr. Dre has officially signed on to star in Apple's first original series, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The series, entitled Vital Signs, is reportedly a semi-autobiographical drama series that follows Dre's character through his responses to "different emotions." Paul Hunter, the legendary music video director behind classic videos from Puff Daddy and Gwen Stefani, has been set to direct the series' six-episode debut season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dhpp_aPW9s Billed as a "dark drama,' Vital Signs will reportedly show no shyness with regards […]

It has to be a great day to be J. Cole. The North Carolina rapper recently received some very welcome good news from the RIAA that both his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story and the follow-up Born Sinner have both been certified as platinum records in the U.S. Additionally, it's been revealed that Nicki Minaj's album The Pinkprint has been declared double-platinum while Future's Dirty Sprite 2 has been certified gold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_3M7xrh2dM

Future has followed in Drake's footsteps by revealing he's locked in a deal with Apple Music. While details have yet to be disclosed, the Atlanta rapper is clearly excited about his new partnership. "My tweets worth millions now....in real life," he wrote on Twitter. "@AppleMusic thanks for the new deal." It should be noted that Future is sharing a new project this Friday on DJ Khaled's recently announced Apple Music Beats 1 radio show. The project is called EVOL and […]

Jamaican music is no stranger to the mainstream film world. Persons like, Jimmy Cliff, Eric Donaldson, Bob Marley and Sean Paul are among an elite group of Jamaicans whose music can be heard blasting in some of the most high-budget American films. Dancehall artiste Busy Signal has found himself among this elite group for his song 'Watch Out Fi Dis', a hit collaboration he did with Electronic Dance Music group, Major Lazer. This comes as the song was a featured soundtrack […]