The 95-second release is Doechii’s first new solo Swamp Sessions entry in the current album cycle, but it does not announce a title or release date for her debut studio album.
INDIE MUSIC SPOTLIGHTWith Jamaican roots, a Grammy-nominated Wailers credit and a new album led by the kinetic “Suéltalo,” the independent artist is building momentum without leaving his regional foundation behind.
INDIE FILM SPOTLIGHTFrom music documentaries and local television to independent features such as Cuzo, Real Goons and Schemers, the Miami director has built a career around artists, pressure and stories made outside the traditional studio lane.
INDIE FILM SPOTLIGHTSuccessful author and film producer Ivy Lee turned a battle over her movie into a story of resilience and ownership.
INDIE MUSIC SPOTLIGHTWith two 2025 singles and a DJ-ready breakout in “Boot Scoot Boogie,” the independent artist is finding a lane where regional party music, remix culture and Southern soul meet.
MOVIESUniversal’s ‘Snoop’ adds a major piece of its hip-hop history narrative, pairing a rising recording artist with the role of the Notorious B.I.G.
CULTUREChristine Wonsley spoke publicly on September 22 after a Mississippi grand jury declined to bring charges in the death of her 18-year-old son. Watch the full family press conference.
MUSICThe rapper performed with Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-N-Bone at Blossom Music Center on September 9, days after publicly addressing his absence from the group’s Wu-Tang Clan tour dates.
CULTUREThe 58th ceremony is widening its cultural lens across film, television, music and the global Black diaspora.
TVMaleah Joi Moon leads a new Hillman College class as Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy and other original cast members return.
TVThe sequel series is using HBCU campuses as both promotional stages and cultural touchpoints before its September 24 debut.
CULTUREA Jackson County grand jury reviewed testimony from 43 witnesses, digital records, GPS data and forensic evidence before returning a unanimous no-true-bill decision.
INDEPENDENTThe September 17–25 festival begins at Karamu House with a screening and Q&A featuring James Pickens Jr. and Peter Lawson Jones.
TVRyan co-created the adaptation and co-wrote the pilot, while Attica and Tembi Locke will serve as co-showrunners.
MUSICThe 16-track collaboration arrives October 23 with a lead single, “Daylight,” and a deliberately expansive vision of Black musical history.
MUSICThe Victorville, California, singer’s seven-song Def Jam EP INTENSE LOVER makes emotional directness feel like a competitive edge.
MUSICZaytoven, T.I., 42 Dugg and a rotating cast of artists and creators have joined DDG’s weeklong livestream as he builds his next album in public.