Culture

French Montana and Max B Release 'Wave Gods 2: Cosmos Brothers'

A 26-track Coke Wave reunion: Max B's first full-length collaboration with French Montana since his 16-year prison sentence. Features Kanye, Rick Ross, Ron Isley, Ty Dolla $ign, and the late Chinx. The series that built melodic New York rap gets its long-overdue second chapter.

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Joé Dwèt Filé Releases 15-Track 'Hatelove' Album

The Franco-Haitian singer's new album runs Caribbean rhythms into international rap across 15 tracks, with features from Shenseea, Rich the Kid, SDM, and KLN. His December date at Paris La Défense Arena, Europe's largest indoor venue, is already sold out.

Culture

NSG Releases 'Sounds of the Diaspora 2'

East London's NSG return with the sequel to January's 'Sounds of the Diaspora' — a 9-track follow-up that pulls Afroswing, Afrobeats, UK rap, and dance rhythms into the same room. Kenyan rapper Toxic Lyrikali features on his first international project.

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Channel Tres Releases "Pop Pop" Ahead of Sophomore Album 'Enigma'

Channel Tres's second single of 2026 doubles down on the low-slung house template — co-written and co-produced with Nick Sylvester, "Pop Pop" lands as the next preview of his sophomore album 'Enigma' and a North American headlining tour.

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Rob Base, Rapper Behind "It Takes Two," Dies at 59

The Harlem rapper born Robert Ginyard died on May 22, 2026, after a private battle with cancer. "It Takes Two," his 1988 duo with DJ E-Z Rock, is one of the founding records of hip-hop crossover — a Lyn Collins flip that has been sampled, covered, and stadium-played for 38 years.

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Jack White Opens First Art Exhibition at Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery May 29

"These Thoughts May Disappear" runs through September 13 at Hirst's Newport Street Gallery in London — Jack White's first visual-art show, billed as "Hardware Store Art" and built from carpentry, upholstery, and found-material assemblage. Free admission.

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Lionsgate Confirms 'Michael 2' Sequel With 25% Already Shot

Adam Fogelson, Lionsgate film chief, said the studio has 25 to 30% of a second Michael Jackson biopic already in the can from the original 2024 production. Jaafar Jackson returns as MJ. The sequel will cover the Bad-through-Dangerous years left out of the first film.

Sneakers

Nike SB Air Max Ishod "Tennis Ball" Releases May 29 for $125

Volt mesh, black contrast, a tiny tennis-ball keychain in the box. Ishod Wair's Nike SB signature drops its loudest colorway yet at $125 — a deliberate volt swing for one of skateboarding's most technical silhouettes.

Sneakers

Travis Scott x CPFM x Nike Flea 1 "Cactus Jack" Releases Spring 2027 for $180

A three-way collab on Cactus Plant Flea Market's bulbous Flea 1 silhouette: Travis Scott's reverse Swoosh and Cactus Jack face logo over a khaki, oatmeal, and Night Forest palette. Style code IX7250-200, distribution capped at SNKRS, CPFM, and Travis Scott's own webstore.

Sports

Caitlin Clark Ranks No. 2 in U.S. Basketball Jersey Sales, Behind Only Stephen Curry

A third-year WNBA guard now sells more jerseys in the United States than LeBron James, Luka Dončić, and Michael Jordan — trailing only Stephen Curry. The number is no longer a novelty. It is the new shape of basketball commerce.

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Nike KD 6 "Seat Pleasant" Retro Returns Spring 2027 for $135

The launch colorway of Kevin Durant's sixth signature — named for his hometown in Maryland, worn during his only MVP season, and recently named by Durant himself as his favorite signature sneaker — returns 14 years later under style code IQ0145-700.

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Netflix's "Quarterback" Season 3 Premieres July 14 With Daniels, Mayfield, Ward, and Flacco

The third season skips the league's elite tier entirely. No Mahomes, no Allen, no Burrow — instead, two struggling young starters, a Bucs MVP candidate who collapsed, and a 41-year-old veteran traded mid-season. The cast is a thesis about what NFL drama actually looks like.