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As initially reported by Okayplayer, Dominique Trenier, D'Angelo's former manager and producer, was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Friday, August 5. Known for his work  with D'Angelo on the R&B singer’s 2000 magnum opus, Voodoo,Trenier was listed as an executive producer for the album. He also directed the music video for “Untitled (How Does It Feel?)” alongside Paul Hunter. Other credits include executive producer on the soundtrack for Space Jam and Mark Ronson's debut album, 2003’s Here Comes the Fuzz.

In 2000, Trenier famously co-created the unforgettable video for D’Angelo’s “How Does It Feel” however, his accomplishments reached

Will Smith recently gave the audience on Stephen Colbert's Late Show a surprise throwback treat by performing "Summertime" live for the first time in years.

Smith appeared on the talk show to promote his new movie, Suicide Squad, which stars Smith as super villain Deadshot, an expert assassin and frequent Batman antagonist.

"Summertime" was originally released by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince in 1991, back when Smith was still releasing music under his "Fresh Prince" alias and his acting career was just starting to take off. The song hit #1 on the U.S. hip hop and R&B charts, was certified Platinum by the RIAA, and earned the duo a Grammy award.

Smith stopp

Tyler, the Creator has announced the official lineup for his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, which is in its fifth year. The event, however, will now be held over the course of two days instead of one as the years before. The festival takes places onNovember 12 and 13 at Exposition Park in Los Angeles, California. 

The Odd Future rapper is scheduled to perform alongside Lil Wayne, Chance the Rapper, Erykah Badu, A$AP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, Death Grips, Sleigh Bells, Joey Bada$$, Kaytranada, A$AP Ferg, and others.

Tickets go on sale next Tuesday on the event's website, with a pre-sale taking place for Tyler's Golf Media members onMonday, August 8. Weekend passes are $175 and VIP Country Club weekend passes, which provide VIP area access and other per

New York rapper Prodigy already has a guaranteed place in music history thanks to his work with Mobb Deep, but the hip hop legend is still forging new ground with his latest solo EP, in which he fuses classic rap with EDM.

The new Untitled EP sees the 30 year rap pioneer fuse his unique style with production from EDM and trap & bass producers like Baauer and Skream, among others. The album also includes the track "Beast With It," which was previously released as part of Marvel's hip hop comic cross-promotion for the new Black Panther comic series.

Prodigy is reportedly still working on his next full studio album, The Helgian Dialectic, but that hasn't stopped him from releasing a number of single tracks over the

Legendary hip-hop duo Black Sheep will honor the 25th anniversary of its seminal album, A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing, with a full on tour. The album, which was released October 22, 1991, gave us the classic track, “The Choice Is Yours” and carved out the duo's spot in hip-hop history. The album peaked at #30 on the Billboard 200 Chart and by 1992 was certified gold by the RIAA. Consequently, the album was selected as one of The Source’s 100 Best Rap Albums Ever in 1998. 

Black Sheep is currently booking the tour where it will perform A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing in its entirety. According to a recent interview, Dres says  he hopes Black Sheep can use the momentum from the

Lauryn Hill is currently scheduled to go on a cross-country tour this fall. According to Okayplayer, she'll be performing 17 shows across North America, with the first one scheduled for August 27^th in Philadelphia and the last one for November 13^th in Phoenix.

This should come as exciting news for fans of the hip hop songstress. Few artists in hip hop history can lay claim to a body of work as impressive as Ms. Hill's. Her unique combination of rapping and singing helped launch The Fugees to stardom as their album The Score went on to become a cultural landmark. Her ensuing solo work only solidified her position as an immensely skilled artist.

Despite her abounding musical talent, though, Lauryn Hill has deve