Nas celebrates Black excellence in ‘EPMD’ video with Hit-Boy

New York University's Black List-inspired annual selection of the best production-ready screenplays from its Tisch School of the Arts graduate film students and recent alumni, known as The Purple List, has revealed its 2021 picks.

Black Rob, the iconic Bad Boy Records signee known for hits like 2000’s “Whoa!”, has passed away at the age of 52, The New York Times reports. Per fellow Bad Boy signee Mark Curry, who broke the news of Rob’s death on social media, the rapper suffered a litany of health problems, including diabetes and lupus, and had multiple strokes in the past few years.

Katie Holmes was feeling incredibly proud on Sunday as she marked her only daughter's 15th birthday.The Dawson's Creek star is a doting mum to Suri Cruise and made sure that the teenager's big day was extra special.MORE: Katie Holmes looks identical to daughter Suri in ageless throwback photo Katie shares Suri with ex-husband Tom Cruise, and the teen lives in New York with her mum. VIDEO: Katie Holmes shares sweet video of daughter Suri in New YorkWhile the actress has worked hard to keep Suri

Fountains Of Wayne songwriter Adam Schlesinger.Organised by Shlesinger’s Fountains Of Wayne bandmate Jody Porter, the virtual gig will benefit the Grammy Awards-affiliated charity MusiCares, which provides relief for those in the music industry affected by COVID-19, as well as currently-closed New York venue Bowery Electric.As well as Porter, performers will include Courtney Love, James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins, Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees, Sean Ono Lennon, and

Jay-Z, Nas and Diddy have all joined forces to declare their support for Ray McGuire, who is vying for the Democratic Party nomination in New York’s forthcoming mayoral election.McGuire faces stiff competition from favourite Andrew Yang ahead of the Democratic Primary on June 22, but he has now received high profile support in a new video.As well as the aforementioned rappers, music executive and businessman Steve Stoute and radio personality Angie Martinez are among those to express their

Chris Willman Music WriterThe late rocker and TV/theater composer Adam Schlesinger, who died from complications of COVID-19 in April 2020, will be feted by dozens of musicians and actors in May in an online tribute being produced by Jody Porter, his longtime bandmate in Fountains of Wayne.Titled “Adam Schlesinger, A Music Celebration, Virtual Show,” the stream will be primarily recorded at New York’s Bowery Electric  and go out May 5 at 8 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Reaction to the death of Grammy-nominated rapper DMX, who died Friday at 50.— “Earl Simmons was a wonderful, caring father, and a sensitive, thoughtful man. Unfortunately, Dark Man X took over and ran amok, tormented and struggling to find the light.

The Met Gala, New York’s annual extravaganza of celebrities and fashionistas, will return live and in person this year to launch a two-part exhibition on American fashion, one of which will include the involvement of yet-to-be named film directors in the staging of the exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that James Cusati-Moyer has joined the cast of New Line/DC’s upcoming Black Adam in a role that’s being kept under wraps.

NEW YORK -- Historians estimate that 1 in 4 American cowboys were Black but you would be hard pressed to find a movie genre whiter than the Western. “Concrete Cowboy,” an urban Western about African American riders in Philadelphia starring Idris Elba, is about an often unseen — and persisting — Black cowboy culture.“Concrete Cowboy" is a father-son drama set around Fletcher Street Stables, one of the oldest and last-remaining of Philadelphia's hardscrabble inner-city stables.

EXCLUSIVE: New York-based firm FilmRise has picked up global distribution rights to drama Broken Diamonds, starring Tony and Grammy-winner Benjamin Platt (Dear Evan Hansen), Lola Kirke (Mozart In The Jungle) and Yvette Nicole Brown (Community).

NEW YORK -- The life of Philip Roth was a story. So was the writing of his biography.Blake Bailey's “Philip Roth,” a volume Roth had imagined in some form for more than 20 years, comes out April 7.

Lil Nas X.The shoes are customised Nike Air Max 97s and were allegedly designed without the sportswear giant’s permission.Brooklyn-based MSCHF is responsible for the footwear, which features a drop of human blood mixed with ink in an air bubble on each shoe.

Nike has reportedly filed a lawsuit against MSCHF, the designer behind Lil Nas X's controversial "Satan shoes," according to a tweet from New York Times reporter Kevin Draper. The shoes are unofficial redesigns of Nike's trademark Air Max 97 design.

Nike has denied all ties to rapper Lil Nas X's exclusive "Satan Shoes," which have drawn criticism for allegedly containing "a drop" of human blood.  The sneakers, made using Nike Air Max 97s, were a collaboration between Lil Nas X and New York-based MSCHF.  In a statement to Fox News, Nike confirmed that the company doesn't have a relationship with Lil Nas X nor MSCHF.   "Nike did not design or release these shoes and we do not endorse them," the company said in a statement.     The red and