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Lil Wayne has long had a fascination with rock. The rapper even released a whole album devoted to his love of the genre back in 2010, Rebirth. He also appears to have a specific thing for Weezer, who prefaced his rock pivot in 2009 by inviting the legendary New Orleans MC to appear on their […]
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BMF (Black Mafia Family) is back for season four! If you’ve been meaning to catch up on the drama, it’s a great time to binge older episodes before you watch the new episode premiering on Friday (June 6).
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Want to watch BMF online? The TV series is available to watch on Starz.
BMF returns with new episodes airing Fridays. Want to watch catch up on the season? Subscribe to Starz as an add-on to Prime Video.
Right now, you can sign up for Starz on Prime Video for an additional $10.99 per month. This price is on top of your Amazon Prime or Prime Video subscription price. However, Starz is offering a seven-day free trial before adding it on to your Amazon account.
For those who don’t have cable, satellite or TV via internet provider, Starz is available on Prime Video, Sling TV, DirecTV, AT&T, Verizon Fios, Hulu, Xfinity and other streamers. See a full list of partnered providers here.
Starz is offered as an add-on with Philo ($28 per month after one week free), Fubo (from $64.99 for the first month of service after a week free) and Sling (starting as low as $23 for the first month).
What time does BMF usually come on TV? The new season drops on Friday, June 6, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Starz. New episodes premiere on every Friday at the same time until the season finale on Aug. 8. You can subscribe to Starz as low as $3 per month for six months.
With Starz, you can binge previous seasons of BMF, along with the new season. And you can stream from your TV, smartphone or another compatible device via the Starz app (use ExpressVPN to watch internationally).
How to Get a Free Trial to Starz
Whether you’re looking for a free trial, or discounted subscription, your best bet would be to go through a third party, such as Hulu, Prime Video or DirecTV.
From executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and writer Randy Huggins, BMF, which premiered in 2021, follows Demetrius “Meech” (Demetrius Flenory Jr.) and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory’s (Da’Vinchi) pursuit to establish a hip-hop record label as a legitimate and legal face for their criminal activities, drugs and money laundering, during the mid ’90s.
The cast of BMF also stars Russell Hornsby, Michole Briana White, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Ajiona Alexus, Myles Truitt, Steve Harris, La La Anthony, Kelly Hu and others. For season four, the TV series has a soundtrack featuring music from rapper and producer Tony K.
Starz is the home to hit original and limited series such as The Couple Next Door, Fat Joe Talks, Gaslit, P-Valley, BMF, Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, Power Book IV: Force and much more.
BMF season four premieres on Starz on Friday, June 6, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In the meantime, watch a trailer for BMF’s new season, below:
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Glass skin isn’t too hard to achieve when you have brands such as Medicube backing you up. The viral South Korean skincare brand has amassed a ton of fans, especially within the past few years, thanks to its fame on TikTok. Medicube also boasts a big celeb following, beloved by A-listers including Hailey Bieber, Kylie Jenner, influencer Alix Earle, Kyle Richards, Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Khloé Kardashian.
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If you’re looking to grab some of Medicube’s celeb-loved products without breaking the bank, you’re in luck. Amazon is currently having a sale on Medicube’s top sellers, from toner pads to collagen face masks. We’ve picked out seven products from the sale ranging in price from $15 to $79 that may help your skin looking flawless in no time. Keep reading. Your dream skin awaits.
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Medicube Zero Pore Pads 2.0
Toner pads with a textured finish.
These Zero Pore Pads 2.0 are true to the name in that they may help minimize pores in the blink of an eye. For those seeking smoother skin, you’ve come to the right place. Each pad features an exfoliating textured side and a smooth side. The pads are soaked in a mixture of BHA and AHA, or in non-skincare speak, chemical exfoliants that gently help rid the skin of dirt and dead skin.
Soothing botanical extracts such as lavender essence also calm skin, helping reduce redness after exfoliating. After cleansing, you’ll want to use the exfoliating side, swiping gently over the skin, followed by the silky side. Finish by patting the product lightly into your skin. Medicube features a whole slew of toner products that target specific skin needs, including brightening dark spots and battling redness.
Medicube Kojic Acid Turmeric Brightening Gold Jelly Gel Mask
$15.22
$20.90
27% off
A brightening jelly mask made of kojic acid and tumeric.
Medicube’s Kojic Acid Turmeric Brightening Gold Jelly Gel Mask is not only luxurious, but can be nourishing as well. The jelly-like mask contains kojic acid, turmeric and niacinamide, a mix that works together to help boost your skin’s radiance, brightening the complexion for that dewy glass skin finish. You’ll know the mask is working because it changes color upon optimal absorption, from opaque to transparent. How cool is that?
This sheet mask is meant to be worn for a while — we’re talking up to three to four hours. To cut down on the absorption time, we recommend using this product as a final step in your nighttime skincare routine. Just slap it on before you hit the sheets, and you could wake up to the glassiest, most hydrated skin you’ve ever seen. Talk about beauty sleep.
Medicube Deep Vitamin C Golden Capsule Face Moisturizer
$16.90
$21.90
23% off
A facial moisturizer with Vitamin C capsules suspended in the formula.
This Deep Vitamin C Golden Capsule Face Moisturizer went viral on TikTok, and for good reason. The formula is jam-packed with nourishing ingredients to brighten, and features a unique popping boba-esque texture too. These vitamin C stabilized liposome capsules suspended in the formula work to visibly reduce the look of wrinkles and hyperpigmentation while boosting collagen.
You just pop the little skin-safe capsules on the back of your hand and mix it into the formula. If you want more vitamin C, you can scoop up more of the little capsules and mix them up to create a unique formula for your skincare needs. This formula moisturizes too, thanks to a mix of 50% sea buckthorn extract and 5% niacinamide. This popping capsule concept is available in two other Medicube formulas on Amazon, for hydration and spot treatment.
Medicube Collagen Overnight Wrapping Peel Off Facial Mask Pack
$17.00
$18.90
10% off
A collagen face mask that is peel off.
Nobody wants dull skin. Medicube’s Collagen Overnight Wrapping Peel-Off Facial Mask Pack may help remedy it. The mask’s unique formula is peel-off, creating a film on the skin that hydrates for up to eight hours after use. You’ve got ceramide NP to help boost your skin barrier and hydration, collagen extract to enhance skin elasticity and adenosine to aid in reducing fine lines. Plus, the mask peels off satisfyingly in one piece for easy clean-up. There’s also a kojic acid and turmeric version available on Amazon for those looking to focus on brightening the skin.
Medicube Salmon DNA PDRN Pink Peptide Serum
$18.90
$21.80
13% off
A glowy pink peptide serum.
Kylie Jenner is a fan of this peptide serum. So much so that she shared this product as one of her many Medicube faves while shopping at Medicube’s Glowland pop-up in Los Angeles in March. The Jenner-approved pretty pink serum targets dull and dry skin, aiming to create a glassy look to the skin thanks to salmon DNA PDRN, a form of DNA extracted from salmon.
This strange but wonderful ingredient stimulates skin renewal and repair, giving your skin a clearer, more luminous look without much effort. Drop a few drips into the palm of your hands, rub them together and massage into the skin. We implore you: Do not put the applicator on your skin. You’ve likely seen influencers doing this, but just don’t. It’s unhygienic and introduces bacteria to the dropper. Yuck.
Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream
$19.98
$33.00
39% off
Collagen cream in a jelly formula.
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, included this jelly moisturizer on her recently launched ShopMy site. Retailing for $19.98, this funky cream features a jelly-like consistency and is imbued with collagen that promotes firmness and vibrancy. The jelly is also silicone-free, lightly scented and free of any skin irritants so our friends with skin sensitivities can use this product as well. When this cream is used, the end result can be bouncy and soft skin that’s tight and shiny.
Medicube Mini Booster Pro Pink
$78.99
$89.99
12% off
A skincare facial tool.
If you’re like us, you don’t have enough money to shell out on weekly facials. Medicube’s Mini Booster Pro Pink gives you a facial experience at home, and for cheap, too. Used by celebs such as Kylie Jenner, Hailey Bieber and Khloe Kardashian, this product is a beauty wand that is used to help enhance the absorption of your serums or moisturizers.
To use, apply skincare as usual and massage in with the device in a circular motion on Booster Mode. How does it work? Well, the device aims to help open up the skin, allowing deeper penetration of active ingredients in your skincare products so they’re able to penetrate and do what they need to do. There’s also an Air Shot mode that can be used on dry skin to eliminate bacteria and reduce enlarged oil glands.
Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem” leads Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for an eighth total and consecutive week. It holds atop the June 14-dated list with 27.1 million audience impressions (down 9% week-over-week) May 30-June 5, according to Luminate.
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Concurrently, “Just in Case,” the Sneedville, Tenn., native’s latest single being worked to country radio, gives Wallen his 20th Country Airplay top 10 — 17 of which have hit No. 1. It rises 11-10 with a 10% advance to 17.7 million in reach. (Plus, Wallen’s “I Ain’t Coming Back,” featuring Post Malone, ranks at its No. 32 high, up 9% to 2.9 million.)
“I’m the Problem” is the third Country Airplay No. 1 and title track from Wallen’s new album, which launched atop the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums (dated May 31) with 2025’s largest week by equivalent album units: 493,000 in the United States.
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Since the Country Airplay chart launched in January 1990, “I’m the Problem” is just the sixth hit to dominate for eight or more weeks — and Wallen owns three of them, as his latest joins “You Proof” (10 weeks at No. 1 beginning in October 2022) and “Last Night” (eight weeks, 2023).
The other three such supremacies are Nate Smith’s “World on Fire” (10 weeks, 2023-24), Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett’s “It’s Five O’ Clock Somewhere” (eight, 2003), and Lonestar’s “Amazed” (eight, 1999).
Meanwhile, Wallen ties Luke Combs for the most Country Airplay top 10s dating to the former’s first week in the tier — on the May 12, 2018, chart, “Up Down,” featuring Florida Georgia Line, reached the region on its way to No. 1. (Combs boasts 22 total top 10s, having notched his first two in 2017.)
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Weezy F. Baby and the F is for finally
After a seven-year drought, Lil Wayne drops a new installment in his iconic “Carter” series with Tha Carter VI. This classic series has long been a staple in Hip-Hop culture, highly anticipated by fans and critics alike. Tha Carter I marked Wayne’s arrival on the national scene with bangers like “Go DJ.” By Carter II, he had begun maturing into his own sound, striking a balance between lyrical prowess and radio-friendly hits like “Fireman” and “Hustler Musik,” the kind of tracks that made listeners want to hustle harder.
Then came Tha Carter III, the era when the New Orleans rapper became a bona fide superstar, selling over one million copies in a single week. Yes, you read that right, in one week.
Now we fast forward to Tha Carter VI. Surprisingly, the usual suspects, Drake and Nicki Minaj, are absent. Instead, Wayne brings in an eclectic mix of artists, including BigXthaPlug, country artist Jelly Roll, his ATL partner 2 Chainz, and a few others. To be honest, the feature list is underwhelming. Where’s Drake? T-Pain? Even Rick Ross, though that omission might be due to Ross’s loyalty to Drake.
The album kicks off with “King Carter,” featuring a woman speaking about Wayne’s legacy and declaring that his impact “will never die.” There are no bars, just a mood-setting intro, let the beat build (pun intended). “Welcome to Tha Carter” opens with that iconic lighter flick, and Wayne delivers witty bars like “Smoking on a pure-L, no sanitizer.” Classic Wayne, sharp, funny, and effortlessly smooth.
“Bells” features a super unorthodox flow, but it doesn’t quite land. A for effort, but it’s a skip.
On “Hip-Hop,” BigXthaPlug and Weezy unexpectedly vibe well together. If you’re a fan of raspy-voiced Wayne, this track is for you. “Sharks” sounds like a failed attempt to break into Country radio. A T-Pain feature would’ve elevated it, Jelly Roll just doesn’t click here. “Banned from NO” brings the punchlines and double entendres we love from Wayne, a strong return to form.
“The Days” needed someone like Bruno Mars on the hook. The chorus is weak, though Wayne keeps it afloat. “Cotton Cotton” is rapid-fire from start to finish. Wayne doesn’t let up, and 2 Chainz seals the deal.
“Flex Up” is a gym playlist must-add — high energy and nonstop bars. “Island Holiday,” however, misses the mark. It sounds like a Maroon 5 leftover. Hearing Wayne say “demon time” is… unsettling.
Check out the full rating breakdown of each song from Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter VI below.
1. King Carter (Intro, no rating)
2. Welcome To Tha Carter – 6/10
3. Bells – 4/10
4. Hip-Hop – 7.5/10
5. Sharks – 4/10
6. Banned From NO – 8/10
7. The Days – 5.5/10
8. Cotton Candy – 9/10
9. Flex Up – 7.5/10
10. Island Holiday – 5/10
11. Loki’s Theme – 5/10
12. If I Played A Guitar – 3/10
13. Peanuts 2 N Elephant – 3.5/10
14. Rari – 3.5/10
15. Maria – 4/10
16. Bein Myself – 5/10
17. Mula Komin In – 4/10
18. Alone In The Studio With My Gun – 3.5/10
19. Written History – 5.5/10
20. Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter VI” OVerall Rating: 5.8/10
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CMA Fest 2025 kicked off on Thursday night (June 5) with more than 300 performers bringing their best performances across seven daytime stages and three nighttime stages in downtown Nashville. As the sun began to set, festival attendees — who had already spent hours immersed in music earlier in the day — made their way […]
Addison Rae hosted an exclusive, intimate album listening event at The Box in New York City on Thursday (June 5), giving fans a first listen to her self-titled debut, Addison, which officially arrived hours later. The event, hosted by Spotify, featured the live premiere of new songs, offering fans an opportunity to experience the music […]
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The Diddy trial continues to produce shocking revelations. A woman testified Diddy dangled her off a balcony.
As per Variety, Bryana “Bana” Bongolan took the stand at the disgraced mogul’s federal trial. The fashion designer recalled an incident from 2016 when she was at Cassie’s Los Angeles apartment. She explained the two would frequently work on fashion designs while using marijuana and ketamine. One morning she heard a loud knocking on the door and instructed her girlfriend to hid in the bathroom; Bongolan headed to the balcony to “act natural.”
She says Diddy gained access to the apartment and immediately rushed to her. Bryana says he “came up from behind” her and “lifted me up and put me on top of the rail” of the balcony. An irate Diddy then told her “You know what the f*** you did.” She explained that she tried her best to not be overtaken adding “I was trying not to slip and pushing back on him,” she said. “I was scared to fall.” Bongolan says he then threw her against some patio furniture prompting Cassie to come from her bedroom and yelling at her former love interest. “Did you just hang her over the balcony?” she asked. Cassie then let Diddy know Bongolan’s girlfriend was hiding in the bathroom, which made Diddy leave immediately.
Bongolan claims she suffered injuries from the ordeal including bruises and neck pain. “I have nightmares, and I have a lot of paranoia, and I used to scream a lot in my sleep,” she explained. She went on to detail another time she had a negative encounter with Diddy specifically a time she was with Cassie in Malibu. She claims Diddy came really close to her face and said “I’m the devil, and I could kill you.” Bongolan admitted she was under the influence of cocaine during that time in Malibu.
Diddy’s lawyer Nicole Westmoreland crossed examined Bongolan and picked apart her testimony pointing out that Diddy was attending a charity event the day on the East Coast when she claims he dangled her off the balcony in Los Angeles. In November 2024, Bongolan filed a civil lawsuit against Diddy, which is still pending.
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Progressive Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez publicly endorsed New York City Councilman Zohran Mamdani for mayor, boosting his chances ahead of the Democratic Party primary being held later this month. She made her endorsement during an interview with the New York Times, which was released a day after the first debate between primary candidates was held Wednesday (June 4).“Assemblymember Mamdani has demonstrated a real ability on the ground to put together a coalition of working-class New Yorkers that is strongest to lead the pack,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “In the final stretch of the race, we need to get very real about that.” Her comments underscored the situation that the progressive candidate Mamdani faces; he currently trails behind former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in polling, which has many in the city concerned that a repeat of 2021 could occur where the left were fractured, affecting the ranked-choice outcome in favor of current Mayor Eric Adams.“Even if the entire left coalesced around any one candidate, an ideological coalition is still insufficient for us to win,” the Ocasio-Cortez stated. “We have to have a true working-class coalition.” Ocasio-Cortez’s other ranked choice endorsements were to rank City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams second, citing her “genuine inroads and connections” with the Black and Brown communities in Queens and the Bronx including her district. City Comptroller Brad Lander would be ranked third on her ballot, followed by Scott Stringer and Brooklyn State Senator Zellnor Myrie.Mamdani learned of the endorsement shortly after the debate ended. “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a once-in-a-generation leader who has led the fight for working people in Congress. In 2018, she shocked the world and transformed our politics. On June 24, with @AOC’s support and this movement behind us, we will do the same,” he said in a statement. It comes at a time where supporters of Cuomo are zeroing in on areas they feel Mamdani is vulnerable, such as his public support of the Palestinian people in Gaza as well as his past support for shrinking the police force and his self-identification as a socialist.
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A court battle over the future of online lyrics is getting heated.
Months after LyricFind accused Musixmatch of seeking to monopolize the market for providing lyrics to streamers like Spotify by signing an “unprecedented” deal with Warner Music, the rival is striking back – demanding that a federal judge toss out the case entirely.
The lawsuit claims that Musixmatch violated federal antitrust laws, but in a motion to dismiss the case filed on Thursday, the company says all it did was beat a competitor.
“LyricFind, unable to convince WCM to do business with it instead, has filed this meritless antitrust suit … hoping it can obtain through litigation what it was unable to win in the marketplace,” the company’s lawyers write. “Stripped of buzzwords and hyperbole, the core of LyricFind’s Complaint is simply that WCM chose Musixmatch instead of LyricFind.”
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The legal war between the two lyrics providers kicked off in March, when LyricFind accused Musixmatch of engaging in unlawful conduct that had “eliminated competition and raised prices.”
At the center of the case is an agreement that MusixMatch struck with Warner Music. LyricFind claims the major labels have historically licensed their vast catalogs of lyrics on a non-exclusive basis, allowing firms to compete for the right to provide them to streaming services. The lawsuit says the new deal with Warner was instead an exclusive deal that allegedly shuts out competitors from offering the music giant’s lyrics — an “unprecedented” approach.
“Musixmatch’s goal was simple: make sure that Spotify, and other [streamers], have no choice but to obtain [lyrics] from Musixmatch despite its higher fees — a plainly anticompetitive result,” the company’s attorneys wrote at the time. (Neither Warner Music nor Spotify were named as a defendant in the case or accused of any wrongdoing.)
But in Thursday’s response, Musixmatch said it had done nothing wrong, arguing that antitrust laws are designed to “protect competition, not particular competitors.” The company said LyricFind had turned to the courts simply because it was “angered” that a customer had cut ties.
“LyricFind’s alleged injury flows from WCM’s lawful decision to end its relationship with LyricFind, which means that LyricFind would have been injured regardless of whether Musixmatch or a different firm was appointed as WCM’s agent,” the company’s lawyers write.
“Nor has LyricFind plausibly alleged how it is foreclosed from competing in the marketplace: the Complaint is conspicuously silent on the duration of the agreement, and contradictory and implausible allegations about the actual scope of exclusivity defeat any plausible claim of substantial foreclosure.”
A rep for LyricFind did not immediately return a request for comment on Friday.
