De La Soul pays homage to Trugoy the Dove during ‘Tonight Show’ performance

NBC De La Soul appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they honored their late member Trugoy the Dove. Taking the stage, they performed their hit classic “Stakes Is High,” receiving a little help from The Roots. Maseo took on turntable duties, Questlove played the drums and Black Thought joined Posdnuos, filling in…

Lil Wayne’s ‘Dedication 2’ coming to streaming services with some new tracks

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Lil Wayne‘s Dedication 2 will soon be available on streaming services. DJ Drama, who hosted the Gangsta Grillz mixtape, revealed the news during a recent appearance on Rap Radar. The mixtape’s release was held back due to its use of samples, according to Drama, but now that it…

Mystikal requests gag order in rape case

Paras Griffin/Getty Images New Orleans native Mystikal has requested a gag order on his rape and false imprisonment case in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, NOLA.com reports. Citing an “inordinate amount of publicity,” the request, filed Thursday by his new defense attorney, Tiffany Myles Crosby, seeks to prohibit attorneys,…