Director Quentin Tarantino has come under fire for his use of the N-word and portrayal of slavery in Django Unchained. While the film has garned favorable reviews from critics, and is currently the No. 2 movie in America, several people have reprimanded the film. Director Spike Lee told VIBE he wasn’t going to see the film because it was disrespectful to his ancestors. Comedian Katt Williams threatened Tarantino, alleging the director was out of bounds to use the N-word more than a hundred times in the film for profit.

Amazon Music has announced a new documentary titled For Love & Country, which will uncover the history of country music and explore the genre as a Black cultural export. Directed by Joshua Kissi, the feature also examines country music through the personal stories of a new generation of Black artists claiming space in Nashville and helping to transform the genre in the process. “What I’ve come to realize is country music as a genre is just as complex as this country itself,” Kissi explained in a press statement.

On the heels of Straight Outta Compton‘s massive success at the box office, with a whooping $141 million earn for Universal, the West Coast rap game movies may continue with Welcome to Death Row. APA is shopping Death Row, which is featuring many of the same characters from Compton, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The agency is putting together a package based on a book and documentary by S. Leigh Savidge, who garnered co-executive and story credits on Compton.

The ATLien B.o.B. has landed. After taking his fans through the Adventures of Bobby Ray and Strange Clouds, the Grand Hustle signee is throwing his middle fingers in the air on his new mixtape Fuck Em We Ball. The newly turned 24-year-old chopped it up with VIBE about working with Taylor Swift, tackling new genres, dancing to his own songs on the video game The Hip Hop Dance Experience. and more.

Boosie Badazz has argued that Jay-Z isn’t relevant, explaining his opinion by claiming that Hov grabs more attention from his business moves than his actual music in recent years. “Jay-Z’s not relevant these days for music,” the Baton Rouge native stated during an interview with DJ Vlad. “I don’t [think so]. If you’re gonna say Jay-Z is relevant and Nas ain’t relevant? No,” he adds. “When I go to these clubs in Atlanta—these 25-to-35 clubs—I’m not hearing Nas, I’m not hearing Jay-Z.