<figure><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-17/Getty_EricBellinger_101725_0.png" alt=""><figcaption> Eric Bellinger performs at the 4th Annual Guitar Center Music Foundation Gala at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on September 11, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto "><strong>Ice-T</strong>, <strong>Snoop Dogg</strong>, <strong>Dr. Dre</strong> and <strong>Arabian Prince</strong> bring the grit of hip-hop to an animated action series titled <em>Tehk City</em>. They're working with producer Ambitious Entertainment on the “high-octane animated neo-noir” that “unfolds in a brutal, near-future penal colony where every choice is life or death, chaos reigns and only the ruthless survive," <a href="https://deadline.com/2025/10/tehk-city-dr-dre-ice-t-snoop-dogg-arabian-prince-1236590225/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deadline reports</a>. “I just wanted to bring something new to animation that’s never been seen before, coming from the mind of a black creator out of the projects of the Upper West Side of Manhattan,” Ice-T says in a statement.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto "><strong>Issa Rae</strong> will be celebrated at the 2025 Clio Entertainment Awards hosted by <strong>Rachel Bloom</strong>, where she will receive the honorary Clio Entertainment Award. She'll be honored for her role in reshaping pop culture with elevated, female-forward and Black-led storytelling. The event will take place Nov. 13 at<strong> </strong>the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto ">The 2025 Hip Hop <span class="searchHighlight">G</span>randmaster Awards will take place Saturday in Sin City, with a focus on <strong>Kool G Rap</strong> and <strong>Grand Puba</strong>. The two will be celebrated for their overlooked contributions to art and culture and presented with an award that includes a financial stipend to further their creative journeys. Also being honored are <strong>Fat Boys</strong>' <span class="searchHighlight"><strong id="x_docs-internal-guid-42b25fbd-7fff-9b92-777c-2cd7d4e6f6b9">Kool</strong></span><strong id="x_docs-internal-guid-42b25fbd-7fff-9b92-777c-2cd7d4e6f6b9"> Rock Ski </strong>and<strong> Whodini</strong>'s<strong> Jalil Hutchins</strong>, who will receive the<strong> </strong>inau<span class="searchHighlight">g</span>ural Contributor award. <strong>George Clinton</strong> is this year's first Quincy Jones Award recipient.</p><p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto "><strong>Raheem DeVaughn</strong> is currently on his 20 Lessons of Love tour, where he's celebrating 20 years of his debut album, <em>The Love Experience</em>. The trek includes shows in Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia and more. "Love is the common thread that unites us all,” Raheem shares in a press release. “With this tour, I want to create a space where people can not only celebrate love, but also learn, grow, and heal through it.”</p><p>Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p>
