We with the pioneer a speedy recovery. The legendary Kurtis Blow is still ticking. The Hip-Hop pioneer is recovering after a successful heart transplant surgery. According to the Washington Informer, Blow, born Kurtis Walker, underwent heart transplant surgery on Sunday (Dec. 6) in Los Angeles per his wife Shirley Walker. Fortunately, the procedure was a…… MORE
Faizon Love Calls Jay-Z A “Puppet” Who Faked Drug Dealing Lifestyle
The actor criticized the rap mogul for glorifying a street life that Faizon claims Jay never lived because he worked in the shadows of real drug dealers. We’ve been relentlessly covering the news of rappers losing their lives too soon over street battles and ongoing beefs that have gone too far, but Faizon Love has…… MORE
Rep. Maxine Waters Sent Megan Thee Stallion an Encouraging note: “I Have Your Back”
IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP EACH OTHER UPLIFTED AT ALL TIMES. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion has had a triumphant year, and she’s wrapping it up with an encouraging note from U.S. Representative Maxine Waters. “One of the highlights of my year was getting a letter from Congress Woman [Maxine Waters,]” the “Savage” rapper wrote on…… MORE
Keyshia Cole Covers Ashanti’s Biggest Hit
R&B STARS ASHANTI AND KEYSHIA COLE WILL GO HEAD-TO-HEAD ON DEC. 12. Ashanti and Keyshia Cole are set to go head-to-head in the next Verzuz battle, and Cole is already getting her vocals together. Cole’s discography includes favorites such as “Let It Go” featuring Missy Elliott and Lil Kim,” “I Should Have Cheated,” “Heaven Sent,”…… MORE
NBA won’t test players for marijuana during 2020-21 season
The league stopped testing players for marijuana in the bubble in Orlando last season The NBA utilizing a bubble in Orlando to complete the 2019-20 season was a one-time thing, but the league plans to bring back some aspects from the bubble for the ’20-21 season. The league plans to bring back the anonymous hotline…… MORE
Deion Sanders finalizes Jackson State coaching staff
Deion Sanders is back to the collegiate ranks as the head coach at Jackson State. The move was surprising to some in the football circles, but Sanders has assembled a coaching staff that is filled with high-level experience. On Monday, Sanders announced his coaching staff for his debut season. Sanders has tabbed a mix of…… MORE
Breakdancing to be added to 2024 Olympic games
The athletic style of urban dance was recognized by the international committee on Monday Breakdancing, a street dance style rooted within the Black community, has been added to the 2024 Olympic games, The athletic style of urban dance was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on Monday, and will be featured at the 2024 Paris…… MORE
Yandy Smith And Mendeecees Harris To Work On Marriage In Love & Hip Hop Spinoff
Ray J and Princess Love will be attempting to work on their marriage and yet again, it will take place in front of reality television cameras. According to Page Six, the on-again-off-again couple will be appearing on a “Love & Hip Hop” spin-off slated to air on VH1 alongside other all-stars off the series who…… MORE
Dionne Warwick Takes Over Twitter After Asking Chance The Rapper A Question
The singer also had a question for the artist, The Weeknd. Singer Dionne Warwick found herself trending on Twitter on Saturday (Dec. 5) after asking Chance The Rapper a straightforward question. “Hi, @chancetherapper,” the Grammy-award winning artist tweeted. “If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I…… MORE
Rapper Casanova Surrenders To The Feds
18 men are now in custody for charges that include racketeering and conspiracy. Casanova is in custody. The Brooklyn rapper surrendered to the Feds about two days after they announced he was among 18 men indicted on conspiracy and racketeering charges. According to the New York Daily News, Casanova, born Caswell Senior, surrendered on Wednesday…… MORE
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CLIPSE IS THE FIRST TO PERFORM AT THE VATICAN
Over the weekend, Clipse became the first rap group to perform at the Vatican. Pusha T and No Malice took the stage with John Legend at St. Peter’s Square on Saturday during the Grace for the World concert. Clipse performed the emotional “The Birds Don’t Sing” off Let God Sort Em Out. Pharrell Williams was…
MONTELL JORDAN REVEALS CANCER DIAGNOSIS
Montell Jordan has revealed that the prostate cancer that he recovered from has now returned. Jordan has already had his prostate removed and said even though it was removed, he still needs to go back and have treatments because it’s been detected that there is still cancer. He called the situation ‘alarming’, but is also…
TEYANA TAYLOR TO HAVE THROAT SURGERY
Teyana Taylor told her fans that she needs to have emergency throat surgery. In her IG Story posted on Wednesday, Taylor said her doctor found a non-cancerous growth on one of her vocal cords. Taylor said she had been dealing with voice problems and some discomfort for a while. She’s glad that doctors caught the…
MEGAN THEE STALLION TO HOST NEW SERIES
Megan Thee Stallion just added a couple more titles to her resume. The Hot Girl Coach is slated to star in a new K-pop competition series for Apple TV+ alongside Psy. It’s called KPopped. The concept is simple — Western artists team up with K-pop stars to reimagine some of their hits. The Western artists…