This year’s Freaknik will be hosted at Morris Brown College from October 8-10. Headliners include Adina Howard, Project Pat, Lil Scrappy, Ray J, Pastor Troy, JT Money, and Paul Wall. Freaknik is set to return this fall in Atlanta, and it’ll be a three-day-long celebration. Years ago, it was a wildly popular unofficial “Black Spring…… MORE
Senate Unanimously Approves A Bill To Make Juneteenth A Public Holiday
The Senate unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that would make Juneteenth, the date commemorating the end of chattel slavery in the United States, a legal public holiday. The holiday is celebrated on June 19, and it began in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned they had been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation. President Abraham…… MORE
Lil Baby, Justin Bieber headlining JAY-Z’s Made In America Festival
Megan Thee Stallion, Bobby Shmurda, and more will also perform. Lil Baby and Justin Bieber are set to headline 2021 Made In America music festival, event organizers announced on Monday (June 14). The two-day fest will return to Philadelphia later this year and will also feature performances by Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Roddy Ricch,…… MORE
Nicki Minaj apologizes to T-Pain for turning down 2007 collab request
Nicki Minaj admitted she was “buggin” when she turned down T-Pain’s request for a collaboration. There’s no doubt about it, T-Pain is a highly-sought out artist when it comes to collaborations. Throughout his career, he’s worked alongside the likes of Jamie Foxx, Chris Brown, and most recently, Kehlani, but there’s one desired collab that unfortunately…… MORE
Queen Latifah To Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award At 2021 BET Awards
THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR’S AWARD SHOW IS “YEAR OF THE BLACK WOMAN.” All hail the Queen! It has been announced that rapper and actress Queen Latifah will receive the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2021 BET Awards. In 2006, the cultural icon, born Dana Owens, became the first hip-hop artist to receive a star…… MORE
Floyd Mayweather Offers Reward After His Las Vegas Home Is Burglarized
“It is disturbing and hurtful,” the boxer wrote on social media. Floyd Mayweather’s Las Vegas Home was burglarized and he is offering a $100,000 reward. On June 12, the 44-year-old boxer wrote on Instagram, “One’s home is their sanctuary, place of peace, relaxation, and comfort. When someone violates that sanctuary, it is disturbing and hurtful.”…… MORE
Jennifer Lopez’s L.A. Home Remains the Target of Endless Fake 911 Calls
Someone has their eye on Jennifer Lopez and it doesn’t seem like they wish the best for her. According to TMZ, this person in question has been inundating 911 dispatchers with calls to the singer’s home in Los Angeles, something that has been going on for almost six months, since her performance at Joe Biden’s…… MORE
KIM KARDASHIAN’TOTALLY BUMMED’ ABOUT BABY BAR… Failed TWICE!!!
Kim Kardashian really needs the third time to be her charm — she flunked the baby bar exam on her second crack at it, and even did a little bit worse. Kim revealed the results of her test Thursday night on the series finale of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” which she needs to pass…… MORE
LAPTOP EXPOSES PRESIDENT BIDEN’S SON HUNTER REPEATEDLY USING THE N-WORD IN TEXT MESSAGES WITH WHITE LAWYER
President Joe Biden has received a LOT of support from Black people in this country due to his ties to President Obama and we were very instrumental in his presidential victory. So, it comes as a very disappointing shock to hear that his son, Hunter, has allegedly been caught using the N-word in text messages.…… MORE
Find out what people are saying about Light Skin Keisha leaving #LHHATL For ‘The Real Housewives Of Atlanta’
Is there a “Ride Good” glo up on the way for a certain ATL reality star?! That’s the question that’s being asked amid news that a former Love & Hip Hop star turned actress might be coming to The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Rumors are swirling that Light Skin Keisha of #LHHATL/ “Power Book II:…… MORE
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SNOOP DOGG’S BIOPIC COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN
Snoop Dogg, the West Coast rap icon turned cultural mainstay, is officially bringing his life story to the big screen. Read more about Snoop’s upcoming biopic, film and TV deal with Universal inside. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Doggfather has signed a multi-year first-look deal with NBCUniversal through his Death Row Pictures banner, solidifying a…
SNOOP AND NBC
NBC is going from being the Peacock network to the Canine network after inking a new deal with Snoop Dogg. Snoop’s Death Row Pictures has inked a multi-year creative partnership with NBC Universal. Part of the deal will bring him back to The Voice next season, and he’ll continue his cross-platform appearances, like he did…
SHANNON SHARPE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
Shannon Sharpe is being accused of sexual assault and battery. A civil lawsuit filed in Nevada by Jane Doe says she and Sharpe were in a “rocky consensual relationship” for almost two years. The woman claims that Sharpe recorded their sexual relations without her permission. Jane Doe said the infamous live stream where Sharpe allegedly…
SZA HAS A NEW MAKE UP LINE
SZA‘s new business venture is Not Beauty — literally. She just launched a new cosmetic line under the label. Fans at Grand National Tour stops this weekend were the first to get their hands on products from the new line. The initial offering includes a trio of lip glosses, called In the Flesh, Strawberry Jelly and Quartz,…