“My first reaction was joy, then disbelief, and then: ‘Did I hear that right?’,” Gordy said. Motown founder Berry Gordy, along with opera star Justino Díaz, folk singer Joni Mitchell, actress/singer Bette Midler and television producer Lorne Michaels, who created Saturday Night Live, are the 44th class of honorees, as reported by the Detroit Free…… MORE
The world of hip hop still found a way to get to the bag in a pandemic-plagued 2020. According to Billboard’s 2020 Money Makers list they published today (July 19), Post Malone, Drake and YoungBoy Never Broke Again were the three highest-earning hip-hop artists in 2020, a year that saw the COVID-19 pandemic effectively stop…… MORE
The music icon held a secret listening party for ‘Donda’ in Las Vegas. Kanye West’s next studio album could be one of his best, according to attendees of his recent and secret listening party for it. Two years after his Jesus Is King LP was released, the rapper and superproducer is returning with his much-anticipated…… MORE
Curtis Young will be featured in ‘Charge It To The Game’ alongside Snoop Dogg and Swizz Beatz’s sons. Dr. Dre’s son Curtis Young is set to make his feature film debut, TMZ reports. According to the outlet, which broke the news on Monday (July 19), Young has landed a starring role in the upcoming film…… MORE
The actor likened current social media regulations to “boarding a plane and not having to show I.D.” Actor and producer Idris Elba is tired of internet trolls hiding behind fake usernames and private profiles. The 48-year-old took to Instagram Sunday morning to call for the verification of all social media users, not just celebrities. “People…… MORE
LeBron James called out his haters on Twitter, Saturday, after “Space Jam” took the number one spot at the box office. LeBron James called out his haters on social media, Saturday, after Deadline reported that his new film, Space Jam: A New Legacy, debuted at number one in the box office earnings. The film was…… MORE
Keyshia Cole’s mom Frankie’s cause of death is still questionable after family members announced this morning (July 19, 2021) Francine “Frankie” Lons passed away and left his daughter alone. May she rest in peace. The American singer, songwriter, actress, and TV producer, Keyshia Myeshia Cole was born in Oakland, California, kicked off his career when…… MORE
From politics and food to the expression of wealth, hip-hop music has shaken up the way America sees itself. Since the ’80s, the genre has defined the zeitgeist of cool to impressionable young gens the world over. From the beginning, the essence of high fashion in hip hop culture was expressed in the form of…… MORE
EXCLUSIVE: The controversial death of Eazy-E, frontman of groundbreaking rap group NWA, is to be explored in a new docuseries. WEtv has ordered The Mysterious Death of Eazy-E and the four-part limited series will investigate the gangsta rap icon’s 1995. It comes from Critical Content. Eazy-E, otherwise known as Eric Lynn Wright, died on March…… MORE
“We feel that he’s owed a lot of money,” the comedian’s spokesperson said. Bill Cosby reportedly believes that he deserves compensation for his three years in jail. Cosby’s representative, Andrew Wyatt, told NewsNation Now, ““Mr. Cosby was given an unwanted two-year and ten-month vacation that he never ask for. His constitutional rights were abolished, his…… MORE
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…
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 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‘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,…