Cardi B has received diamond status for her hit record, “Bodak Yellow.” On Monday (March 8), Cardi’s breakout single, which earned the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2017, officially became certified diamond by the RIAA. This makes the Bronx, N.Y.-bred artist the first female rapper to have a song go diamond…… MORE
Attorney Tyrone Blackburn is already representing 11 accusers, including eight women who claim they were sexually assaulted, drugged, or kidnapped by the T.I. and Tiny camp. A lawyer representing several women who have accused rapper T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris of sexual assault says he has had six more potential victims come forward…… MORE
The biggest night in music is this coming Sunday. The Grammy Awards will air on March 14 and performers are beginning to emerge. During the night performers include Cardi B, DaBaby, Doja Cat, Killer Mike, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch, and Tamika Mallory. The GRAMMY nominations released late last year revealing…… MORE
A woman posing online as “Gorilla Glue girl,” the Louisiana woman who went viral after smearing the sticky concoction on her mane, tried to cash in on the hype — until GoFundMe yanked her from its site. The impostor, claiming to be Tessica Brown, even posted a $186,000 hospital bill in a quest to get…… MORE
It is the urban-lit cult classic from the Teri Woods series Dutch that breaks all the rules. It introduces a player who will use any means necessary to dominate the streets and beyond. There isn’t an angle he can’t work or a woman he can’t seduce and it’s taken Bernard James, Jr. aka Dutch, no…… MORE
Though he’s hinted at it before, the chance of comic legend Eddie Murphy coming back to stand-up seems more possible than before. Murphy implied that he previously had plans to execute a massive one-man show during an appearance on Kevin Hart’s SiriusXM podcast ‘Comedy Gold Minds” while promoting the film “Coming 2 America.” Mentioning his…… MORE
MINNEAPOLIS — The former police officer seen kneeling for about nine minutes on George Floyd’s neck before he died in spring is due to go on trial, and Minneapolis is on edge, protesting, barricading, and boarding up. Several hundred people supporting the conviction of former Officer Derek Chauvin on murder charges gathered across the Mississippi…… MORE
A new documentary on Janet Jackson is in the works. A&E Networks announced Thursday that it is working with the Lifetime network on JANET, a two-part documentary on the singer, which will celebrate the 40th anniversary of her debut album. The documentary promises to have “unprecedented access with no topic off-limits,” and is meant to…… MORE
Future, Rick Ross, 50 Cent, Lil Baby, Young Thug and many more are lined up to perform in Atlanta for the NBA All-Star Weekend. Though the Coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for musicians to ply their trade in a live concert setting, some rappers have decided to move forward unimpeded by the threat, provided…… MORE
Winston Duke is set to star in a new Amazon biopic, Marked Man, as civil rights and political activist Marcus Garvey. Duke is best known for his role as M’Baku in the Marvel Universe films Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: End Game and Jordan Peele’s horror film Us. Duke will portray the life and…… 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,…