Kenneth Brian Evans…but I think we all know him by the name Babyface. Many may not know, but he obtained that famous nickname from Bootsy Collins while performing with him earlier in his career. Along with his gentle face, he was a pretty shy guy as a youngster. He started writing songs as a way…… MORE
1996 may arguably be the best year in the history of R&B and Hip-Hop. In that one year you had albums like Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite, Jay Z’s Reasonable Doubt, Blackstreet’s Another Level, Nas’ It Was Written, Aaliyah’s One in a Million. We could go on for days: Fugees’ The Score, 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me…… MORE
If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit—but what about tighty-whities? Cuba Gooding Jr. got a sense of what it was like to be in O.J. Simpson‘s shoes—and underwear—as he shot a scene in character for FX’s American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson. As you can see from these set pics, the Oscar…… MORE
Exactly one month remains until ABC unleashes new episodes of its Shonda Rhimes block of programming. Scandal,”How To Get Away With Murder,’ and ‘Greys Anatomy’ have been off-air since last Winter. Yet, all three are set to heat up the TV arena with blazing new episodes on February 11th. Quenching the desert-like thirst of the #TGIF…… MORE
RCA‘s Chris Brown has been accused of assaulting a woman who believes she resembles the Reality TV star Kim Kardasian. The entertainer threw a party in Las Vegas to celebrate the arrival of the New Year hours ago where he has been accused of punching a woman who claims to be a “Kim Kardashian look-alike”…… MORE
The internet fell in love with James Wright last month when his video endorsement of Patti Labelle‘s line of pies went all sorts of viral. Since then, the iconic vocalist has embraced the YouTube personality and just last night brought him out for a sing-song at the WBLS Christmas Concert in New York. The pair performed…… MORE
Hollywood was brought to its knees recently when the actor Charlie Sheen came forward to reveal that he was HIV positive. His decision to announce the news came after a number of publications published a number of blind item articles spilling the beans without publishing his name or the identities of the sexual partners who…… MORE
bortion story lines are rarely featured on prime-time television (with a few exceptions). When they are, it’s even more unusual that it involves a main character — and that the character goes through with the procedure. So Thursday night’s “Scandal” stunned quite a few viewers when D.C. fixer Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) had an abortion, a storyline that came…… MORE
Good news below… After teaming up with Puma to serve as its creative director sales of its women’s apparel and shoes have risen to higher ground this year. Currently hard at work on a new album and a new line for the company the entertainer’s affiliation with it prompted her supporters to take a fresh…… MORE
N.W.A’s manager filed a $110 million lawsuit against the movie hours ago for the alleged defamation of his character in the biopic. Jerry Heller claims the movie falsely portrayed him as a negative driving force that split the Hip-Hop group up and took advantage of its members by withholding their money and spending it on…… 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,…