Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige will present her second annual, Pepsi-sponsored Strength Of A Woman Festival & Summit during Mother’s Day weekend in Atlanta. Advertisement In addition to the event, Mary J. Blige also announced another partnership with Pepsi. The musician and the corporation will sponsor a $200,000 fund for a college
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50 Cent emerged as a potential buyer for the BET Media Group as Paramount considers selling its major stake in the company. Advertisement According to TMZ and the Wall Street Journal, 50 Cent teamed up with Shaquille O’Neal and Kenya Barris to purchase BET. The trio aligned with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners in
New York Mayor Eric Adams criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for referring to Jordan Neely’s homicide as a murder amid outrage over the homeless man’s death. A marine named Daniel Penny choked Neely to death on a New York subway train on Monday (May 1). Penny put Neely in a chokehold after the homeless man started
Charisse Mills is a go-getter, a true definition of a boss babe if there ever was one. In fact, getting her start modeling in the industry, she reveals she touched a million dollars at the young age of 14. Boasting one million followers on Instagram alone, Charisse Mills is a Trinidadian opera singer, songwriting powerhouse,
The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Post Malone will be the 2023 recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award. Advertisement Created in 2004, the Hal David Starlight Award honors young songwriters for making a significant impact in the music industry. The award is named after Songwriters Hall of Fame Chairman Emeritus Hal David. Post Malone joins a list
Snoop Dogg has opened up about his desire to own an NHL team and says his bid with entrepreneur Neko Sparks and other investors to try to buy the NHL’s Ottawa Senators is the real deal. While some believed the Death Row Records honcho was engaged in a publicity stunt when news of his interest
Kanye West fired white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rehired far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos to run the rapper’s presidential campaign. According to emails obtained by TMZ, Yiannopoulos returned to Kanye West’s side as the director of Ye’s political operations. Ye axed Yiannopoulos from the presidential campaign in 2022. “I have been in Los Angeles for the
If you get the chance to speak with 19Keys, you’ll probably leave with some sort of wisdom or information that will enhance your overall quality of life. Born in St. Louis but raised in Oakland, real name Jibrial Muhammad is an influential thought leader, speaker, author, entrepreneur, producer, and director — here to teach you
Thirteen acts will enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the 2023 Class. Hip Hop representatives Missy Elliott and DJ Kool Herc made the final list for this year. Advertisement Missy Elliott becomes the first female rapper in history to earn a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. DJ Kool
Timbaland has embraced artificial intelligence (AI) technology to make his dream collaboration a reality. Advertisement The superproducer always wanted to work with The Notorious B.I.G. but never got the chance before the legendary Brooklyn rapper’s untimely passing. Nonetheless he used AI to produce a deep fake Biggie song over an original Timbaland beat. Timbaland acknowledged
What TF is going on? I swear to God, this country is going to hell in a hand basket. I cannot really conceptualize what it is to murder somebody that this ex-marine found out. Apparently, it is legal to kill Black homeless people, because the man walked with no charges at the time of this
The Writers Guild of America strike is impacting everyone, including some of your favorite shows on television. Advertisement While you might think the writers are for traditionally scripted movies, television dramas, and sitcoms, it also impacts late-night talk and variety shows like “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Tonight Show
Virginia-raised recording artist Missy Elliott will be the first female rapper inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Advertisement The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation tapped LL Cool J to announce the members of the Class of 2023 on Wednesday. Missy Elliott joins Kate Bush, George Michael, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against the
Snoop Dogg is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his classic debut album Doggystyle with pair of orchestra-backed concerts at the Hollywood Bowl this summer. Advertisement On Tuesday (May. 2), the West Coast legend announced the shows, revealing Doggystyle producer Dr. Dre will also produce the concerts. Snoop Dogg also hinted at some special guest appearances
A man accused of assaulting Tekashi 6ix9ine pleaded not guilty to battery and robbery without a firearm or weapon. Advertisement According to Radar Online, Rafael Medina Jr. entered his plea and received permission to travel for work while on house arrest. Medina was one of the three men arrested for an attack on 6ix9ine inside
Did you know that rapper Killer Mike is not just a phenomenal emcee and political activist, but an outstanding businessman making major moves in banking and financing? Advertisement The Georgia recording artist, whose real name is Michael Render, founded a company called Greenwood with former Atlanta mayor, Andrew Young, in 2020 with the goal to
Chicago rapper Vic Mensa has been a very outspoken activist against police brutality and government-backed violence against African-Americans. Seven years ago, Mensa released a song titled “16 Shots” which addressed the 2014 police killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. “I’ve been harassed by police my whole life and seen people who looked like me treated like
50 Cent is planning on expanding his ever-growing television and production empire with the introduction of a G-Unit film division, complete with a 985,000 square feet studio to boot. After taking over television with a run of hit series like Power and BMF, Fiddy is ramping things up a notch. He took to Instagram over
Daz Dillinger denied producing Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle after Suge Knight claimed Dr. Dre took credit for Daz’s work on the classic album. Advertisement Knight said Daz ghost-produced the album and signed paperwork giving Dr. Dre the rights to the music in an April interview with TMZ. Daz responded to Knight’s allegations via Instagram on Monday
Lil Wayne is aiming to change the game again as a businessman and performer. The New Orleans chart-topper announced an upcoming exclusive global livestream tour from LA’s The Wiltern on Saturday, May 13 at 9 pm PDT / and Sunday, May 14, at 12 am EDT, according to a press release from his team. One