Nas To Receive W.E.B DuBois Medal From Harvard University
Nas will be honored at Harvard University today (Sept. 30) when he receives the W.E.B Dubois Medal. Other honorees include Muhammad Ali, Marian Wright Edelman, who is the founder and…
September 2015
Young Thug Explains WHY He Wears Women’s Clothing
Young Thug told GQ magazine, “Because women’s clothes are than men’s clothes. The jeans I got on right now, they’re women’s jeans. But they fit how they’re supposed to fit.…
DJ Chip Banks Interview
ChipBanks DJ ChipBanks, born Charles Colvin Jr, is a DJ and music producer. The Youngstown-born native has coined the “ChipBanks Xperience” sound, bringing a hot, new and energetic sound to…
Rich Homie Quan Under Investigation by Child Protective Services
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Georgia authorities saw the video of RHQ’s 1-year-old on his lap as he puffed away, and they were alarmed. Child Protective Services and the…
Did Usher Remarry??
According to one source, the duo planned on marrying before 100 guests in Atlanta but decided to elope instead. Following their secret nuptials, the newlyweds celebrated their honeymoon in Havana,…
SCARFACE WILL RECEIVE THE 2015 “I AM HIP HOP” AWARD AT 2015 BET HIP HOP AWARDS
The “I Am Hip Hop” Award, recognizing legends in hip hop music, returns to honor legendary rapper Scarface. Scarface is undoubtedly one of the most prolific rappers of all time.…
‘Empire’ Season 2
TV’s latest, greatest family dynasty that rules the new Empire on FOX returns for a second season. The hip-hop drama outrageously dressed as a primetime soap turned out to be…
Hackers stole 5.6 million government fingerprints
On Wednesday, the Office of Personnel Management said hackers stole 5.6 million fingerprints it had on file. That’s significantly higher than the agency’s original estimate of 1.1 million fingerprints.This is…
Drake & Future’s ‘What a Time to Be Alive’ Projected for Huge Opening Week
WATTBA is expected to do huge numbers in its first week, similar to Drake’s January surprise mixtape-album, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late. According to Hits Daily Double, the…
Diddy #1 on Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings List
1. Diddy – $60 million 2. Jay Z – $56 million 3. Drake – $39.5 million 4. Dr. Dre – $33 million 5. Pharrell – $32 million 6. Eminem –…
Rick Ross facing Lawsuit after Woman said She Was Raped by His Associate
According to TMZ, a ‘Jane Doe’ as she’s being referred to in the lawsuit, claims that she met up with Rick Ross and his entourage at the W hotel in…
Nancy Lee Grahn Apologizes for Blasting Viola Davis After She Makes Emmy History
The General Hospital star took to social media after Davis received the award and tweeted: “I wish I loved #ViolaDavis Speech, but I thought she should have let @shondarhimes write…
Emmys 2015: Regina King Wins Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series/Movie
Regina King won the 2015 Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie for her role in American Crime. “I should have brought one of this…
Lil Wayne Ordered to pay $2Million to Private Jet Co.
Lil Wayne (real name Dwayne Michael Carter) took a major loss in the courtroom this week when a judge ordered him to pay $1.8 million to a company called Signature…
Toni Braxton Will Play Herself in Biopic
Toni Braxton Photo Credit: Kingsmen Media The movie will be based on Braxton’s 2014 book, Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir, which describes everything she’s been through since she burst onto…
UNCLE SNOOP RETURNS TO THE BIGGEST STAGE IN HIP HOP TO HOST THE BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” 2015
Third time’s the charm as entertainment icon Snoop Dogg aka Uncle Snoop and BET Networks team up again for the biggest night of hip hop, electrifying cyphers, powerful performances and…
Facebook Working on the Dislike Button
Founder and chief executive of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg says that Facebook is developing a ‘dislike’ button for Facebook.“It’s important to give people more options than just ‘like’ to help express…
2015 Triumph Awards Red Carpet PHOTOS!!!
In a year defined by civil rights cases that have galvanized the country, the National Action Network (NAN) and Reverend Al Sharpton are partnering with TV One to present the…
50 Cent Sued for $200 Million
Johnson claims he sent a copy of his manuscript for Tribulation Of A Ghetto Kid to Nikki Turner at G-Unit Books in 2005. He believes the work eventually got into…
Deeply Rooted is a 5 Star Classic @BrotherMob
The follow-up to 2008’s Emeritus finds Scarface reuniting with Mike Dean on the book-ending tracks, while N.O. Joe supplies the beats for majority of the remaining tracks. Guest appearances include…
Prince Drops New Album on Tidal
The Labor Day weekend has brought a new Prince album to the public. The bad news is that you’re out of luck unless you’re a TIDAL customer. HIT N RUN…
BET Changes Hip Hop Awards Date
Snoop Dogg Photo credit: Kingsmen Media “Russell Simmons made a high level call to a BET executive respectfully requesting a date change due to “Justice Or Else” and BET mutually…