Dr. Dre was spotted out in Los Angeles recently and was asked about 50 Cent, who recently tweeted that he felt that Dre & Interscope Records head Jimmy Iovine didn’t like him because he was launching a line of headphones that would compete with their popular “Beats” series.
Magic/Bird, the story of the personal and professional relationship between NBA legends Magic Johnson and Larry Bird will hit Broadway in 2012. The play, by Oscar winner Eric Simonson, will be based on actual conversations between Johnson & Bird, who are participating in the creative process.
For the next two years, there will be a shortage of songs “featuring Nicki Minaj” as the Young Money rapper says she will not be doing any collaborations for awhile, with one exception.
On the Valentines Day episode of Chris Rock‘s HBO talk show in 1997, D’Angelo performed with an all-star band including Raphael Saadiq, ?uestlove of The Roots, Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest and the late Chalmers “Spanky” Alford. The quintet, which was unofficially known as Linwood Rose, performed D’Angelo’s hit single “Lady.”
While Charlamagne thinks he is sitting with a “cosmetically-challenged” female, the Power 105.1 “Breakfast Club” have set him up to find out if he is gay. Trey Songz visited the group for V-Day where they set out to put Charlamagne on the spot and determine his sexual preference by seeing if he would massage a […]
Hip-Hop needs more movies and less trailers for music videos. Thankfully someone had the foresight to document The Roots while they are still together as opposed to trying to piece them together after a break-up. 25 Reasons We Love Michael Jordan During The Legendary Roots Crew’s acclaimed Hennessey Artistry Tour, where they were joined on […]
Los Angeles area underground hip-hop collective Odd Future (aka OFWGKTA*) took over the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon set for what might be one of the wildest performances in LNJF history.
As Wayne patiently awaited Nicki’s arrival to the stage, he complimented her shoe game, saying “She gotta walking slow, I know she got some killer shoes on right now.” The buxom Barb then appeared in said stilettos and signature blonde wig accompanied by Drizzy Drake. Nicki and Drake received platinum plaques for their works “Thank […]
Nowhere has the depiction of black life been more diverse than in the world of cinema. Go to any video store, surf any video rental website and look at the wide selection of films in the African-American/Black films section. The variety is vast, so if you’re having trouble where to start, here are nine of […]
In 1940, one Black novelist dared to show America what white supremacy did to one Black man. When “Native Son” appeared on America’s bookshelves, it became an instant bestseller, the first title by an African-American author selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club. It also introduced the world to the complicated protagonist of “Native Son,” Chicago’s Bigger […]
A new movie trailer for the hip-hop mockumentary movie “Monkey Gang” has been released by Chicken And Beef. The last trailer set the internet on fire on sites such as WorldStarHipHop and TheUrbanDaily with its parody of modern day hip-hop. The movie is scheduled to start screening this summer. Check Out These Joints Too “Monkey […]
Good girl, Kelly Rowland got her first tattoo recently and made sure to capture pictures of her taking the pain. Her new permanent ink reads “Masterpiece, and is located right below her breast on her abdomen. RELATED:Kelly Rowland’s “Nipples”