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A movie review by A. Will Hmmmm…upon first viewing of The Green Hornet’s early trailer, I was both impressed and convinced that it would be a hilarious affair from director Michael Gondry and writer Seth Rogen.  I knew immediately that comic fans would be appalled by its lack of seriousness as well as its comedic […]

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This Can’t Be Life…Well Not Mine Anyways. — VIA FLYPAPERNEWS Written by TCole – While channel surfing between laundry loads on Sunday night, I stumbled upon a group of well-dressed black women on the TV screen. This immediately piqued my interest; so, I stalled a bit to see what program it was. The first thing […]

For most of the last 40 years, Nile Rodgers has been writing and recording the soundtrack to the lives of people all across the planet.  As part of the legendary disco band Chic, Rodgers co-wrote and performed such classics as “Good Times” and “Le Freak.” He also wrote or produced hit songs for Diana Ross, […]

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Russ Parr remembers what he and his brother used to sneak to do Way Black When.

VIA MTV Wearing his producer hat, Will Smith has already successfully rebooted one movie franchise, “The Karate Kid,” with son Jaden in the lead role, and now the veteran star reportedly has his eye on reviving another iconic film for daughter Willow. According to Variety, Smith is in discussions with Sony about potentially remaking the 1982 movie […]

In a move straight outta Kanye West‘s playbook, Snoop Dogg paid a visit to Twitter‘s San Francisco headquarters to debut some new music from his forthcoming album, The Doggumentary.  Snoop and his crew made themselves at home as Snoop took over the office’s DJ booth (Hold up, whaaaaat??? a DJ booth???) and spun a few […]

The 614

VIA THE LANTERN In less than 48 hours, Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice, went from sleeping in a homemade tent in the bushes behind an abandoned gas station on E. Hudson Street to announcing the introduction to NBC’s “Today Show” at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. His story has started […]

Rapper Fabolous dissed Brian Pumper’s jewels on Twitter so bad that we think the porn actor has gone into hiding. Now the Brooklyn MC has turned his 140 character assaults on Natalie Nunn of Bad Girl’s Club. Nunn went on the offensive against Amber Rose, who is currently dating her ex Wiz Khalifa. She “bragged” […]

After news broke that Raz B and his brother Ricky Romance had fought with Yung Joc’s entourage at the Salute The DJ awards in Atlanta, we knew it would only be a matter of time before video surfaced!

Will Smith is currently in talks with Sony Pictures about the possibility of a remake of the popular 1982 film musical, Annie, which would star his daughter, Willow, in the title role.

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On January 20, 2001, Colin Luther Powell is sworn in by President George W. Bush as Secretary of State. He is the first black secretary of state in U.S. history.