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Two decades after releasing his breakthrough single, “I Need You Now,” and eight years since he last released new music, Smokie Norful is back with a new single, “I Still Have You.” In this exclusive interview, he talks to Melissa Wade during her Light Lunch about the new single, working on new music with his sons, expanding […]

This week, we finally got the official trailer for the Academy Award winning director's reinvention of the classic tale!

Music collective Maverick City and gospel legend Kirk Franklin have teamed up to raise awareness about mass incarceration in America. Their collaborative album, Kingdom Book One, released June 17 via Tribl Records and Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/RCA Inspiration. “Thine is the Kingdom / The power, the glory / Forever and ever / He finished my […]

Racine said the team and league violated D.C. consumers' rights based on what they knew about the organization's workplace misconduct, alleging Snyder lied about his knowledge of the situation.

After Steve Nash’s exit from the Brooklyn Nets, the sports world was convinced that suspended Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka was going to be his replacement.

Yeezy team members are vocalizing what it was like working for Kanye West, and they say it was like a cult.

Kyrie Irving‘s last-minute apology isn’t working out in his favor. If Kanye West losing his bank and relationships with adidas and Balenciaga were any sign of what happens when you spew antisemitic ideas, he’s now finding out. Irving’s already on the outs with the league as he makes amends, but his brand deal with Nike […]

Takeoff’s funeral has been scheduled for Nov. 11 at the State Farm Arena in ATL, but the event will not be live-streamed for fans.

The Trinidadian-born rapper's decorated music career was recently celebrated, in i-D magazine's "Royalty" issue.

Jacksonville, Florida has opened a brand new elementary school modeled after historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).