LAS VEGAS (AP) — It looks like the highly anticipated boxing showdown between singer Chris Brown and rapper Soulja Boy could be off. Both hip-hop stars announced last month that they signed on for a three-round bout to be televised on pay-per-view and promoted by Floyd Mayweather. On Monday, Soulja Boy said on Twitter that […]
O’Shea Jackson Jr. was at the recent Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where he was promoting his latest film, “Ingrid Goes West.” The actor told TheWrap that it was his obsession with Batman that landed him the role in the dark comedy. “The reason why I got the role was because of my […]
On Monday, February 20, “The Real” kicks off the week with guest co-host actress, television personality and “The Real Housewives of Atlanta“ veteran NeNe Leakes. Plus, the Grammy nominated “Classic Man” Jidenna opens up about dedicating his debut album The Chief to his late father and why he rejected Harvard. Jidenna Dedicates Debut Album The […]
On the heels of the second season premiere of her hit WGN show Underground (returning March 8th,) Jurnee Smollett-Bell is serving up some fierce, retro glamour realness on the cover of Ebony magazine’s March issue. https://twitter.com/EBONYMag/status/832279886731558913 To celebrate the annual Women’s History Month this March, Ebony magazine has selected the beautiful and talented Jurnee Smollett-Bell […]
“Insecure” star and creator Issa Rae will receive the first-ever New Voice Award at this month’s Final Draft Awards, organizers announced on Thursday. Final Draft president Scott McMenamin said in a statement: “It’s exciting to recognize one of the brightest rising stars in the industry with our inaugural New Voice Award. Issa Rae is an […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West did something unusual as a fashion designer: He kept good time Wednesday to unveil his Yeezy Season 5 collection, including new bulky, thick-soled Boost runners, as he projected models onto a huge four-sided screen in a dark boxy space, then sent out some to walk the regular way. And […]
Bob Romanik, a radio host at KQQZ 1190 AM — whose show was once declared a platform for “hate speech” — is back in the headlines following a racist rant aimed at rapper Waka Flocka. Romanik’s racist tirade was in response to Flocka claiming that he uses a Trump jersey as an ass-wiping device. Bob […]
“Being Mary Jane” and “UnReal” star B.J. Britt has scored a co-lead in Fox’s drama pilot “Behind Enemy Lines,” which is loosely based on the film franchise of the same name. Written by Nikki Toscano and directed by McG, “Behind Enemy Lines” is described as a military soap thriller following a group of U.S. soldiers […]
Most known for his role as Dr. Dre in Straight Outta Compton, Corey Hawkins plays Eric Carter on FOX’s new hit series, 24 Legacy. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about replacing the legendary Kiefer Sutherland in the role and reveals if a black man can indeed save the world. “We were shooting the new […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) Frank Ocean has taken shots at producers of the Grammy Awards over their criticism of his performance at the 2013 edition of the show. Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich tells Rolling Stone’s Music Now podcast that Ocean’s vision for the performance was “faulty.” Ocean fired back on his personal Tumblr blog that he […]
Netflix unveiled the controversial first trailer for its series adaptation of “Dear White People,” which arrives April 28th, and within 24 hours, some customers were calling for a boycott of the streaming service, msn.com reports. The new series is adapted from Justin Simien’s hit Sundance film, which chronicled the lives of several black students at […]
Justin Cornwell co-stars as Detective Kyle Craig opposite Bill Paxson in Training Day, airing Thursday nights on CBS. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about how different the series is from the hit moving that starred Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington. “He’s a little different than Ethan Hawke and he’s investigating the Denzel’s […]
