Chief Keef has been arrested for robbery and assault after allegedly attacking his former music producer, Ramsay Tha Great. The Chicago rapper (real name Keith Cozart) was taken into custody just days after Ramsay claimed he was attacked in an armed home invasion, reports TMZ. In a video posted to Instagram, Ramsay said he planned […]
Solange Knowles is asking fans to assist in creating a national syllabus for young women of color based on her latest album, “A Seat at the Table.” According to Billboard, the singer is seeking input from women aged 16-30 to craft a syllabus through various mediums, including texts, music and art. The syllabus will cover […]
During Monday’s episode of “Love & Hip Hop: New York,” it was revealed that rapper Remy Ma suffered a miscarriage, and is no longer able to bear children. The artist and her husband, Papoose, announced in June that they were expecting their first child together. Since the news, they had kept relatively quiet about the […]
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Jim Strouse’s “The Incredible Jessica James,” ahead of its world premiere as the Closing Night film at Sundance, reports Deadline. Written and directed by Strouse, the film stars Jessica Williams, formerly of “The Daily Show,” as a young, aspiring playwright in New York City who is struggling to get […]
While in Washington, D.C. for an alternative inauguration event protesting Donald Trump’s presidency, Solange Knowles visited a black-owned bookstore near Howard University and decided to purchase 250 books for fans. “I’m so happy to meet all of you guys but just remember, through the midst of it all, to always look upward and forward,” Beyonce’s […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors on Monday charged Soulja Boy with felony weapons violations stemming from a police search of his home last month that found an assault weapon and a stolen police handgun. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that it had charged the rapper, whose real name is […]
Chris Brown did not appreciate Aziz Ansari comparing him to Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” and the singer is now catching heat for a response that has been labeled racist. During Ansari’s monologue, he called the new US president “the Chris Brown of politics,” suggesting that supporters of Trump ignore his more controversial rhetoric […]
Malia Obama has booked another high-profile internship in the entertainment industry. When her family returns from their post-White House vacation in Palm Springs, Malia, 18, will head straight to work for The Weinstein Company, headed by Hollywood powerhouse producer Harvey Weinstein. Malia will work out of the company’s New York office beginning next month, according […]
Last week, T.I. penned a heartfelt farewell message to President Barack Obama, and now the rapper has decided to go in on president-elect Donald Trump. T.I. has previously stated that he refuses to accept that Trump won the election, now the rapper has decided to pen an open letter to our soon-to-be-president, which was published […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The main attraction, Solange Knowles, didn’t hit the stage until close to midnight, but the 3,000 or so enthusiastic guests packed into the National Museum of African American History and Culture weren’t going anywhere. It was an energetic crowd at Thursday’s “Peace Ball,” an evening organized by progressive activist Andy Shallal, and […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has revoked bail for a hip-hop podcast host arrested in connection with a New York City concert venue shooting that left a rapper’s bodyguard dead. A Manhattan federal court judge on Wednesday stripped away the $500,000 bail granted Tuesday to Daryl Campbell, also known as Taxstone. Campbell was arrested […]
“All Eyez On Me” just picked up a distributor and now has a release date. According to The Hollywood Reporter, U.S. rights to the Morgan Creek Entertainment biopic of Tupac Shakur was acquired by Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment. The studio will release the film on June 16. “All Eyez On Me” follows Pac’s rise to fame as a hip-hop artist, […]
