Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum Picks Site in Harlem for $150M Headquarters Building
*NEW YORK — Hip Hop Television Channel is proud to announce that the Official Hip Hop Hall of Fame + Museum to the World has won its bid to acquire a major Harlem building and development site in this historical Arts and Cultural corridor of the World in New York City. Cleveland is home to the Rock […]
The Los Angeles Soul Music Festival Heats Up Summer 2017 at L.A. Exposition Park
*This coming July 14-16, 2017, the Los Angeles Soul Music Festival will kick-off its sophomore season on the cultural, south lawn grounds of L.A. Exposition Park (located at 700 Exposition Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90037). From 5 pm to 11 pm, 25-thousand R&B and soul music fans will assemble from all over Southern California […]
Sheryl Underwood Interrogates James Comey + Wayne Brady Goes At Bill Maher (WATCH)
*If you missed it, on CBS’ “The Talk,” Sheryl Underwood interrogated Ex-FBI Chief James Comey during Senate Testimony and demands answers to the nation’s most pressing issue – her dating life! Also on “The Talk” Wayne Brady responds to Bill Maher’s recent use of a racial slur. Brady says: “To give too much credence to Bill Maher […]
BLIND ITEM: Engaged Rapper Reportedly ‘Closeted’ & ‘HIV Positive’
*Is a certain hip hop pioneer keeping the true nature of his sexuality and his life-threatening illness a secret from his boss chick? According to a stunning Blind Item posted on CDAN : This A-/B+ list rapper is closeted. He is also HIV+. It is going to be really interesting to see if he follows […]
The Black Hat/Dear White People, There’s A Ni*ga Inside All of You – Unleash It!
*White people, this is for you. And don’t worry, I’m a certified nigga whisperer (so you’re in good hands). With respect to Bill Maher calling himself a “house nigga” last week, I’ve decided to highlight what it would take for a white person to actually become an honorary Negro. Let me start off by acknowledging that […]
Tupac Filmmaker Fires Back At Estate’s Lawsuit Over Photos, Video Usage
*Earlier this year it was announced that Tupac Shakur’s trust filed three suits in California state court against the legendary late rapper’s aunt, a memorabilia dealer and a documentary filmmaker, seeking to prevent commercial exploitation of photographs, video footage and personal items, including Tupac’s passport, per law360.com. The suit against Gobi M. Rahimi, a documentary […]
EUR Review: New Play ‘Elevator’ Depicts Who We Really Are Behind Closed Doors, Brilliantly!
*I’ve got issues, you’ve got ’em too. So give them all to me and I’ll give mine to you. Some pop music listeners may recognize the aforementioned as lyrics from the Julia Michaels song, ‘Issues,’ but it’s also what you eventually learn about the seven people trapped in the elevator of a high-rise building in […]
Black Actress Anne-Marie Johnson Got A Taste of Bill Maher N-word Bombs Firsthand (WATCH)
*Long time Bill Maher watchers know he has a long history with the word, but he still seems to not understand the history behind the word or why he and other white folks shouldn’t use it. Veteran actress Anne-Marie Johnson explained that she is not all that surprised that Maher got put on blast for […]
Kimora Lee Simmons Gets An Apology from Page Six
*The New York Post’s Page Six has issued an apology to Kimora Lee Simmons after publishing a story that her fashion line was linked to a corruption probe in Malaysia. The now-deleted story claimed her husband, former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner, financed the brand’s launch. However, in a statement to WWD, Simmons argued, “I fund […]
ABC Releases First Look at ‘Steve Harvey’s Funderdome’
*Steve Harvey has squeezed yet another job onto his resume. You may have already seen his new competition series “Steve Harvey’s Funderdome,” thanks to a hacker who uploaded eight episodes to an illegal file sharing site earlier this week. But ABC, today, released an extended clip from the June 11 season premiere. Created by Harvey […]
Dave Chappelle Gives Entire $50,000 Concert Check to Flint, Michigan Charity (Watch)
*Dave Chappelle was scheduled to perform at a benefit show for Flint, Michigan last year to assist victims of the city’s water crisis, but had to cancel the appearance. This week, he made up for his absence by donating every bit of his $50,000 paycheck from a make-up gig, which took place Wednesday (June 7) at […]
John McCain Blames His Nonsensical Comey Questioning on the Arizona Diamondbacks; Team Responds
*John McCain appeared out of sorts and incoherent during his questioning of former FBI Director James Comey today and social media took notice – so much so, that the Arizona Senator had to release a statement explaining his bizarre behavior. “I get the sense from Twitter that my line of questioning today went over people’s heads,” […]
Bill Cosby Enters Court With Comics Joe Torry & Lewis Dix; More Day 4 Highlights
*Bill Cosby chose fellow comedians Joe Torry and Lewis Dix as his personal escorts for Day 4 of his sexual assault trial in Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, actress Sheila Frazier and her hairstylist husband, John Atchison, showed up with the comedian. Earlier in the week, it was his TV daughter Keshia Knight-Pulliam on his arm. Curiously […]
Ex-NFL Player James Hardy Found Dead In an Indiana River
*A body found in an Indiana river Wednesday has been identified as former Indiana University football star and NFL draft pick, James Hardy, according to the coroner’s office. He was 31. Officer Mike Joyner, of the Fort Wayne police department, said Hardy’s mom reported him missing on May 30. Per the coroner’s office, Hardy’s body […]
J.R. Smith Claims a Hacker Sent That ‘Cavs in 7’ Tweet
*Cleveland Cavaliers player J.R. Smith is denying that he sent a tweet following Game 3 of the NBA Finals that read, “Cavs in 7.” The tweet appeared to signal his confidence that the Cavs will win the next four games to take home another NBA championship over the Golden State Warriors, but some fans felt the […]
