Cécile McLorin Salvant is An Artist for the Ages (WATCH/LISTEN)
*This is one of those moments that you cannot predict, manufacture, hype, fabricate or even imagine. It’s a moment you can only hope to recognize and appreciate … the moment when you introduce your audience to an artist for the ages. You know: those surpassing artists that drew us to this profession in the first […]
Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley’s Upcoming Album (Stony Hill) Available for Pre-Order; New Tour Announced
*Grammy Award-winning artist Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley’s upcoming album, Stony Hill, which will release on July 21st via Republic Records, is now available for pre-order! Fans who pre-order Stony Hill will instantly receive a download of the single R.O.A.R., as well as recently released songs Nail Pon Cross, Caution, Everybody Wants To Be Somebody and […]
Family Sues School After First Black Valedictorian ‘Forced’ to Share Title with White Student
*Jasmine Shepard was an ace student who was the top of her class and had the highest GPA, but her Mississippi high school forced her to “share” her title with a white student who had a lower GPA. As Raw Story reports, prior to this year, all of the valedictorians were white and none were […]
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: More Than One Nightmare in NYPD Slaying
*The slaying of veteran NYPD officer Miosotis Familia, and mother of three, is a nightmare for reasons that go beyond her hideous and heart-breaking murder. Start with the words of the alleged shooter, Alexander Bond, “I’m not hesitating. It ain’t happening. I wasn’t a bitch in jail and I’m not going to be a bitch […]
Whaaat?! Rob K Reveals T.I., Tiny, Blac Chyna 3-somes; Snoop Calls His Posts ‘Sucker Sh*t’
*The Rob Kardashian/Blac Chyna implosion continues to snowball, with celebrities like Snoop Dogg and T.I. chiming in to roast Rob for putting his personal business on the ‘Gram, and suggesting that the reality star just take the L and move on. But Rob is doing just the opposite. After Rob’s explicit Twitter rant against Chyna Wednesday , […]
Nyakim Gatwech: ‘The Queen of the Dark’ Turns Down $10k to Bleach Her Skin
*You can’t tell South Sudanese model Nyakim Gatwech she ain’t got it going on. Nope, you’d just be wasting your time. She may be black as night, but that’s all the more reason why she blowing up on Instagram. The bottom line is that her super melanin and her “I love who and what I […]
‘Pee in This Cup’: Americans Request This of Congress Members to Prove THEY’RE Not on Drugs
*With all the crazy mess coming out of the Big House these days, is it any wonder why Americans are requesting drug tests for members of Congress? Let me answer that for you: No! Amidst their latest profiling strategy, Congress is requesting that people receiving food stamps be drug tested. Now I’m way ahead of […]
Lil Wayne Adds Birdman to $40M Cash Money Lawsuit Alleging Conspiracy
*Lil Wayne is doubling down on his legal dispute with Cash Money Records. On Wednesday, the rapper filed an amended petition in a New Orleans court, adding Universal Music Group as well as Cash Money co-owners Bryan “Birdman” Williams and Ronald “Slim” Williams to his pending lawsuit that asserts a conspiracy and seeks more than […]
50 Cent Says Jay-Z’s ‘4:44’ is ‘Too Smart’ for Young Fans: ‘They Don’t Wanna Hear That S**t’
*50 Cent went on Instagram to review Jay-Z’s new album “4:44,” and while calling it “aight” and saying he “liked the s**t, he said the tracks sounded like “golf course music” and suggested the lyrics were too sophisticated for today’s rap fans. “I listened to Jay sh**, that 4:44,” 50 began, “I thought the sh** […]
Chance the Rapper Squeezes Into NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert Series (Watch)
*Chance the Rapper gave NPR staffers a shock last month when he showed up and performed in their Tiny Desk Concert series, where critically-acclaimed artists play atop a tiny desk in a cramped office. Today, footage from his entire performance hit the web. “I didn’t know it was actually, actually in an office,” the Chicago […]
After Trashing Golden State and its Fans, Nick Young Joins Team for $5.2M
*Free-agent guard Nick Young is headed North on the 5 Freeway to join NBA champion Golden State, but fans haven’t forgotten that the former Los Angeles Lakers star was once critical of the Warriors – to put it nicely. Warriors basketball is not for everyone. https://t.co/bFPh0rEWGn — FanSided (@FanSided) June 11, 2016 All this passing getting […]
Ava DuVernay Scolds Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Baby Driver’ Review: ‘Critique Doesn’t Have to be Cruel’
*Ava DuVernay defended fellow film director Edgar Wright after his movie “Baby Driver” got a proverbial middle finger from celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. While “Baby Driver” has been will received by both critics and fans after its opening weekend, Bourdain sent a tweet that said, “F**k Baby Driver,’ with no further explanation. Fuck BABY DRIVER. — […]
EUR Exclusive ‘The Fate of the Furious’ Clip: Cipher’s Car Hacking [WATCH]
EUR Exclusive ‘The Fate of the Furious’ Clip: Cipher’s Car Hacking [WATCH] from EURweb on Vimeo. *The #1 action film in the world, “The Fate of the Furious,” arrived on Digital HD on June 27, and comes to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on July 11, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The […]
Jay-Z’s ‘4:44’ Goes Platinum in Six Days; Wide Release Set for July 7
*Jay-Z’s latest studio album, “4:44,” has been certified platinum by the RIAA, based solely on Tidal streaming and Sprint downloads alone, and less than six days after it dropped on June 30. The news was delivered Wednesday morning (July 5) by both the RIAA and Jay’s label, Roc Nation. “Props to JAY, he’s done it […]
Damon Wayans Jr. Defiantly Responds to White Backlash for His ‘Racist Ancestors’ July 4 Tweet
*In spite of our headline, we could be wrong, but we’re guessing that next 4th of July, funnyman/actor Damon Wayans Jr. won’t be tweeting out the kind of attention grabbing message he did this year. Yesterday, on the 4th, Wayans tweeted “Happy white people proud of their racist ancestors day.” Needless to say a whole […]
