Last Poets Member, ‘Grandfather of Rap’ Jalal Mansur Nuriddin Dies at 74
*Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, a key member of the collective of artists and musicians known as the Last Poets, died on Monday …
Teacher Disciplined for Using Eminem’s Anti-Trump Song ‘Like Home’ as a Lesson on Bias
*A Utah junior high teacher is on leave after her lesson plan on racial bias involved the reading of lyrics to Eminem’s …
OTR II Tour: Beyoncé & Jay-Z Flash Pics of Vow Renewal With All Three Kids (Watch)
*Kicking of the first leg of their On the Run II Tour in Cardiff, England on Wednesday, Beyoncé and Jay-Z gave the world …
‘The Four’ Dish About Strategy for Annihilating Season 2 Competition [EUR Exclusive]
*FOX’s music competition series “The Four” returns for a second season Thursday night with host Fergie and Sean “Diddy” …
‘Open Them Locks’: Cardi B Demands Officials End Shutdown of Her Former Strip Club
*Pregnant rapper Cardi B is urging authorities to reopen her old strip club after the Brooklyn hotspot was shut down by …
Kanye on His Controversial ‘Slavery’ Comments, Confirms He’s Bipolar [Watch]
*In an interview with radio host Big Boy for BigBoyTV, Kanye West confirmed that he has been diagnosed with bipolar …
Billboard: Kanye West’s ‘Ye’ to Debut at No. 1; Drake’s ‘Nice for What’ Ties Michael Jackson Record
*Industry pundits are predicting that Kanye West’s new album, “Ye,” will debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart …
Owner of Wyoming Ranch Bans Rappers After Kanye’s Listening Party
*Kanye West held a listening party in Wyoming last weekend and invited some of his friends in the industry to celebrate …
Lil Scrappy Says ‘God is Great’ After Suffering Serious Injuries in Car Accident
*Rapper and reality star Lil Scrappy was hospitalized over the weekend after a near-fatal car accident left him …
Randy Jackson Stirring the Drama to Help Janet Jackson’s Custody Fight with Ex
*Janet Jackson and her estranged husband Wissam Al Mana don’t see eye-to-eye when comes to parenting their son. Over the …
SZA Delivers Graduation Speech and Performs At High School Alma Mater (Video)
*SZA was back at her old high school in New Jersey on Monday to give the current students there some words of wisdom. …
Issa Rae Rocks ‘Every N**ga Is a Star’ Belt; Mocks Kanye West in Front of Kim K at CFDA Fashion Awards
*“Insecure” star Issa Rae was anything but while working the red carpet of Monday’s Council of Fashion Designers of …
Report: Hip-Hop’s Dominance Fails to Push More Black Executives to the Top
[videowaywire video_id=”3191CCE14A2CC005″] *Billboard’s Gail Mitchell examines why the Hip-Hop boom has …
Lenny Kravitz on Race, God & Spreading Love Through Music
*Twenty-nine years after releasing his debut album, Lenny Kravitz is still letting love rule, but with an eye towards …
Prince Fans to Mark His 60th Birthday With Festival in Minnesota
*Prince fans are throwing a festival to celebrate what would’ve been the icon’s 60th birthday, and it’s scheduled to …
