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Lil Wayne, Usher & 2 Chainz to Headline 2016 BET Experience

*The BET Experience returns for its fourth year, and this year, Lil Wayne and his ColleGrove collaborator 2 Chainz, Usher and Bryson Tiller are...

A Tribe Called Quest on Death of Phife Dawg: ‘We Are Devastated’

*The surviving members of A Tribe Called Quest released a statement Wednesday on the death of group member Phife Dawg. Born Malik I. Taylor, the...

Amandla Stenberg to Star in Film Inspired by Black Lives Matter Movement

*Amandla Stenberg, 17, has been cast in “The Hate You Give,” an upcoming adaptation of the Angela Thomas book for young adults, based on Tupac’s...

Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’ Pays Tribute to Phife Dawg Mid-Show

*"Hamilton" star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda found a way to honor the late Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest during the show’s performance...

Fans Mourn the Death of Phife Dawg on Twitter

*Fans have taken to social media to mourn the death of Malik Taylor, better known as Phife Dawg from the hip hop group A...

Cardi B Blasts ‘Old, Washed Up’ Peter Gunz on ‘L&HH:NY’ Reunion

*If you missed it, Cardi B came for Peter Gunz’s a** on Sunday’s "Love & Hip Hop: New York" reunion show, where Amina Buddafly revealed...

T.I. and Tiny Share Pic From Their Pregnancy Photoshoot

*As rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny await the arrival of baby number seven (their third as a couple), Tiny decided to share a...

Tyga Sued By Another Landlord for Non-Payment

*Tyga is being sued yet again by a landlord for skipping out on his monthly rent payments. According to TMZ, Tyga rented space for his...

Behold: Kirk Franklin Doing the ‘Milly Rock’ to a Lil Kim Beat

*Kirk Franklin continues to blur the lines between gospel and hip hop, perhaps going as farther than he's ever gone before in busting out with the Milly...

Kanye West Asks Judge to Erase 2014 Paparazzi Assault Conviction

*Kanye West is asking a judge to erase his paparazzi beatdown conviction from his record, according to TMZ. The rapper copped a plea in 2014...

Lee Daniels Credits Late Grandmother for Inspiring Cookie Lyon

*While accepting the BET Honors' television and film award, "Empire" creator Lee Daniels delivered a passionate speech about his relationship with his late grandmother,...

Instagram Blogger Makes Time’s Most Influential People List

*Time Magazine has unveiled its list of the 30 Most Influential People, and of course Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were named, along with...

‘Empire’ Cast Talk Series ‘Growing Pains’ & Diversity at PaleyFest

*The cast and producers of "Empire" hosted a panel at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for PaleyFest’s opening-night, where they dished on the...

2 Chainz Explains the Meaning of ‘Brokered Convention’ (Watch)

*Larry Wilmore invited rapper 2 Chainz on “The Nightly Show” Thursday to explain a situation that may very well occur with the Republicans this...

WE tv’s ‘Growing Up Hip Hop’ Renewed for Season 2

*WE tv has renewed freshman reality series “Growing up Hip Hop” for Season 2, the network announced Thursday. The series, which follows the children of...

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