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We all know Kanye West is the style god, and he’s been known to have the most beautiful women on his arm. Let’s see how he’s changed over the years.   READ MORE ON THE URBAN DAILY Which Kanye West Era Are You? [QUIZ] Kanye West’s Best Speech (And Speech-Crashing) Moments DONDA Announces Summer Ends […]

Director Spike Lee will receive an honorary Oscar at next year’s ceremony. The honor will come 25 years after his groundbreaking film, Do the Right Thing, was nominated for Best Screenplay. The Academy of Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday (August 27) that Lee would be receiving the award, along with actresses Gena Rowland and Debbie Reynolds. Academy […]

Nicki Minaj may not be nominated for Video of the Year at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, but she’s making sure she won’t be forgotten. She’s opening the awards this Sunday, according to Entertainment Weekly. Nicki will join Pharrell, A$AP Rocky, and Demi Lovato, among others, who will be performing at the awards show. This is […]

Our favorite train wreck, VH1’s Love and Hip Hop Hollywood, is coming back! And from the looks of the newly released super trailer, it’s going to be an explosive season. Most of the entire gang is back – Ray J, Princess Love, Teairra Mari, Hazel E, Moniece, Omarion, Apryl Jones, Fizz, Souljah Boy, Nia Riley and Nikki Muddaris – with a few new faces […]

RonReaco Lee has been in the acting game for a while, and he shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. In the second season of Starz’s hit show Survivor’s Remorse, he shows how much he’s grown playing sports manager, Reggie Vaughn. This season, lead character Cam Calloway (played by Jessie T. Usher) is focused on finding […]

A$AP Rocky is #TeamApple. The Harlem native just dropped the visual to his A.L.L.A. single “Everyday” featuring Rod Stewart, Mark Ronson, and Miguel on Apple Music. Touted as a “hip-hop Hollywood story,” Rocky’s cinematic music video is one for the silver scene.  Rocky undergoes some weird cosmetic surgery to become the “pretty motherf*cker” we know today. The video also […]

There may be more good news in store for Straight Outta Compton‘s Jason Mitchell. The actor is currently in talks to join the cast of the action flick Kong: Skull Island, according to The Wrap. Mitchell, who played Eazy-E, will join in Straight Outta Compton co-star Corey Hawkins, Tom Hiddleston, and Brie Larson to the Jordan Vogt-Roberts directed film. The plot […]

Kanye West will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award at this year’s MTV VMAs, according to Complex. We’re sure the rapper-producer won’t be upset about getting the lifetime achievement award, as he’ll be in great company along with Beyonce, LL Cool J, Justin Timberlake, and others. This won’t be the first time West will […]

Al B. Sure! helped popularize the New Jack swing sound in R&B, and his story will be featured on the next episode of TV One‘s Unsung. Talk about luck! Albert Joseph Brown III, known to fans as Al B. Sure!, won first place in a singing competition held by the one and only Quincy Jones, and went on to […]

We’ve all kind of wondered what former Cosby Show cast member Lisa Bonet thought about Bill Cosby’s  sexual assault allegations, with now more than 40 accusers. Her daughter, Zoe Kravitz let the cat out of the bag when she sat down with the The Guardian to give a little insight into the mind of the enigmatic actress. […]

We were thrilled to find out that Mike Epps will play Richard Pryor in an upcoming biopic, and Epps couldn’t be more excited himself. The actor-comedian says that he is “humbly nervous” to play the legendary comic. According to ABC Radio, though Epps is anxious about the role, he hasn’t done much to prepare for it. “Richard Pryor, man, this is […]