American Crime is somewhat of a full circle moment for John Ridley. Before “Oscar-Winning Screenwriter” became his prefix, he was a writer on Martin — a hallmark on a great FOX ’90s lineup that included In Living Color, Living Single and New York Undercover. Two decades later, Shondaland Thursdays, Black-ish, and Fresh Off The Boat […]
The world lost another hero today. The great Dean Smith, 83, passed away on Sunday (Feb. 7) morning. He died peacefully at his home as he was surrounded by his wife and five children, according to a statement by his family. “We are grateful for all the thoughts and prayers, and appreciate the continued respect […]
While Bobbi Kristina Brown lies comatose, the police are still investigating what led to her being found unconscious in a bathtub. They’re investigating if criminal actions were at all involved. TMZ is reporting that her husband Nick Gordon and Max Lomas, the friend who discovered Bobbi Kristina in the tub, are being investigated for possible foul play. TMZ sources […]
The Boondocks isn’t coming back, but for a while, the show’s absence hurt a little less because of Black Dynamite. Until now, that is. Carl Jones, who produced both Black Dynamite and The Boondocks, announced on Twitter that the blaxploitation satire was canceled. Just wanted to let everyone know that Black Dynamite has been canceled. Thanks for the love […]
After over a year of anticipation, the Adidas collaboration Kanye West spent some of the latter half of 2013 ranting about is less than a month away from finally dropping. Fortunately, you don’t have to wait an extra few weeks to get a peek. Ibn Jasper, West’s barber and friend, Instagrammed images of the Yeezi 3s. […]
A majority of the coverage on Bobbi Kristina Brown‘s coma has focused on the troubled child heiress narrative. We’ve seen family drama, alleged drug use, the warning signs and the false reports of a life gone too soon. It wasn’t always like this. Right before the turn of the millennium, she was Whitney Houston‘s cute […]
Remember that scene in Big where Tom Hanks’ character messes around on a floor piano and stumbles on to magic? What happened on The Tonight Show was kind of like that, except without Hanks, but with Will Smith, Jimmy Fallon and an iPad. The Tonight Show continued its excellent week in Los Angeles by bringing in Smith as […]
After jumping on the scene with Get It How U Live!, two members of Hot Boys are taking their own advice and are suing Cash Money over royalties. Lil Wayne is one. Turk, as of Thursday (Feb. 5), is another. Turk, who hasn’t released an album since 2005, is suing Birdman‘s label $1.3 million for unpaid royalties. […]
It’s hard to argue that Netflix isn’t at the top of the online streaming game. So why not add a little hip-hop drama into the mix? Fox has the bizarre opera of the Empire going for it, and soon, Netflix will have its own drama based in the genre. The service has announced a 13-episode order for The […]
Today’s reports on Bobbi Kristina‘s condition were bleak. Her family reportedly gathered to say their goodbyes, while other sites reported that Bobbi Kristina was taken off life support. Both proved to be false, and her father Bobby Brown emerged out of her hospital room to give an update on his daughter’s health. “She’s good,” he said, […]
Tiger Woods returned to golf a few days after the worst performance of his career. Here’s a quick synopsis of how it went. Not good. It eventually got worse. That’s Woods asking his partner Billy Horschelb to pick up his tee because his back pain got to the point where he couldn’t do it himself. After […]
Larry Wilmore — seasoned black sitcom writer and host of the great The Nightly Show — will have his hands on another television show. And this one is developed by a familiar name. Issa Rae, best known as the creator of The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, will be handing a series for HBO called Insecure. HBO announced it was […]