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Amber Rose has had one hell of a January 0n Instagram. As old man winter has crept through much of the country, bringing with him unfathomably cold weather, it’s hard not to appreciate Amber for heating things up a bit. Check out a few of our favorite Amber Rose IG moments from the month so […]

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As the nation celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the work and efforts of the global icon are back at the cultural forefront in a big way. Hip-hop was birthed to give voice to the marginalized, and has paid homage to Dr. King’s message since its inception. Common and John Legend‘s Oscar-nominated (and Golden Globe-winning) “Glory” continues […]

When the New York-based Governors Ball Festival released its lineup for 2015, I spent a good 15 minutes sifting through the names again and again looking for which hip-hop acts were coming through to Randall’s Island this year.      After the third or fourth combing, I resurfaced with five names: Logic, The People Under […]

Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino, wiped all of his social media accounts clean back in December and left his legion of fans perplexed as to why; was it in solidarity with online protests about the police-caused deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown? Was it a gonzo promotional stunt for his upcoming show on FX, or maybe for his collaborative EP with […]

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Between Belle and Beyond The Lights, British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw had a productive 2014 in film. She has even more coming down the pipe in 2015, including a part in the sci-fi flick Jupiter Ascending starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis.      TheWrap reports that Mbatha-Raw has another film set for 2016: she recently agreed to co-star alongside Matthew McConaughey in the film The […]

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Legendary R&B/soul artist D’Angelo surprised the world on December 15 with the release of his third studio album Black Messiah, along with his newfound band The Vanguard. The Internet and the music community at large blew up over the digital release, but many wondered whether or not we’d get a physical vinyl release.      Our prayers were answered a […]

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When Vin Diesel steps to the microphone to do voiceover work, he tends to play characters with very limited vocabularies (The Iron Giant, Guardians of the Galaxy), and it’s looking like he may be adding another one to his resumé soon.      Diesel changed his cover photo on Facebook Sunday morning to one that poses […]

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Marvel Studios reached an agreement with Netflix earlier this year to produce 13-episode series for four individual superheroes — Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Jessica Jones.  After years of previous speculation and fans asking for his presence, Marvel has finally announced that Mike Colter will star as the Harlem bruiser in the Netflix venture.      […]

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We know that Sony’s digital infrastructure has been systematically ravaged by a cyberterrorist hacker cell calling themselves the Guardians of Peace, all because of the James Franco and Seth Rogen comedy, The Interview. Sony decided to not distribute the film after American theater chains backed out after terror threats. But even following Homeland Security’s defusing the […]

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For Nasir “Nas” Jones, 2014 has been a very productive year in cinema. He celebrated the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking debut album Illmatic with the Tribeca-sponsored documentary, Nas: Time Is Illmatic earlier this fall, and it looks like he has one more cinematic trick up his sleeve before year’s end.      Jones is partnering with […]

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Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will finally have a shiny theatrical biopic to call his own come Christmas day with the release of Selma. Written and directed by Ava DuVernay, the flick chronicles the events that led to the March on Selma, Alabama for voting rights in the spring of 1965. British actor David Oyelowo will portray King and Carmen Ejogo stars […]

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Let’s face it: subscription-based services like Netflix, Hulu and HBO Go have effectively knee-capped the film industry, sucking money out of the pockets of major theaters nationwide. But AMC Theaters hopes to change that next year by teaming up with MoviePass.      According to the New York Times, AMC wants to collaborate with the burgeoning subscription-based theater service to […]