John Legend hasn’t been keeping quiet on police brutality or mass incarceration. Now, he is taking it a step further with his essay for Vulture speaking out on the suicide of Kalief Browder, the young man who spent three years on Rikers Island without a conviction. Legend is justifiably upset about Browder’s treatment while incarcerated, and he recalls […]
Rick Ross has posted bail after being arrested on marijuana possession charges, and he celebrated with a new haircut. The Mastermind rapper was pulled over for having dark tints on Wednesday (June 10), but was then arrested after the cop smelled and found marijuana in Ross’ Bentley. This was the rapper’s second marijuana-related arrest in a year. […]
It was reported that Chiwetel Ejiofor was cast in the big-screen adaptation of Doctor Strange, and it’s just been announced which character he’ll be playing. According to Deadline, the Oscar-nominated actor will be playing Baron Mordo, the villain originally from the Strange Tales comic book in 1963. Scripted by Jon Spaihts, the film follows the story of the […]
You might be too young to remember, but in 1992, Pepsi bestowed upon us Pepsi Clear but it quickly left the shelves a year later. https://instagram.com/p/16zzA9Qi0B Most products are brought back these days thanks to some campaign by fans, and this time it was no different for Pepsi Clear. Kevin Strahle, who has a popular […]
Rapper Rick Ross was arrested for a marijuana charge in Fayette County, Ga. His Bentley was originally stopped because its window tints were too dark, but when Ross opened the door, the officer smelled weed, according to WSB-TV2. They searched his vehicle and found marijuana. Ross was then arrested, and is being processed by the county […]
Power is back for its second season, and already has proven to be better than its first. The numbers are in, and the Starz hit show has crushed its first season premiere ratings. According to an official Starz press release, the ratings from the season two premiere tripled in comparison to its first season, bringing in […]
For TV lovers, there isn’t a more joyous time of year than fall TV season. And ABC just dropped us off a sack of gifts. The network revealed its fall TV schedule, and it looks like we’ll have to wait for Shonda Rhimes‘ next show, The Catch, during the mid-season. Until then, open up your mobile […]
Apple scores another big one, nabbing Pharrell for its new Apple Music commercial. The company made their bi-annual keynote yesterday, introducing the new streaming service, and it looks like hip-hop is the driving force behind it. It kicked off with Drake‘s performance, and now, with the debut of Pharrell’s song “Freedom.” It was previously reported that the two artists […]
Here’s a question you might not think often: what’s Master P up to? The rapper-entrepreneur is set to star in his own reality show with his five children, called Family Empire on Reelz, according to The Wrap. The show will be like the other reality shows about rappers and their families, much like VH1’s T.I. & Tiny: Family […]
Every once in a while, you find yourself in an internet rabbit hole that you can’t quite climb out of, and that’s how we came across the YouTube account, Run For the Cube. He (or she, because we’re really not sure yet) is a self-described “unprofessionally trained Pronunciation & Linguistics expert in the English language,” and, […]
Stephen Colbert‘s Late Show debut is just a few short months away, and finding a bandleader was a top priority. He’s chosen New Orleans native Jon Batiste. Batiste, 28, is a Julliard trained musician, who can play several instruments including the piano and electric bass. He’s been in the music game since 1998, and has since performed with […]
Dope is turning into one of the most anticipated movies of the summer. We rarely get Black coming-of-age movies anymore, and Dope― starring Zoe Kravitz and Shameik Moore, and executive produced by Pharrell Williams― is long overdue. But with a (hopefully) great movie, comes a great soundtrack. And with tracks from Public Enemy, Nas, and A Tribe Called […]