GALLERY

Hundreds of passengers were stranded for hours on an Etihad Airways flight (without adequate food) bound for San Francisco over the weekend. Fog grounded Flight 183 on a tarmac in Abu Dhabi for 12 hours.  

Thanks to Malia Obama, the Pro Era crew got quite the boost ahead of the debut of its front-runner, Joey BadA$$, debut album, B4.Da.$$. But while the Brooklyn teen has been shining, there exists a whole team behind him with loads of talent themselves.

Hip-Hop is clamoring for Kendrick Lamar’s highly anticipated sophomore album, which is due to arrive this year. Amid a late 2014 run of media appearances, the rap star gave some preliminary words in a self-written cover story that appears in the latest issue of XXL.

Ludacis has been keeping a secret: he’s a married man. The rapper married longtime girlfriend Eudoxie Agnan the same day that he asked for her hand in marriage.

If you’re among the populus who feels Orange Is the New Black needs more scenes with physical contact (especially of the skin-revealing variety), then allow Ruby Rose to pique your interest.

Everyone’s second favorite Cosby kid, Keshia Knight Pulliam a.k.a. Rudy Huxtable, made headlines yesterday (Jan. 5th) when she was the first to be fired from the new season of Celebrity Apprentice after she refused to reach out to her embattled TV dad.

Mina Gerges, a 20-year-old college student from Canada, has become Insta-famous thanks to his recreational hobby of recreating photo shoots from the likes of Beyoncé, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian onto his social media accounts.

By all accounts, Young Thug is a father and functioning heterosexual with no real malice or enemies. He even had his first Billboard-charting hit when “Stoner” peaked at the #47 spot on the “Hot 100.”

For those who live in the hood, the signs are so obvious and blatant. First, you notice the local bodega closing its doors. Then, a dog park pops up seemingly out of nowhere. After that, your neighbors who you have known for years are leaving, as the projects now turn into co-op condominiums.

Love & Hip Hop: New York returned to our reality television screens and was chockfull of heartbreak, strife and Amina Buddafly astounding us with her sophisticated ignorance. 

The Diplomats back? Only time will tell if that’s true, but the Harlem collective did invade Hot 97′ Funkmaster Flex show on Monday night (January 5).

As the new year is still in its infantile stages, it is as good a time as any to focus on the quality aspect of music artists such as 9th Wonder have recently sparked in conversation.