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Jerome Kersey, best known for his contributions to the Portland Trail Blazers championship runs in the early 90s (1990 and 1992), has died at age 52 of a blood clot that traveled through his leg. The Blazers’ have quickly released a statement: A beloved figure and one of the most prolific Portland Trail Blazers, Jerome […]

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After the recent revelation that Jamal knocked up Raven Symone (whatever her character’s name is) after Lucious forced him into a marriage, episode 7 of Empire’s first season was guaranteed to deliver some fireworks. This week offered drama and mentions of the phrases “bae” and “C.P. time.”

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YG finds himself in a sticky situation with his lady in the black and white visual for Rock band The Neighbourhood’s (stylized The NBHD) visual for “Dangerous.”

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No matter where you side with Azealia Banks, the Harlem entertainer will never be confused as someone who doesn’t speak their mind. On Wednesday, the outspoken 23-year-old went on a Twitter rant where she stated that men hate dark-skinned women.

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While Amber Rose is parading around Trinidad with no clothes on, Wiz Khalifa is back on the homefront continuing to paint her as an unfit parent.

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The NBA trade deadline turned Twitter into a series of “Oh sh*t!,” “What is going on?!” and “He’s going to where?!” moments and statements. It’s mostly due to renowned Yahoo! Sports reporter and scoop messiah  Adrian Wojnarowski.

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Former Fugees star Pras Michel’s much-ballyhooed child support case has reached a climatic turn, thanks to a Pras appearance in court.

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Lil Wayne and his recent outbursts against his longtime record label Cash Money Records rocked the Hip-Hop nation, as it appeared one of the genre’s most successful entities was in turmoil. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the Young Money Records general candidly shared some details of the happenings.

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Off the top of your head, when is the last time you saw Mo’Nique since her 2010 Oscar-winning breakthrough performance in Precious?

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Will Smith, amid a promo run for his new film Focus, appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman.

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Warren Sapp’s police report from his prostitution incident at the top of the month is like lasagna layer of refined struggle. More details have emerged regarding the former Super Bowl champ’s arrest and they are beyond raunchy.

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By now we all know that Kanye West is a big time Ralph Lauren Polo fan. Just ask Sway. Yeezy kicked it with the real Ralph Lauren backstage at the designer’s New York Fashion Week show this morning (Feb. 19), and the rapper was all smiles.