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Pharrell, a host on NBC’s reality singing competition The Voice, showed talent what stage presence looks like by performing his G I R L track “Hunter.”

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It has been well documented that civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. was under constant surveillance by the FBI under the directorship of J. Edgar Hoover. A secret letter from Hoover was recently found, revealing threats against King’s reputation and other shocking revelations.

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If there’s a subject to be discussed, leave it to 50 Cent to give some real quotes. During a recent interview with Fashionista, the G-Unit rapper explained why he feels the fashion industry aren’t keen on letting Kanye West into their world.

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Rapper, and for all intents and purposes, Air Jordan connoisseur Big K.R.I.T. visited famed sneaker haven Flight Club with Complex‘s Joe La Puma during a visit to New York City.

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Someone is peddling a stolen Usher sex tape. This isn’t a Mimi Faust and Nikko of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta scenario since the R&B singer’s car was actually broken into, with the thieves stealing a laptop that contained the footage of “Ursher” and his ex-wife Tameka Raymond. 

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Ty Dolla $ign slows down the tempo on his new track, “Lies & Dreams,” featuring Bay Area rapper IamSu!.

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John Doar, a fearless Justice Department attorney who combated both segregation in the south and President Nixon’s Watergate, has passed away at the age of 92.

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Right before big sister Kim’s attempt to “break the Internet” was thwarted by Naya Rivera, Khloe Kardashian discovered a fairly ancient KKK meme that landed her in bit of trouble.

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There was bound to be some backlash from Kim Kardashian’s righteous rear end gracing the front of Paper magazine. It was only inevitable. Yet the most unlikely detractor for the cakey cover broke headlines because she isn’t without tabloid fault of her own.

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Rick Ross preps for the release of his second album this year, Hood Billionaire, by dropping one of its most anticipated cuts, “Movin’ Bass,” featuring Jay Z.

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Now all we need is for Kanye to tweet something about heading home. Paper magazine’s winter star cover is Kim Kardashian, who’s bound to put the Internets on tilt with her glossy ass cheeks.

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Even if choose not to get jiggy with it, there has to be a certain respect level for Russell Westbrook’s style. The Oklahoma City Thunder star may be a nursing an injury at the moment, but that’s not sidelining his unique fashion sense or the ability to present it the people.