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The XXL Freshman list has undoubtedly waned in popularity over the years, but nonetheless, it can’t hurt for an up-and-coming artist to be named as a next-generation superstar.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge grossed more than $100 million last year and gave social media users some serious celebrity entertainment. So it was only inevitable that similar challenges spring up to serve a good cause.
Are racists such cowards they’re afraid to express their hatred to a person’s face?
Don’t sleep, Flo Rida has a gang of hits. This fact was on display as Pepsi kicked off its Summer Music Campaign with the Miami rapper performing on a yacht in NYC last night that featured a guest appearance from R&B crooner Jeremih and Prince Royce.
Where as Nicki Minaj got a little distracted while on the set of Barbershop 3, Ice Cube comes in the clutch with a more official flick of the set.
Although Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are expecting their second child together, the pregnancy isn’t going to put a stop to their fashion priorities.
Much like gear and fashion, nostalgic Hip-Hop movies appear to be the wave this years. VH1 is throwing their name in the pot with their developing drama, The Breaks, and they using a couple of centerpieces from The Wire to make it pop.
The AFROPUNK Festival has become an annual must attend thanks to an always eclectic line up of top notch acts (last year’s headliner was D’Angelo). 2015 will be no different with Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill and Lenny Kravitz just a few of its headliners for the Brooklyn shows in late August.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, and the Carters, aren’t the only Hip-Hop family in the game. Brooklyn rapper Fabolous and his stylist girlfriend Emily B (ignore the whole not actually being married thing and bear with us) welcomed a new baby boy this morning (June 2).
Once again Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta has elevated the coonery game to elite levels. If you watched last night’s episode you bore witness to waist trainers, a bird saying she wasn’t cages and Stevie J trying to convince the world he was back on the straight and narrow.
It was all good just a week ago, and stardom usually means you’re one P.R. gaffe away from trending for all the wrong reasons.