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Forget waiting for that new Kendrick Lamar album, the Commander-in-Chief is dropping bars, microphones, and Republicans in the here-and-now.
NBA All-Star Weekend is in NYC this year and the star power is going to be crazy. Word is Rihanna and Roc Nation are negotiating to have the Bajan singer perform in the Flatiron District.
Dreezy has the Chicago streets on fire with her “Boss” single, which now features hometown rapper Lil Herb.
Chance The Rapper’s #SaveChicago campaign earned him Chicago’s 2014 “Outstanding Youth of the Year” award. Calling the achievement an “honor,” the Midwest wordsmith continued his service into the new year at the inaugural Get Schooled, Get Connected Challenge on Monday (January 19) at Malcolm X College.
Anthony Mackie caught the digital fade on Tuesday (Jan. 20) after he linked the wearing of the dreadlocks hairstyle with criminal activity. We couldn’t let The Falcon fly off into the corny brother sunset without mentioning a handful of Black celebrities and entertainers who wear dreadlocks without rap sheets to boot.
Lil Wayne‘s much anticipated new mixtape, Sorry 4 The Wait 2, is finally here.
“Now question is every n***a with dreads for the cause?/Is every n***a with golds for the fall? Nah, So don’t get caught in appearance…” — André 3000 TheGrio may have picked a suitable actor in Anthony Mackie to talk about Selma’s Oscar snub. Too bad he apparently said all the wrong things.
Apparently 2015 is way more promising because Oreo announced it’s first new flavor in six years. Yes, really.
The Beastie Boys have successfully proved you can make an honest living out lawsuits. Last July, they ensured Monster Energy was $1.7 million poorer and they’re coming after their finances once again.
Long Beach native Joey Fatts admittedly owes a lot of his success to fallen A$AP Mob member A$AP Yams. Expressing his grief on Twitter wasn’t an adequate enough means to vent, so he found catharsis in creating a touching track called “Stevie World.”
Thousands of men have been turned into thirst buckets courtesy of Amber Rose’s Instagram account. The former Mrs. Wiz Khalifa is down in Miami flaunting the cakes in all their glory.