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Details continue to pour forth regarding last Friday’s blaze in Oakland, California, which officials say has claimed the lives of 36 people. The city’s district attorney is considering criminal charges in the matter as the investigation remains underway.
Nicki Minaj and her team are most likely in serious damage control mode after the rapper posted a video where she was seen mocking a woman who was allegedly mentally ill. Fans have been lashing out at the 33-year-old superstar and are calling on her to make amends for her actions.
Gangsta rapper turned highly-accomplished actor Ice Cube portraying a schoolteacher isn’t a stretch. So the man born O’She Jackson looking to bless a fellow teacher with a proper fade after school—the premise of Fist Fight—is like the best of both worlds.
Appetite For Change’s “Grow Food” clips have been going viral on social media, watch the entire video here.
You won’t catch Jhene Aiko rocking any fur. The singer is the latest celeb to take it all off for PETA’s anti-fur campaign.
What took so long? Ronald Gasser, the man who shot and killed ex-NFL player Joe McKnight in a road rage incident has been arrested and charged with manslaughter.
Lupe Fiasco plays his music close to his chest. But after Du “Nuckledu” Dang won the 2016 Capcom Cup (that’s a videogame competition for y’all Hip-Hoppers who don’t have time for gaming), the Chicago MC had to keep good on his promise of releasing a cut called “Killers” in the event that Du Dang secured […]
Looks like Soulja Boy is taking on all challengers right now. Add Quavo and Migos to his growing list of adversaries.
Rapper Big Syke has passed away at the age of 48.
The Grammy nominations are in, and plenty of people are big mad about who did or didn’t get nominated. A big chunk of the backlash is for Drake’s Views album getting an Album of the Year nomination.
James Harden celebrated the release of his first proper signature shoe, the adidas Harden Vol 1, with a series of parties around the nation. In NYC, Atlanta rapper Jeezy was on hand to perform at Foot Locker’s NYC33 space.
Long distance fade seeker Matt Barnes is a wanted man, sort of. The NYPD is seeking to question the NBA player over altercation that went down at an NYC club.