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Bill Clinton put on his Captain Obvious cape and told a group of churchgoers what most of Black America already knows: that his 1994 crime bill dropped a sledgehammer on the African-American community. He made the revelation this past weekend at Antioch Baptist Church in Harlem.
The Hip-Hop world has seen late rappers Eazy-E, Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Tupac return in hologram. So it should be no surprise that the Notorious B.I.G. will be getting the hologram treatment.
BET’s forthcoming New Edition biopic may include a new album from the group for the first time in over a decade. In an interview with Billboard, Johnny Gill seemingly announced the news, revealing that he already “put aside songs” for a reunion project.
Kanye West still believes that Taylor Swift “might still have sex” with him as he said on the controversial song “Famous” from his most recent album The Life of Pablo. West defended the song lyrics during a concert in Manila, Philippines at the Paradise Music Festival and credited the song for breaking his writer’s block.
Afrika Bambaataa and his image as the pioneering ambassador of Hip-Hop culture has decidedly been tarnished by accusations he molested a young man nearly four decades ago. Ronald Savage, Bambaataa’s accuser, exclusively spoke with the New York Daily News, revealing staggering details largely unknown to the public.
The game is filthy. Yesterday (April 10), Khloe Kardashian shared some cryptic notes on Instagram clearly aimed at Lamar Odom, then she hit the club with her old boyfriend French Montana shortly afterward.
So yeah, Nick Young is clearly still not fully back in Iggy Azalea‘s good graces. After being exposed thanks to his teammate, Officer D’Angelo Russell, the Los Angeles Lakers’ fiancee, Iggy Azalea, says she will chop off part of his penis if he has anymore transgressions.
Besides Suicide Squad, another trailer that premiered during last night’s (April 10) MTV Movie Awards was for Captain America: Civil War. In the clip, Cap’s squad of superheroes issues some rather elegant fades.
Take that, take that. After the overwhelming response to the Bad Boy Reunion concert scheduled to take place in Brooklyn on May 20, Sean “Diddy” Combs has announced that he is adding a second show for May 21.
Michael B. Jordan is set to play a young Kobe Bryant—at least that’s the premise of a new Apple TV commercial. The hilarious spot finds Jordan embracing the story of Bryant’s inevitable retirement, much to the Mamba’s dismay.
During last night’s MTV Movie Awards, one of the new trailer we were blessed with was for Suicide Squad. The clips features new footage that includes Jared Leto’s The Joker and Ben Affleck’s The Batman.
Future‘s DMs are probably popping more than usual after sharing a snippet of some new music he is working on in the studio. The Dirty Sprite rapper posted a clip of some new tunes on Snapchat this weekend.