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Kool & The Gang, one of the most talented funk, soul and R&B bands of all time, lost a member of the group on Monday (Jan. 12). Clifford Adams, the group’s trombonist, succumbed to liver cancer after battling the condition for a year. Adams was 62.

Just because the annual Black Monday in the NFL has already passed, doesn’t mean all coaches are in the clear just yet.

From tip-toeing in a pair of Air Jawwdinz to announcing a partnership with Jordan Brand that was a sham, the story behind RiFF RAFF’s “Neon Icon” has been very, um, bizarre. Now, fans are clamoring for a pair via an eBay bid that’s sky rocketed to a whopping $1 million fee.

An electrical incident on a D.C. Metro train Monday (Jan. 12) left one person dead and reportedly over 80 others injured. D.C. Metro officials have been told the source of the train failure, although a deeper investigation has been launched.

After releasing her oft-delayed The Pinkprint album back in December, Nicki Minaj was announced as the face of the latest Roberto Cavalli campaign.

Safaree Samuels, aka Nicki Minaj’s ex-boyfriend, stopped by The Breakfast Club and needless to say it was quite the enlightening interview.

The story of Ohio State University’s national championship winning quarterback Cardale Jones is what dreams are made of.

After scoring a major win at the 2015 Golden Globes for “Best Original Song,” John Legend and Common quickly return with a powerful visual for their increasingly successful contribution to the Selma soundtrack, “Glory.”

The latest trailer for Marvel’s sure to be a smash hit Avengers: Age of Ultron features a little more insight into the film and plenty of Hulk vs. Iron Man action. 

Is mixtape Weezy back? Lil Wayne‘s has a go over Future’s beat with his own “Sh!t Remix” that will find a home on his forthcoming Sorry For The Wait 2 mixtape. 

Black Twitter, a social media group so significant that even Wikipedia has it as an entry, is a powerful and unstoppable force. And like most popular things, there are ways to flourish as a member of this segment of the fast-moving social media network.

With the exception of the occasional act like PM Dawn, rappers were predictably masculine in the ‘80s and ‘90s. It was a good time. We got a reminder that those days are gone when Kid Cudi and Lupe Fiasco got into a little Twitter beef over the weekend.