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Fresh off a speaking engagement at the prestigious Harvard University, J. Cole spoke with Jenny Boom Boom about the process of his upcoming album, Born Sinner.
Chris Rock has been saying that he and Dave Chappelle were going on tour for a while now, and it just might happen. Chappelle hit up the Comedy Cellar in New York City on Tuesday night (Feb. 26), where talk of their joint comedy tour met with a public forum.
February saw a significant increase in Hip-Hop releases in comparison to January, but things will finally begin to kick into full steam in March. The growing frequency of quality releases means this new Hip-Hop Wired feature “While You Were Sleeping” goes bi-weekly instead of just monthly.
Diddy and Mark Wahlberg announced their partnership with AQUAhydrate water.
Last night on the NBC network, the controversial episode of Law And Order: Special Victims Unit aired that was loosely inspired by the Chris Brown and Rihanna controversy.
Rick Ross is allegedly under 24-hour guard by the NYPD. Rozay has been staying at a plush downtown hotel in NYC and to make sure no one who may wish him physical harm gets at him, cops have been posted outside.
While we wait to see if Trinidad Jame$ will ever be able to top his smash “All Gold Everthing,” the Atlanta rapper finally gets around to dropping the video for its remix. T.I., Young Jeezy and 2 Chainz lend verses to the Def Jam signee’s hit track.
Lil Wayne isn’t one to always apologize for his words, but a diss from Pitbull over his comments against the Miami Heat has had an impact. Earlier in the week, Mr. 305 released a “Harlem Shake” freestyle (aka the “Welcome to Dade County” diss) aimed at Weezy, and now the Young Money rapper is responding.
Diddy’s not just slinging alcohol anymore. The music mogul along with actor/producer Mark Wahlberg announced a joint venture with Southern California-based fitness and wellness water brand, AQUAhydrate.
Former WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw’s struggle just got realer. The Queens, NY native has been indicted by a grand jury in Atlanta on various charges stemming from a shooting incident with her ex-girlfriend last November.
North Chicago Police Blasted For Using Tyrone Biggums & Other Black Stereotypes In Brochure [PHOTOS]
Police in North Chicago are being criticized over the decision to use stereotypical images of Black men in their training brochure. The images include Chappelle’s Show crackhead, Tyrone Biggums, a “bug-eyed” man, and a suspect smiling in handcuffs and an orange prison jumpsuit with the word “guilty” written above him.
In 2001, Chris Rock, J.B. Smoove and Lance Crouther starred in the cult classic film, Pootie Tang.