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New York City and lyrical MCs remain synonymous. Though there’s less local MCs dominating in the mainstream than, say, 15 years ago, two of the best that Brooklyn has to offer in Skyzoo and Torae (together known as Barrel Brothers) have a new LP on the way.

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While most of the entertainment world murmured over the 2014 MTV Movie Awards this past weekend (and all the struggle that came along with it), the good folks over at The United Negro College Fund, BET and Centric were going the distance in brightening the future of our young leaders with their “An Evening Of […]

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Pharrell’s heartfelt interview with Oprah became the center of controversy today on Twitter, as the Internets expressed their gripe with his point of view on there being a “New Black.”

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Rescue teams in South Korea worked under darkness to recover victims from a capsized ferry that was carrying a reported 462 people on board. So far, four of the passengers have been confirmed dead with at least 174 rescued according to recent developments.

Recently, we learned that Jay Z and Beyoncé are potentially gearing up for a joint Summer stadium tour (how epic would that be?). It got our wheels spinning – which other celeb musical power couples (old and new), could possibly put on a smashing trek together?

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A pair of NFL Draft prospects, former South Carolina stars Victor Hampton and Kelcy Quarles, are being investigated for giving a man named Michael Hauer an epic fade at the Greenhouse nightclub in NYC. The pictures of the victim prove he definitely caught one hell of a beatdown. 

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As the world comes to grips with the untimely passing of professional wrestling icon The Ultimate Warrior, it sheds light on an unfortunate trend of pro wrestlers who died too early for various health reasons.

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The infamous #NasLost trending topping made a return to the Internets today, as Nas answered fan questions on Reddit and Twitter. The Queensbridge rapper is a man of many talents, but let Twitter tell it, anything requiring technological proficiency isn’t one of them.

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The new season of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta is going to be the nexus of ratchetness, exploitation and all out f*ckery. The latest extended trailer only proves this point. 

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Ever since Puff Daddy dubbed himself to be the game’s one and only “Big Homie,” he’s been looking to spread love amongst the culture’s future leaders. The multiple-nicknamed mogul made sure to do it in a major way at the Flagship Store of Los Angeles’ Popular Demand hub located in Hollywood’s street fashion nucleus of […]

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Ice Cube found himself a victim of media misquotation when he jokingly told USA TODAY he and Ride Along co-star Kevin Hart were robbed at the recent 2014 Movie Awards.

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This week’s episode of Black Ink Crew wasn’t just about Ceaser and Dutchess breaking up, again. We also were privy to O’Sh*t continuing to lead a life of foolishness and Sky proving that she may be the sanest person in the bunch, among other events.