Kendrick Lamar, News, Wired Tracks

With anticipation for a new Kendrick Lamar album higher than ever, the rap game’s favorite “good kid” returns with an aggressive track called “Blacker The Berry.”

Features, GALLERY, News, The List, Video

Next spring, the world of Hip-Hop and all its neighboring underworlds is set to be dramatized with great magnitude with FOX’s new series, Empire, directed by Lee Daniels and produced by Danny Strong.

GALLERY, News, PHOTO OPS, The List

Time and time again, we’ve seen the classic adage, “Black don’t crack,” get put to the test. Needless to say that the aforementioned compliment applies to actress Taraji P. Henson, who appears in a Vogue Italia pictorial shoot.

News

FOX isn’t cutting any corners in ensuring their upcoming Hip-Hop series, Empire gets off the ground following its pilot episode. Even if it means calling on the expertise and most likely, expensive services of superproducer Timbaland.

GALLERY

Black actresses in Hollywood and worldwide have been making moves on both the small and silver screen, but they don’t get nearly enough props for the stunning good looks that go along with their acting ability.

jay-z, News, The List

Last night, Jay Z applied #newrules by premiering the video for “Picasso Baby” on HBO, just after his appearance on Real Time With Bill Maher. Considering it was a roughly 15-minute long “performance art piece” plenty of gifs started hitting the Internets.