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Scott Clarke / ESPN Images J. Cole is standing behind former NFL player Colin Kaepernick and rallying for him to get another chance on the field. The rapper went public with a letter Kaepernick sent to the New York Jets in private, with hopes that sharing the note might draw attention to the former quarterback’s dream of playing again. “I […]
Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET Drake is no stranger to showing love to his rap idols. There’s his mentor Lil Wayne and his label mate Nicki Minaj, but the “6 God” rapper says he’s also indebted to the work and career of Bow Wow. After walking out to the stage with Bow Wow during the Atlanta stop on his It’s All a Blur Tour, […]
John Kisch/Getty Images The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced it will replace a lost Oscar award that was presented to the first Oscar-winning Black performer, Hattie McDaniel. In 1939, when she won for her performance in Gone with the Wind, the Best Supporting category winner was presented with a plaque, not […]
Freeform/Tiffany Roohani When it comes to celebrity crushes, Chlöe isn’t afraid to admit who she’s got on her eye on. She is, though, a little hesitant to let Michael B. Jordan know directly that he’s the one she admires. In a recent Apple Music interview, the “Have Mercy” singer revealed Jordan as her crush and explained that she hasn’t reached out to the […]
Showtime For Courtney B. Vance‘s next role, he’ll play a criminal bank-robbing mastermind who attempts one last job before heading off to prison. Heist 88 follows Vance’s Jeremy Horne, who enlists a group of law-abiding citizens for a high-stakes job stealing millions of dollars “in a daring and brazen assault on the U.S. banking system.” A first-look preview of the upcoming Showtime movie sees Horne […]
ABC/Heidi Gutman Just a few days before the release of Kerry Washington‘s upcoming memoir, Thicker Than Water, she sat down with ABC’s Robin Roberts for a candid and raw interview on an array of personal topics. Kerry opened up about her journey finding her authentic self and her quest to track down her biological father after she was shocked to find out […]
Johnny Nunez/Getty Images Tory Lanez sent a message to fans from behind bars, updating them on the status of his time spent in prison so far. Lanez, who is currently serving a 10-year sentence after he was found guilty of shooting and injuring rapper Megan Thee Stallion, wanted his supporters to know that despite his circumstances, he is “in […]
Obidigbo Nzeribe Nas rung in his 50th birthday in style — and good company. The special celebration is captured in his latest music video for “Fever.” Diddy, Mary J. Blige, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, N.O.R.E and more hip-hip stars joined Nas for a momentous occasion honoring his milestone birthday and commemorating the release of his latest album, Magic 3. The 15-track collection of new songs was produced […]
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Layzie Bone, a member of the legendary ’90s rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, is asking fans for privacy while Krayzie Bone‘s family and friends deal with the rapper’s “unexpected hospitalization” and potentially life-threatening sickness. “In this challenging moment, as the immediate and Bone thugs family rallies behind my brother, we humbly ask for a moment of privacy,” […]
ABC Burna Boy will soon hit the road with his I Told Them… Tour. The Nigerian superstar announced his 16-city trek across North America, including stops in Denver, Houston, Chicago, Camden, Boston and a final show in Atlanta next March. It all starts with a massive kickoff show at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on November […]
