by DIMAS SANFIORENZO
Jim Brown, the legendary NFL running back, actor and civil rights advocate who would have later have his reputation partially marred by numerous violent encounters with women, died on Thursday evening in Los Angeles. He was 87.
The Brown family announced the news on Brown's Instagram page. Monique Brow, the hall-of-famer's wife, wrote a note saying:
"To the world he was an activist, actor, and football star. To our family, he was a loving and wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. Our hearts are broken..."
Brown, who played for the Cleveland Browns, was one of the NFL's first great superstars. He played from 1957 to 65, winning the MVP during his last year.......
by JAELANI TURNER WILLIAMS
FROM MISSY ELLIOTT TO LIL KIM, THESE ARE THE FEMALE RAPPERS IN THE 2000S WHO PLACED THEIR STAMP ON HIP-HOP FASHION USING PURE AUTHENTICITY.
Hip-hop might be male-dominated, but it’s women who set the trends. Since the genre’s iteration in the late 1970s, groundbreaking female rap pioneers like Salt-N-Pepa, J.J. Fad, MC Lyte, and Queen Latifah all contributed to hip-hop’s fashion origins, flaunting Africa medallions, leather bombers, and aviator sunglasses. Nearly two decades later, the streetwear origins of hip-hop would crossover into......
MACKENZIE CUMMINGS-GRADY
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Conway The Machine’s impact on rap has become undeniable. Alongside his Griselda brethren, Westside Gunn and Benny The Butcher, the trio spent the 2010s chiseling away at the rap game, drenching the market with dozens of projects in the hopes of shaping it in their grimy, glacial image. But by 2020, their plan had worked maybe a little too well. Conway, in particular, had become known for his menacing delivery and ominous bars. His struggle with Bell’s palsy, resulting from an attempted assassination in 2012, had given him an abundance of street credibility,......
by DIMAS SANFIORENZO
Jamie Foxx is out of the hospital and recovering, according to his oldest daughter Corinne Foxx.
Corinne shared the update on her Instagram story, adding that Jamie was just playing "pickleball yesterday." She also added that they have a "work announcement" coming next week. The update seems to be a result to the escalating media coverage centered around the health of Jamie Foxx, who is now 55. Last month, Corinne announced that Jamie "experienced a medical complication" while he was in Atlanta filming Back In Action, an upcoming Netflix action-comedy movie with Cameron Diaz and......
by ILL WILL
Lil Wayne has left a bad taste in the mouths of fans who attended the final date of his Welcome To Tha Carter Tour, after he canceled the show mid-performance.
On Saturday (May 13), Weezy rolled into Los Angeles, California for a concert at The Wiltern Theatre in Koreatown — and for anyone who couldn’t make the show in person, it was being live-streamed for a $15 fee.
Due to kick off at 9 p.m. PDT, Lil Wayne didn’t hit the stage until past 10 p.m — much to the disappointment of fans. “At the wiltern Los Angeles lil wayne concert. Supposed to go on at 9pm its 10:10 now and no lil......
by Maurice Cassidy
The alleged son of Jay-Z, Rymir Satterthwaite, has filed a motion to the Supreme Court amid a 10-year paternity dispute. Satterthwaite has accused Jay-Z of avoiding a paternity test and has been fighting for answers for over a decade. The case has been ongoing since 2011, with Satterthwaite alleging that Jay-Z had an affair with his mother in the early 1990s. Despite multiple attempts to have the rapper take a DNA test, he has yet to comply.
Satterthwaite’s legal team has claimed that they have evidence proving that Jay-Z is his father, including testimony from witnesses who were present during his mother’s relationship with Hova. However,......
by Yuriy Andriyashchuk
50 Cent interested in bid to buy BET with Shaq and Kenya Barris
It was previously reportedly that Diddy and Tyler Perry were each interested in joining the bid to become the new owner at BET. However, there the list of bidders is beginning to grow, especially from other fellow celebrities.
According to TMZ, 50 Cent, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenya Barris are all teaming up to possibly purchase BET. Furthermore, 50 and Kenya were reportedly spotted at the Paramount offices in NYC earlier this week, to speak about the possibility of purchasing the network.
As a result, 50, Kenya and Shaq are said to be ready to put an offer in, and also have investment......
by MICHAEL SAPONARA
Fat Joe has called out music’s major label system, branding it a “Ponzi scheme” as he reflected on his experience in the industry as a rap star.
Joey Crack appeared at the Wall Street Journal‘s The Future of Everything Festival on Thursday (May 4) where he discussed how record labels conduct business, which eventually pushed him to pursue the independent route after a stint with Atlantic Records.
“I don’t believe in these people. For one, I feel like the major label system is a Ponzi scheme and they do funny math,” he explained. “Whenever you try to see something in life, they......
by BERNADETTE GIACOMAZZO
Cassidy has provided his opinion on many rappers throughout the years, and now, he’s weighed in on the differences between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
During an interview with VladTV that was posted on Wednesday (May 3), the acclaimed battle rapper answered a viewer-submitted question asking him to compare Drizzy and K. Dot.
“Well, Drake — he got a lot of styles,” Cassidy began. “Drake — through different times, he used so many different styles. I don’t know where he be getting all these different styles from, or who be responsible for the styles, or who be coming up......
by JOE WALKER
Cam’ron has roasted NBA star Jordan Poole over his rumored $500,000 date with Ice Spice.
During the latest episode of his sports talk show It Is What It Is on Thursday (May 4), Cam called out the Golden State Warriors guard over his performances in the playoffs, while referencing a recent report about him spending half a million dollars on a date with the buzzing Bronx rapper.
“Jordan Poole, you spent $500,000 on an Ice Spice date,” he began. “You’re a munch and you’re playing like a fucking munch. This is not you from last year, bro. Go back to Milwaukee and figure it......
