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New Black Thought Memoir ‘The Upcycled Self’ to Release In November
Black Thought of The Roots is opening himself up to avid book readers. On Monday (July 31), the rapper and frontman of The Roots announced his debut memoir, The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of...
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Cardi B Faces Possible Battery Charge After Throwing Mic At Las Vegas Show
Cardi B’s microphone tossing might have landed her in legal trouble. On Saturday (July 29), the Grammy-winner was performing at Drai’s Nightclub in Las Vegas when she hurled a mic at an attendee who...
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Erykah Badu Suggests Beyoncé Bit Her Style Over Renaissance World Tour Headwear
Erykah Badu seems to have shaded Beyoncé in her latest Instagram Story. After the Queen Bey performed at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey during the Renaissance World Tour on Saturday (July 29), Ms. Badu...
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Jean-Michel Basquiat Will Be the Focus of ‘King Pleasure’ Documentary
The late Jean-Michel Basquiat will be centered in the upcoming documentary King Pleasure. On Monday (July 31), producer Boardwalk Pictures and director Quinn Wilson announced that the...
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'Euphoria' Star, Angus Cloud, Dead at 25
Angus Cloud the promising young actor who starred in Euphoria, has died. He was just 25 years old. According to TMZ , Cloud reportedly passed in his family's home in Oakland on Monday, July 31st. A...
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Family of Henrietta Lacks Reach Settlement Over Stolen Immortal ‘HeLa Cells’
A lawsuit between the family of Henrietta Lacks and biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific has now been settled. On Tuesday (August 1), The Baltimore Sun reported that Lacks’ descendants alleged...
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Justice Department May File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live...
Live Nation and Ticketmaster may face more legal repercussions by the end of the year, Politico reports. The outlet says that the Department of Justice is pursuing an antitrust lawsuit against the...
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A Boston Music Festival is Helping Keep the City's Black Music Story Alive
Boston was once a refugee for Black musicians fleeing or protesting New York’s racist cabaret card laws. From the early ‘40s to the late ‘60s, if liquor was served alongside danceable grooves in...
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Slum Village & Distinct Life Join Puma for 'Detroit Inspires The World'...
In time for Hip-Hop 50, Slum Village has dropped a new shoe and apparel collection. On Tuesday (August 1), the Detroit rhymesayers launched 'Fabric of Hip-Hop: Slum Village Fantastic Vol. 2' with Puma...
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Big Boi Talks Outkast Being the Last Rap Act to Win A Grammy for Album of the...
Big Boi still feels respected by The Recording Academy. The 48-year-old rapper recently sat down with Elliott Wilson at Stankonia Studios, and the music journalist asked Big Boi, born Antwon Patton,...
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Former Dancers for Lizzo Accuse Her of Sexual Harassment, Weight-Shaming & a...
A bombshell lawsuit has landed in Lizzo’s lap. On Tuesday (August 1), a trio of the artist’s former dancers filed a legal complaint at the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Per Variety, named...
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Beyoncé Honors Late Dancer O’Shae Sibley, Who Was Fatally Stabbed In Hate Crime
Beyoncé issued a tribute to late dancer and fan O’Shea Sibley, who was fatally stabbed near Brooklyn’s Coney Island over the weekend. Sibley, 28, was reportedly voguing to the singer’s music at a...
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The Clipse Got Together For First Time in a Decade and Performed With Rick...
For the first time since ending their decade-long hiatus, hip-hop duo The Clipse performed in New York City, along with Rick Ross at The Rooftop at Pier 17. As a part of a new Amazon Music program,...
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Hasan Minhaj Might Take Over Where Trevor Noah Left Off On ‘The Daily Show’
Hasan Minhaj might be the new host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. According to three sources in connection, per Variety, with the long-running political, social and culture satire talk show, the...
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Alleged Microphone Cardi B Threw In Las Vegas Is Being Sold for Charity
Cardi B is doing some good with the microphone she threw during a Las Vegas performance over the weekend. Scott Fisher, owner of audio company The Wave, which provided Cardi with the mic before it was...
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50 Cent Says D’Angelo’s “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” Inspired Him to Get...
50 Cent’s chiseled physique during the 2000s was thanks to D’Angelo. In his new Men’s Health profile, the Get Rich or Die Tryin’ rapper talked about his fitness journey beginning after his near-fatal...
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Watch Souls of Mischief Deliver New Bars Over Classic “‘93 ‘til Infinity” On...
Souls of Mischief brings “‘93 ‘til Infinity” to 2023 in a new episode of Red Bull spiral. The four-piece East Oakland group, composed of members A-Plus, Phesto, Opio, Tajai freestyle new lines over...
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A Look Into JAY-Z and Kanye West's Complicated Relationship
Despite their 2011 hit joint album Watch The Throne, JAY-Z and Kanye West have had a questionable history over the past few years. The most recent occurrence of this was a leaked video of Ye...
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What To Do In NYC This Weekend
Hip-hop turning 50 has sprouted many tributes, some subtle and belated, others overt and commercial. “Hip-Hop Til’ Infinity” at Hall des Lumières seems fit for the genre’s artistic tradition of...
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Lizzo Denies Harassment Allegations In New Statement
Lizzo has attempted to put the rumors to rest in a new statement. On Thursday morning (August 3), the 4-time Grammy-winner posted a note to social media, denying allegations made towards her in a new...
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