Two of R. Kelly’s lawyers set to represent him in a soon-to-begin sex trafficking and racketeering trial in Brooklyn have asked to be relieved from the case. According to The New York Daily News, one of those attorneys says it’s because two new attorneys retained by the embattled R&B singer have …
Read More »Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, and D-Nice to Be Honored With ASCAP Voice of the Culture Award
The work Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, and D-Nice did to get us through the pandemic isn’t going unnoticed. The three music producers will be honored at this year’s ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. On Tuesday, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers announced that Swizz, Timbo, and D-Nice will …
Read More »Tyler Perry Says Madea's Coming Back Because 'We Need to Laugh'
Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images) On the ninth day of June 2021, a familiar cry of “Hallelujer!” was suddenly heard by many unexpecting ears from coast-to-coast, which can only signal one thing: Madea is back. On Tuesday evening, Tyler Perry tweeted a short video announcing the return of the character …
Read More »Hollywood’s New Crown Prince of Musicals
Even before he signed on to the Hollywood adaptation of Wicked, Jon M. Chu helped his characters defy gravity. In a scene from the director’s forthcoming musical film In the Heights, a torrent of emotions literally sweeps the lovebirds Nina and Benny off their feet. As they sing the ballad …
Read More »Here’s Another Connection Meghan’s Baby Girl’s Name Has
On Friday (June 4), Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their second child, a baby girl, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. Lili, is named after her grandmother, the late Princess Diana, and her great-grandmother, the Queen of England, also has a sweet connection to Markle’s mom, Doria Ragland. …
Read More »Shaun T launches all-new workout plan to get you out of your pandemic funk
Shaun T is a self-proclaimed transformation specialist, and rightfully so. The 43-year-old fitness guru is the creator of the best-selling fitness programs Insanity, Hip Hop Abs, Focus T25 and Transform: 20—online workout hub, Beachbody’s most successful launch in history. His personal life as a husband and dad of twins, who …
Read More »Fifth-Grader Elijah Robertson Couldn’t Find the Books He Wanted to Read at the Library, He Wrote His Own
The Dallas Morning News reported that when 10-year-old Elijah Robertson could not find books that he wanted to read, he took the initiative and wrote and self-published three adventure fiction novels for his school’s library through a platform called Wattpad. The 10-year-old student who attends Clara Oliver Elementary School in …
Read More »Kevin Durant Calls Jay Williams a Lying-Ass Liar Whose Pants May or May Not Be on Fire: 'Keep Me Out All That Corny Talk'
Photo: Mike Lawrie (Getty Images) In one corner, we have a grown-ass man worth nearly $200 million who squanders his free time by threatening Michael Rapaport’s life—some would argue that’s a noteworthy cause—and creating burner accounts on Blue Ivy’s internet. In the opposite corner, we have a Duke legend-turned-NBA-vet-turned-ESPN analyst …
Read More »Pandemics End When We Stop Caring About Their Victims
Jim Downs: The epidemics America got wrong The smallpox outbreak in the 1860s had an unequal impact. White people had the support of religious communities, municipal relief organizations, charities, friends, and families to protect them from the virus, so their rate of infection was lower. The federal government, focused on …
Read More »Rapper Jadakiss Celebrates His Daughter's Graduation
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