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Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z are the leading nominees with five apiece for January’s NAACP Image Awards, the group announced Monday.

Blige’s nominations are for songs and videos off her album “Strength of a Woman,” while Jay-Z was nominated for his “4:44” album and songs on it, as well as a nod for entertainer of the year.

Bruno Mars, Issa Rae, Chance the Rapper,…

Eminem has taken a Twitter beating over his performance on Saturday Night Live.

The 45-year-old rapper's performance was skewered on social media as some took shots at the entertainer for performing a medley of old hits.

The Detroit native delivered a rendition of his latest single Walk On Water from his forthcoming album Revival, while integrating…

Spike Lee credits his wife with bringing “She’s Gotta Have It” to Netflix, where the new show based on his 1986 film of the same name debuts Nov. 23.

Tonya Lewis Lee — a former attorney who co-executive produces the series with her husband — suggested that the flick about a strong, independent Brooklynite named Nola Darling would be great for TV and that the…

Russell Simmons coerced a teen model into performing oral sex on him in 1991 as his former protege, Brett Ratner, watched, according to a new report.

Keri Claussen Khalighi claims that the encounter occurred in New York after the then-17-year-old had dinner with Simmons, the head of Def Jam Recordings, and Ratner, who worked with him at the time.

Khalighi said…

Even Drake wants to “Free Meek Mill.”

Despite a highly publicized feud between the rappers that’s lasted for over two years, the Canadian MC offered words of support for Mill, 30, at a Melbourne concert.

“I see you got the ‘Free Meek Mill’ t-shirt on,” Drake said to a fan in the crowd. “Free Meek Mill, man, for real. You right.”…

Sauce is one of the dopest artist coming out of North Carolina right now. Still making a name for himself, he connects with hitmaker Sequence also out of NC and releases his new single "What You Want" with a dope visual. Dir by Vision Twenty Films

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Peezie Parker - Bossalinie (Dir by Rodney Cooper Filmz)

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Jaden Smith released his debut album, SYRE, on Friday (Nov. 17). The project's title is actually inspired by the artist's middle name. Following up his 2015 EP, Smith delivers 17 tracks ranging from a variety of genres spanning the 70 minutes with eccentric sonics and diverse flows. The 19-year-old recently appeared in the animated Netflix series Neo-Yokio, which also…

Jay-Z is speaking out about what he views as the criminal justice system "stalking" black people.

The hip hop mogul wrote an opinion piece for The New York Times that published Friday in which he took up the fight for justice regarding rapper Meek Mill.

Mill was recently sentenced to two to four years in prison as a result of violating his probation from a 2008…

Meek Mill is reportedly out of solitary and in his own cell in a new prison.

It appears Meek Mill request to get out of solitary has come true. On Saturday morning, TMZ reported that Meek was moved to another prison entirely, and was moved out solitary and into general population.

An official at the State Correctional Institution in Chester, PA says the…

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Migos rapper Offset appeared in court recently and admitted to fathering a secret love child seven years ago.

The woman with whom 25-year-old Offset had relations, Justine Watson, requested in August more child support for their 7-year-old son, Jordan, according to court documents, obtained by Page Six via The Blast. Watson claimed Offset was Jordan’s father despite…

The end of Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga’s 10-year relationship is taking a dark turn. The Oscar winner made some frightening allegations about her ex-fiancé in court documents as she was granted a protective order against him on Friday, November 17.

In legal documents obtained by Us Weekly, the American Idol alum details recent events that have taken place between…

"Fast & Furious" star Tyrese Gibson won his court battle over his 10-year-old daughter Friday.

A Los Angeles judge dismissed a domestic violence restraining order brought by his ex-wife Norma Mitchell and said the couple will return to 50-50 custody of their daughter Shayla in January.

“He feels great,” the source told the Daily News.

Mitchell’s…

Wu-Tang Clan member RZA launched into a legal dogfight Friday, accusing a pooch-pampering company in Brooklyn of ripping off his group’s name.

RZA, born Robert Driggs, filed a trademark opposition suit against the Woof-Tang Clan, a dog-walking service.

In court papers, Driggs said the name and logo of the Wu-Tang Clan has been “unmistakably associated” with the…

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