Mary J. Blige aka the "Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul," will be one of five prominent African-Americans who will be honored by McDonald's during this year's 365Black Awards, which takes place this weekend at the start of the Essence Music Festival Weekend.
Mary J. Blige, along with legendary actress Ruby Dee, Radio One founder Cathy Hughes, NAACP President and CEO Benjamin… Continue
R&B singer Jill Scott is celebrating her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, after her new album, The Light of the Sun, sold 135,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, in its debut week.
The Light of the Sun is Scott's fourth studio album.
Her last album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3, was released in 2007 and peaked at No. 4… Continue
Texas is about to become the largest state to defund Planned Parenthood.
Its majority-Republican Legislature passed a health care bill Monday that would bar the nation's largest abortion provider from receiving any state family funds, according to local news reports.
The legislation will now go to abortion-foe Gov. Rick Perry, who is expected to sign it by… Continue
Tracy Morgan has moved on from offensive homophobic remarks to similarly degrading comments about people with disabilities.
During a show at Carolines in Manhattan Saturday, the comedian warned the audience, "Don't ever mess with women who have retarded kids."
"Them young retarded males is strong," he said, according to The New York Times.… Continue
An Ohio nursing home is under fire after a hidden camera installed by a patient's son caught caregivers brutally abusing his elderly mother, according to a report.
Two nurse's aides were fired from the Prentiss Center for Skilled Nursing Care in Cleveland and a third was disciplined after they were filmed manhandling 78-year-old Esther Piskor, an… Continue
A pack of sex-starved turtles shut down a Kennedy Airport runway Wednesday by crossing the tarmac to get to their seasonal breeding grounds.
"JFK is experiencing delays as the airport clears turtles off the runway," JetBlue Airways wrote on its Twitter feed around 9:40 a.m., adding the hashtag "cantmakethisup."
Airport workers helped clear runway 4L of the… Continue
Scurry Life Vol.10 Coming Soon Features Brisco, Billy Blue, 40 Glocc, Dj Kay Slay, Young Jack Thriller, Camp Lo, Pete Rock, Bully, Malice Of The Clipse, Oun P, Sadaday, Chaun Don, Sam Scarfo, Spragga Benz & Many More! Spots Available! For More Info Contact:… Continue
Back in the days, when someone took your style it was war. DMX and K-Solo beefed over the spellbound flow, Tupac claimed Biggie stole his morbid content and when Fabolous came out, Mase had his issues with the lazy punchline-heavy delivery of the BK rapper.
But it's a new day and although Finally Famous emcee Big Sean is supposedly credited with the "one… Continue
Did Amber Rose try to sleep with Nicki Minaj's boyfriend Safaree Samuels? According to MTO that is the case.
The gossip site reports:
"At Nickis birthday in Vegas on [December 9th] weekend, Nicki caught her boyfriend Safaree in Amber's room ... she knew something was going on." And there's more, "Later to find out by going into Safaree's phone, [Nicki learned]… Continue
Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe admits that he turns to co-star Emma Watson for dating advice. The British stars grew up together while filming the cult favorite movie franchise.
He tells Vogue magazine, "(We are) very much like brother and sister... We would help each other with relationship advice, particularly funny were the moments when we would help each… Continue
While everyone is familiar with Odd Future front-man Tyler, the Creator, the other members in group are vital and just as active, including next up on the clan’s roster, duo MellowHype, made up of Hodgy Beats and Left Brain. MellowHype's highly praised 2010 release, BlackenedWhite is categorized as on the strong releases from the camp catalogue, which will be mastered for… Continue
Beyonce and Jay-Z were all over London yesterday gearing up for the big release of Beyonce's new album "4," which hits stores today.
The power couple were first spotted in Camden heading into an office building. Jay-Z went for a militant look, rocking camo cargo shorts, while Beyonce looked relaxed in black shorts with gray mocassin boots paired with her zebra Lena… Continue
Khloe Kardashian celebrated her 27th birthday yesterday and her husband Lamar Odom took her out for a laid-back romantic dinner at The Little Red Door Restaraunt in Los Angeles.
Khloe kept it simple in all black, but opted for a yellow Birkin bag to bring that POP to her outfit.
The couple walked hand-in-hand and looked very happy to be in each other's… Continue
Christian Choate, 13, died in a dog cage after years of alleged abuse. His body was found in a Gary, Indiana trailer park last week. Christian's parents, Riley Choate, 34, and his wife, Kimberly Choate, are charged with the murder of the 13-year-old.
Investigators were tipped off to Christian’s death by Christian’s birth mother, Aimee Estrada, who said her daughter… Continue
Beanie Sigel reportedly made a public apology to Jay-Z in a statement to XXL but the Broad Street Bully told DJ Green Lantern recently that he had nothing to apologize for.
3littledigs captured Beans as he cleared the air on the air stating that he wanted to move on from the topic when he was questioned about Hov as well as give credit to Jay for giving… Continue
Everybody's talking about Free's booty! The thing was trending on Twitter! I'm a chick & I had to say, DAMN! Look @ Free's butt! That sh!t is huge! Lol!