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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is still not a fan of star players sitting out games, especially with the playoffs. During a Wednesday press conference, Silver said he and the league plan to look into “a trend of star players not participating in a full complement of games. Silver brought up this issue when asked about the Ben Simmons and the 76ers’ ongoing…

Polo G's final 2 charges in his cop attack case have been dropped after he completed anger management classes putting an end to this whole saga. The artist recently completed a 6-hour anger management course, resulting in his final 2 counts of misdemeanor Resisting an Officer Without Violence being tossed. As for why he got cut a break, this…

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins tragically passed away early Saturday morning after being hit by a car. He was just 24 years old. Law enforcement in Florida released a statement this morning announcing they were investigating a deadly crash in the area where Haskins was tragically hit and killed. Florida Highway Patrol is working a fatal…

Will Smith's 10-year ban from the Oscars has left many in the Academy with mixed feelings some think too harsh, others think too lenient and some think it's just right. several reactions from a handful of members none of whom are on the Board of Governors with many going on the record with how they feel about the decision doled out this week namely, making…

The Drake feature is one of the most coveted things in music. When Drake hops on a track, it normally skyrockets to the top of charts and in the ears of fans. Rising star Muni Long reveals she passed on it, but because of a jealous boyfriend. “That on[e] time in 2008 I missed out on a Drake feature because my bf at the time found out he was pulling up to the…

Hip-hop legend Method Man is back with a new collaborative track straight from The Meth Lab. The song, entitled “Live From The Meth Lab,” has a distinctive 90s hip hop vibe and features longtime friends, frequent collaborators, and genre icons Redman and KRS-One and Wu Tang affiliated rapper JoJo Pelligrino. The song is the…

Serena Williams details the series of complications and dismissals that almost ended her life.“I know my body” Serena begins in the essay, after admitting that her body belonged to tennis for as long as she can remember experiencing every injury imaginable including a busted knee, an Achilles heel, and back spasms. But when she found out she was pregnant she…

Virginia legend Pusha T pulls up to talk the misconceptions of "coke rap," his influence on Desus' apartment decor, his love for his son, his ramen spot "Kitsuen", his new album "It's Almost Dry," Desus and Mero's Roc Nation Brunch ambitions, Push's watch game, his connection to our Field Director, Shomi Patwary. Watch new episodes on Thursdays at 11/10c on…

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is officially confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court making history as the first Black woman ever to hold the position. Ketanji's confirmation means she will officially replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer on the highest court. Senate Republicans Mitt Romney, Susan…

The first comic book ever to feature Captain America just sold at auction for a near-record price. The winning bid for "Captain America Comics No. 1" came in Thursday at a whopping $3.1 million which is not far off from the $3.6 million someone shelled out in 2014 for the first comic with Spider-Man. The comic book, which introduced fans to Captain America…

Fat Joe says Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars has serious consequences for all POCs when it comes to demanding respect especially because it was Will who got violent in public. Joe says Will being the culprit makes it much worse for the culture than, for instance, Fat Joe and 50 Cent beefing. Watch the clip, he really did take…

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Summer Smash Festival, founded by two Chicago-based music powerhouses concert promoter SPKRBX and next-gen media business Lyrical Lemonade – has evolved into one of the country’s largest independent music events, with 90,000 attendance last summer. Summer Smash will shortly return to its regular dates in mid-June, bringing the festival’s most stacked lineup…

Latto’s “Big Energy” continues to climb up the Billboard charts as the track now sits at No.3 on the Billboards. This is Latto’s first Hot 100 top 10, as “Big Energy” climbed eight spots from 11-3. She took it to Twitter to express enormous gratitude for the success of her record. “Big Energy” dropped in 2021 and debuted at No.15 on the Billboards, but on…

South Florida rapper YNW Melly’s murder trial has began this week, with Melly receiving an overwhelming amount of support from the Hip Hop community despite the fact that he could be facing the death penalty if convicted. After voicing his opinion from behind bars about the support he’s received from his loved ones, Melly’s mom responded on social media…

Kanye West is already a very wealthy man, but his bailing on Coachella left an enormous amount of money on the table millions and millions of dollars. Ye's deal was $8 million for his 2-weekend-long Sunday headlining gig. We're told in addition to that, Coachella was dishing out $500,000 in production costs. Kanye and his team only alerted Coachella festival…

The Kidd Creole a rap pioneer from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five has been convicted in the stabbing death of a homeless man. Manhattan D.A. Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced Wednesday a New York supreme court jury found the rap legend guilty of first-degree manslaughter. The Kidd Creole was arrested and charged back in…

Floyd Mayweather is returning to the ring in May for an exhibition boxing match on a literal helicopter landing pad in Dubai, The 45-year-old undefeated fighter will take on "Dangerous" Don Moore 18-0-1, 12 KOs in an 8 round exhibition fight on May 14. The event is being called "The Global Titans Fight Series" and FM's holding down the…

Drakeo the Ruler was overlooked in the Grammys' In Memoriam segment and his brother is fuming with some choice words for the Academy. Ralfy the Plug Drakeo's sibling says "On behalf of Drakeo The Ruler, Ketchy The Great and The Stinc Team, it comes off as a spit in the face disregarding the facts that we’ve created an entire…