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Source: Alexander Tamargo / Getty We always talk about the slew of nostalgic boy bands and groups, but we never talk about the girls… There was something magical about the girl group era of the 90s and early 2000s. Labels were still investing in artist development, videos stayed on rotation for weeks, and every crew had their own style. Some groups dropped timeless singles that still get love at the […]

Source: Prince Williams / Getty Metro Boomin is heading to court in September 2025 over a rape lawsuit.  The lawsuit was filed by Vanessa LeMaistre, who claims that Metro assaulted her in 2016 after a recording session at his California studio. She says that after taking Xanax and drinking alcohol, she blacked out, only to wake up in a different place with Metro assaulting her while she was too incapacitated […]

Gary Gershoff The ongoing health saga of Wendy Williams has been one filled with its fair share of highs and lows. Sadly, the latest update is a case of the latter following a requested medical exam that was meant to speed up the termination of her guardianship. When things were all said and done though, it was actually used as a key tool in confirming her original diagnosis of frontotemporal […]

Source: Reach Media / Urban One The energy was electric when Angela “Free” Wright and Felicia “Snoop” Pearson stepped into the studio to discuss BET Plus’s “American Gangster: Trap Queens Edition.” These two powerhouses didn’t just come to chat—they came to drop wisdom that hit different. Wright, who spent 14 years locked up before her early release, kept it 100 about redemption. “Felons, once you’re a felon, everybody say it’s […]

Source: Reach Media / Urban One Legendary producer Jermaine Dupri is ready to set the record straight about Atlanta’s cultural landscape. In a recent appearance on “Posted on the Corner,” the So So Def founder opened up about his highly anticipated Magic City documentary, coming to Starz. “This is a cultural thing. This is not like a show. This is not a hip hop thing,” Dupri emphasized during the interview. […]

Source: NurPhoto / Getty On Sunday (Aug. 10), five journalists with Al Jazeera were killed after an Israeli airstrike near the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Among them was the prominent frontline correspondent Anas al-Sharif, who along with Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda won the Human Rights Defender Award from Amnesty International last December.Spokespeople for the Israeli military stated that they targeted al-Sharif specifically, alleging that he “served as the head […]

Source: Christopher Polk / Getty LiAngelo Ball has made a big switch from basketball to music, and according to him, it was an easy choice. Swerving and bending that corner has made him more than posting up and shooting. In a recent interview, he shared that while playing in the NBA G League, he was only making $3,000 a month. As a grown man trying to build a life, that […]

Source: Brooke Sutton / Getty Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is officially an Emmy winner. The Television Academy announced Tuesday, August 12, the winners of the 77th Emmy Awards in juried categories from costume, animation, motion design and and more. The superstar won in the category of outstanding costumes for variety, nonfiction or reality programming for her Netflix Christmas special, “Beyoncé Bowl.” “Beyoncé Bowl” was a special Houston halftime show that streamed NFL Christmas Gameday. […]

Dr. Danielle Spencer, an actor who gained fame through the 1970s hit sitcom What’s Happening!!, has passed away, according to a social media post. While we await official word from the family of Dr. Danielle Spencer, we’ll share what we’ve learned so far. Via the Instagram account of What’s Happening!! co-star Haywood Nelson, the news was delivered that Danielle Spencer passed away on Monday (August 11) after battling a health […]