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Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The tension between media personality Akademiks and the rapper Maino has flared up within the last few days, and Maino explained his reasons in an interview, pointing out that Akademiks’ comments are “dangerous” in adding to the age-gap divide in Hip-Hop culture. “Well you wearing a baseball cap n—-a. What are baseball caps made for? Baseball. Ok, so this is hip-hop, none of the things […]

Heather Diehl We’re sure everybody feels one way or another about the highly-publicized official renaming of The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. into the — try and hold onto your lunch as we say this! — The Trump-Kennedy Center. Yes, unfortunately being President of The United States affords you many rights in this country, including carte blanche to do an extremely rushed and unnecessary building-renaming as nothing more than a […]

Source: Julia Beverly / Getty We are now just finding out how real the G-Unit era was. Tony Yayo shares that his car got shot up at the Mixtape Awards during their beef with Jimmy Henchmen.

Source: Santiago Felipe / Getty Isiah Whitlock Jr., the veteran character actor beloved for his role as state Sen. Clay Davis on HBO’s “The Wire,” has died, leaving fans and fellow artists reflecting on the joy he brought to the screen. Known for his distinctive gravelly voice and that unforgettable catchphrase, Whitlock built a career filled with memorable performances in film, television, and theater. Born in South Bend, Indiana, Whitlock […]

Source: David Becker / Getty Yet another wild Fat Joe story has been refuted. Young Buck denies he was ever attacked by Joe, responding with a new diss track.

Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Every year, music plays a role in our lives that’s hard even to explain until you stop and think about it. It’s what’s playing while we get dressed, what rides with us on the way to work, and what sets the mood, whether we’re celebrating or just trying to get through the day. Our music especially has a way of sticking to moments – good, […]

ALLBLK ✕ Looking back on Black television this year, we can honestly say that our culture put out some quality shows both returning and debuting alike. When it comes to the latter, one of the standouts in our eyes was without question the series premiere of G.R.I.T.S. on ALLBLK. Following a stellar finale that aired last week, it was only right to get a closer look into these “girls raised […]

Source: Kevin Mazur/ Christopher Polk/ Getty On Dec. 18, notable stars from across social media, music, theater, and fashion gathered in Los Angeles for the inaugural U.S. TikTok Awards. Hosted by actress La La Anthony, the ceremony aired live on TikTok and Tubi from the Hollywood Palladium, celebrating some of the platform’s most influential creators and cultural tastemakers. Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Dozens of internet personalities were nominated across […]

Source: Lynn Goldsmith / Getty A Different World, the groundbreaking sitcom that amplified life at historically Black colleges and universities in the ’90s, is getting a reboot via Netflix. Though it was first announced last year, with a pilot announcement in March and a series order in November, there is updated casting news that is already generating excitement. Set at Atlanta’s fictional Hillman College, the show was first a Cosby […]