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Source: YouTube / Youtube DJ Akademiks is speaking out after his name was mentioned during Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial. The Chicago rapper is now in his third week of the trial, stemming from prosecutors’ allegations that he organized a hit on Quando Rondo. The alleged order ultimately resulted in the death of Rondo’s cousin, Lul Pab. At one point during the trial, Akademiks’ name was brought up in connection to […]

Source: Bruce Glikas / Getty Many may know Denée Benton as the indomitable Peggy Scott on HBO’s The Gilded Age. But did you also know that she’s a Tony-nominated actor who has played a Russian countess in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 and Eliza Hamilton in Hamilton on Broadway? Oh yes, she’s got those kind of chops. And now she’s coming to the Great White Way as […]

Michael Caulfield It’s a shame whenever two artists go from making great music together to being at the top of each other’s proverbial hit lists. While it can make for quite the entertaining back-and-forth in the booth, ultimately it just kills the potential of great collaborations that simply will never be. Sadly that applies to the ongoing feud between T-Pain and Akon, two megastars of the 2000s hip-hop era that […]

✕ Quavo pulled up to Posted on the Corner, ready to talk about the next chapter of his career. His new album, Chrome Life, is on the way, and he made it clear this is more than a project. It’s an era of innovation, complete with Pharrell’s visionary touch as executive producer. The Chrome Era “This is the Chrome era,” Quavo told her. “Just taking it to the next level. […]

Source: Ethan Miller / Getty On September 8, 1966, television viewers were introduced to the USS Enterprise when Star Trek: The Original Series debuted with “The Man Trap.” What started as Gene Roddenberry’s vision of humanity exploring the stars has grown into a six-decade franchise spanning numerous television series, feature films, animation, books and generations of devoted fans. This week, Star Trek officially celebrated its 60th anniversary, with events around […]

Stephane Cardinale – Corbis Hollywood has come a long way in its depiction of Black culture, going from an era where we couldn’t even be hired to portray our own race to becoming award-winning actors and actresses in our own right. Unfortunately, we still deal with controversy when it comes to stereotypical roles reserved specifically for Black people. Although many thespians of color have shown autonomy in what acting jobs […]

Source: Netflix / Netflix Hillman College is calling, and class is officially back in session. The release of the sequel series of A Different World debuts this month, and it inspired our list of the best HBCU movies and TV shows to watch. Check it out inside.  Just in time for homecoming season, A Different World is getting a whole new generation of students. The highly anticipated sequel series premieres […]

Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty For more than five decades, Saturday Night Live has been one of television’s biggest comedy launching pads, and some of its funniest, most memorable performers have been Black comedians. From Garrett Morris breaking barriers in the very first season of the hit comedy-sketch series to Kenan Thompson becoming the longest-serving cast member in the show’s history, Black comedians have brought unforgettable characters, spot-on impressions and […]

Ice Spice has kept somewhat busy in the last year with a handful of singles, while fans await a followup to her 2024 major label studio album debut. However, she set the Internet ablaze after debuting a pair of tattoos right under her backside and fans online have chimed in with the thirst. Ice Spice, 26, shared a post on social media showing off a pair of tattoos underneath her […]