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Barry King / Madame Tussauds / Getty A good wax figure will have you doing a double take just to make sure you aren’t looking at the real thing. A bad one, well, let’s just say it’d be more of a compliment to simply melt it back down. Thankfully, Madam Tussauds Las Vegas recently gave R&B king Usher one of the best celebrity wax figures we’ve ever laid eyes on. […]

Source: Julia Beverly / Getty In week 2 of Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial, OTF Vonni took the stand, where text messages between the Chicago rapper and fellow OTF members were presented in court. The messages allegedly discussed plans involving retaliation following King Von’s death, with Vonni testifying that Durk grew frustrated with the crew over what he viewed as a lack of urgency in getting revenge for his fallen friend. […]

Fat Joe and his ongoing defamation case against his former hype man and attorney has taken a new turn. The judge overseeing Fat Joe’s case is calling out the defense team’s attorney for their lack of professionalism. As reported by Complex, Fat Joe’s defamation case against for hype man Terrance Dixon, and named attorney Tyrone Blackburn in the same lawsuit filed in 2025. Fat Joe, real name Joe Cartagena, stated […]

Afro Plus Fest, billed as the world’s largest celebration of global Black music and culture, will be taking over the DMV region this Labor Day Weekend. Among the headliners for this year’s Afro Plus Fest are Tems, Ayra Starr, Davido, Wizkid, Alkaline, and more. Now in its second year, Afro Plus Fest will now take place at the Northwest Stadium Complex in Landover, Maryland in Prince George’s County starting this […]

David Settle It’s been an interesting decade for music sensation Lizzo ever since her 2019 mainstream breakthrough thanks to a trifecta of hits with “Juice,” “Good As Hell” and chart-topper, “Truth Hurts.” Multiple GRAMMY wins, a documentary on HBO Max and the Emmy-winning reality series, Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, all soon followed. However, a series of scathing lawsuits thrown against her back in 2023 slowed much of […]

✕ Eric Bellinger is back, and host KG Smooth of Loving R&B couldn’t contain his enthusiasm. “I have not stopped playing this,” KG declared, heaping praise on the singer’s new self-titled album from start to finish. “You are singing your ass off. I never heard you sing like this before. Where has this Eric been?” The answer, it turns out, is layered and deeply personal. Stepping Into His Full Sound […]

Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Don Toliver continues to surprise his fans on tour, bringing out some major names along the way. During his Miami show, the Houston rapper brought out Justin Timberlake for full-circle moment. Toliver sampled JT’s “Rock Your Body” on his new album, using the classic record on Track 2, “Body.” Timberlake even performed Toliver’s version of the song with him, giving fans a memorable moment. Then […]

Source: Jim Gund / Getty Michael Jordan has built a reputation for a lot of things over the years. Winning. Competitiveness. Sneakers. Gambling. Being absolutely ruthless to anybody standing between him and a championship. But apparently, generosity at the tip jar might not always have been one of his strongest attributes. A resurfaced story from Jordan’s brief baseball career has people once again asking an amusing question that has followed […]

Source: Handout / Getty Updated: Tuesday, September 1, 3:38 pm E.T. Rap has never had the cleanest relationship with the criminal justice system. From street cases that followed artists into fame to federal indictments that completely stopped careers in their tracks, plenty of rappers have gone from performing in front of thousands to spending years behind bars. Of course, these lists change fast. Some names that were locked up the […]