According to his U.K. publisher Jamie Byng (via The Daily Swarm), Gil Scott-Heron, the celebrated poet, musician, and author, died today. He was 62 years old. Scott-Heron’s cause of death remains unknown. The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is best known for the spoken-word […]

DJ Scoob Doo works closely with Lil Wayne, and he decided to make his own version of the hit single for Miss Nicki Minaj! RELATED: Eve Wants Lil Kim To End The Beef With Nicki Minaj RELATED: Nicki Minaj Performs “Super Bass” At Billboard Music Awards [VIDEO] RELATED: Nicki Minaj Becomes Principal For A Day; […]

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Check out the behind the scenes footage of Meek Mill and Rick Ross “Tupac Back” music video. Yesterday a photo from the set was released and now we have the visual for you guys. Lets just hope all the other rappers that brought dead rappers back don’t make videos. Shout out to Karen Civil on […]

Looks like Trina and Kenyon Martin have gotten back together. The two were spotted leaving the female rapper’s trailer on the set of her new music video. Now he could just be featured in the video but word has been buzzing around that the two are back together. I mean if he isn’t in the […]

The word is, Eminem has signed Joe Budden to a solo deal on Shady Records. We all know Joe is a member of Slaughterhouse and has been having some issues with his relationships with women becoming very public in the media. This is something we all know Eminem can relate to. Nothing has been confirmed but  this […]

Diggy Simmons has released his official first single titled, “Copy, Paste” off his Atlantic Records debut. The 16 year old raps about his clones and how they copy his style. Diggy has been labeled as a young star with swag and he gets pretty cocky on this track, bragging about his shoe game from Jeremy […]

The legendary R&B Singer, George Clinton has been hospitalized with an infection in his leg. The infection was discovered by doctors during a routine check up. Doctors decided to keep the 69 year-old  as a precaution to make sure he received proper medical treatment. Reps for Clinton said that he is expected to make a full recovery. […]

Oprah’s final show was as big as we expected – and the proof is in the numbers. Her Wednesday episode, the last in a three-day “goodbye” special – drew in a 13.3 “household rating,” meaning 15-20 million viewers. Just a week earlier, she was averaging a 5.4 rating, meaning 7.345 million viewers. So, her finale […]

African-Americans held the first Memorial Day. However, in 1865, it was called “Decoration Day.” What was once a little known fact is now being outed by Yale University history professor David Blight, who, 15 years ago was doing research for a forthcoming book when he stumbled upon a box of unorganized papers of a Union […]

Jill Scott has released the music video to her second single, “So In Love” featuring Anthony Hamilton of her upcoming Light Of The Sun album. The visual shows a couple display their love for one another in different settings. Jill’s fifth studio album will be hitting stores June 21st. Related Post: Jill Scott Loses 50 […]

An attorney involved in the sexual misconduct lawsuits against New Birth Missionary Baptist Church pastor Bishop Eddie Long told the AJC.com that the parties involved have settled the matter. Barbara Marschalk, who represents New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and LongFellows Youth Academy, told the AJC that she expects the lawsuits to be dismissed by close […]

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