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Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, City Girls All Tapped for Rolling Loud Miami 2021
Rolling Loud, the Miami-based three-day hip-hop festival, is back and ready for action for this year’s festivities. Though last year’s festival was postponed—ya know because of the parallelogram—OkayPlayer reports that a few of the same headlining acts are set to perform. That includes folks like Post Malone, A$AP Rocky, and Travis Scott. Additional artists announced…
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How It Feels To Breathe a Brief Sigh of Relief After Inhaling America's Bile, According to Black Twitter
Three counts. Derek Chauvin is (legally) a murderer. He murdered George Floyd. On Tuesday evening, Chauvin was convicted on all three counts—second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. Black Twitter had their collective eyes on their respective screens watching to see the results from the ongoing live-streamed trial. We heard the verdict for three separate counts.…
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Verzuz Alert! Blaze Up & Chill Out With These OG Rappers in Honor of 4/20
Last month, we witnessed the iconic Verzuz matchup between Wu-Tang Clan members and two of New York’s finest Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. Now, we’re being blessed with another smokin’ hot hip-hop battle: OG Kush rappers Method Man and Red Man. If you remember, the How High actors were announced to face-off the same day as…
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Former President of HFPA Reportedly Called BLM a 'Racist Hate Movement'
As you may know by now, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which conducts the annual Golden Globe Awards, has had to do some extra public relations fixing in the past few months. Just about a week before the 78th Golden Globes ceremony was to take place, a scathing report was released in regards to…
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Google is ‘Having a Party’ in Honor of Luther Vandross' 70th Birthday and We’re Here for It
OK. So maybe Google isn’t having an actual party, but the headline is correct in its initial sentiment. Today the world is in fact honoring the man who took over the airways in the ‘80s with his velvety-smooth vocals: Luther Vandross. (Also known as Bad Boy, Luther Thee Vandross and Luther BEEN Vandross.) This tender-lovin’…
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Mic Drop: Aye, Must Be the Money
Ah, yes…money. It’s what makes the world go round, right? The secret to any good come-up song—or anything come-up related—is the connection to money and how money can make most things better. Dollar-dollar bills are always on someone’s brain at some point or another, but the ugly sides to wealth aren’t as often discussed, making…
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Whew, There Is a Lot to Unpack in Episode 5 of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Full spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier below. OK, y’all. We’re five weeks in and I can safely say I really dig The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. From both a character and thematic standpoint, it’s the messiest Marvel story so far, and ya boy loves some mess. After opening with a banger…
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Country Artists Mickey Guyton, Kane Brown and Jimmie Allen Make History at 2021 ACM Awards
Sunday night hosted the 56th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Broadcast live on CBS, the ceremony spanned three iconic venues: the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium and the legendary Bluebird Cafe. Per usual, you know we like to highlight the Blackity-black excellence of it all—so without further ado, let’s get to…
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Yes, Janet Hubert Has Been Working Post-Fresh Prince Reunion—Joins the Cast of The Last O.G.
Everybody, dance now!! Why? Because we have something to celebrate—our beloved “O.G. Aunt Viv” will become another type of “O.G.” That’s right actress Janet Hubert has been cast in TBS’ The Last O.G., starring Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish. According to Deadline, Hubert will be joining the comedy series as a recurring character. Deadline provides…
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Black Diamonds Gives Negro League Legends Their Long-Overdue Flowers
With Major League Baseball back in effect, now is the perfect time to not only enjoy America’s favorite pastime—besides institutional racism—but to brush up on its history. And to aid you in such an endeavor, I present the podcast Black Diamonds. Backed by SiriusXM and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Black Diamonds, hosted by museum…