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The Help” kicked azzzz at the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. The girls took home 3 of the nights top honors : best picture, best actress for Viola Davis (beating Meryl Streep) and supporting actress for Octavia Spencer. Davis also spoke about following a dream. “What is there but a dream? You […]

The long-awaited tech IPO (Initial Public Offering) of the year — perhaps of the decade — is almost here. Facebook will file its paperwork for an Initial Public Offering on Wednesday, according to The Wall Street Journal. WoooooooHOOOOOOOOOO! I’m rich *itch! You can start gathering your pennies to invest in the company but it will still […]

Comedian Bernie Mac has been dead for about 3 years now but he is missed by fans, comics and actors across the country. A new documentary about the late comic, “I Ain’t Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac,” will air on Comedy Central Feb. 19. The doc gives us a closer look at […]

Marrrrrrrtiiiiiiiiin! CBS is developing a pair of sitcoms for comedian Martin Lawrence, with an eye toward shooting one of them as a pilot. One script has Lawrence playing a single man who becomes (along with his sister) a foster parent to several children. The other script has Lawrence playing a family man trying to keep his kids […]

The latest rapper to fall under Uncle Sam’s radar is Bow Wow (pictured), who reportedly owes $126,086.14 to the feds, according to TMZ. SEE ALSO: Why Karl Lagerfeld Is Overrated In 2006, Bow Wow, whose actual name is Shad Gregory Moss, owed a Florida tax lien of $91,105.61, which is still unpaid. A new lien […]

Since the take off of VH1’s show “Love & Hip Hop,” we haven’t heard too much music from Jim Jones, unless you count the ridiculously forced driving scenes with his music streaming in the background. But…the newly engaged Jones’ released “Cockiness,” a remake of Rihanna’s sexy Talk That Talk track in hopes of refreshing our […]

Frank Ocean has just dropped some new music, and this song is called “Voodoo.” Most interesting line: “She’s got the whole world in her juicy fruit.” Take a listen to it in the audio player below. RELATED POSTS: Beyonce And Jay-Z Collaborator Frank Ocean Readies New Album Jay-Z & Kanye West Feat. Frank Ocean “No […]

Madonna and Nicki Minaj are throwing their pom poms to the sky in the first look at the video for the highly- anticipated “Give Me All Your Luvin.” Madonna, Nicki and M.I.A will be performing the tune this year during super bowl half time! Check out the sneak peek below: Madonna Talks About Kissing Nicki […]

Teyana Taylor is making moves in her singing career since being released from the Star Trak imprint. In the video for the song, “Make Your Move,” featuring Wale,  the Harlem singer-songwriter does her best Michael Jackson impersonation with a fedora, white pants, suspenders, and dance moves to match. “Make Your Move” is featured on Taylor’s […]

Cash Money CEOs, Bryan “Baby” Williams and Ronald “Slim” Williams are facing a lawsuit brought on by Nicole Westmoreland. She claims she was sexually assaulted in a recording studio bathroom. Westmoreland alleges she had the opportunity to give a business presentation to the Williams brothers and instead was  “exposed to illegal drugs and explicit sexual […]

Northerners often depict the South as backwards and racist. During the Civil Rights Movement, the South gave the North plenty of reasons to feel superiors. Snarling dogs, skin bruising water hoses and lynch mobs didn’t help the South’s image.

Female rapper Iggy Azalea has been attracting attention from music fans since she released her Ignorant Art mixtape last year, and a respected music exec has even referred to her as “the next 2Pac.” After being courted by major labels, Iggy Azalea has signed with Interscope Records, and Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records Chairman Jimmy Iovine made the comparison […]