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Jay-Z will make history this February when he performs two benefit concerts for The Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation and the United Way of New York City at New York’s legendary Carnegie Hall. This is a big deal, because it’s the first hip-hop concert series at this venue in its 120-year history. More importantly, it will […]

SANDUSKY just posted bail to get out of jail! $250,000! Ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky has been arrested on new sex abuse charges brought by two new accusers. Authorities say Sandusky was arrested and arraigned Wednesday.

Well we broke it so we might as well tell you! CNN’s loss is BET’s gain! CNN hottie anchor T.J. Holmes is leaving the network at the end of this year. Holmes who joined CNN in October 2006 anchored the weekend morning editions on CNN. We can now report that TJ is going to BET! […]

Seattle chiropractor David Silverstein and his wife Lyudmila Shimonova have spent the last eight years taking exotic trips to Moscow, Paris, Israel, Turkey, Mexico and the Dominican Republic, all while living on welfare checks. Fedreral authorities discovered that the two have been living off of more than $100,000 in welfare and housing assistance since 2003, […]

Last night I had an incredible pleasure to meet Rihanna once again after her show in Poland! This is always such an unreal feeling since I’m doing this site daily and meeting her in flesh and blood seems almost impossible to be true. And whenever I see her she’s even  cutter and more amazing! You […]

The state has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the mother of a 15-year-old Bronx boy, who was violently restrained by prison workers until he stopped breathing, court papers show. Darryl Thompson died in Nov. 2006 after two prison youth division aides restrained him at the now-shuttered Tryon Boys Residential Center in Fulton County, NY. […]

Soulja Boy was nothing more than an ignorant 16-year-old when he skyrocketed to fame in 2007 — and now, the rapper’s suing his ex-manager … claiming the guy took advantage of his naive teenage brain. Soulja filed the documents in Georgia Superior Court, claiming his manager/lawyer Phillip Random coerced him into signing multiple contracts when […]

Hip-hop star T.I.’s new VH1 reality series T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle was a ratings winner for VH1. Launching with two back-to-back episodes, the show averaged 2.8 million total viewers for the 9 p.m. airing on Monday evening. The second episode was an even bigger draw, attracting 3.1 million viewers at 9:30 p.m. T.I. & Tiny: […]

A park dedicated to the late, great guitarist Jimi Hendrix will open in his hometown of Seattle next year. Grab a tea beverage and a seat and enjoy the surroundings, Seattle dwellers. Jimi Hendrix Park was revealed last week at a public meeting at the Northwest African American Museum and will open in 2012! The […]

All we see is “Strange Clouds.” Atlanta reppin’ rapper B.o.B. releases the latest visual to his hit song “Strange Clouds” featuring Lil Wayne. B.o.B. and Lil Wayne hit a random corn field where all they see is “Strange Clouds.” As B.o.B. and Lil Tunechi hang out and dance in a corn field, aurora-like clouds appear […]

Singer Melanie Fiona shows off her more glamorous side in a holiday inspired photo shoot for this month’s edition of YRB magazine. The “4 AM” singer will end 2011 on a high note, having been nominated for two Grammy Awards and finally seeing her “MF Life” album receive a release date of February 14, 2012. […]

Would you pay a million bucks to smell like luxury? Last night, 21-year-old Victoria’s Secret model Chanel Iman was gorgeous in gold as she unveiled a million dollar bottle of DKNY’s Golden Delicious fragrance at the DKNY store in Manhattan. When she arrived at the event, she stepped on to the red carpet with a […]