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New Evidence LAPD Officers May Have Killed Notorious B.I.G. By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Feb 16th 2011 3:00PM CBS Los Angeles is now reporting new evidence that officers within the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) may have played a role in the death of rapper Christopher Wallace, also known as the Notorious B.I.G and Biggie […]

In Trey Songz’ video for “Love Faces,” his leading lady opens her own art gallery, but doesn’t want the attention to be on their relationship so, just for the night, the couple role-play as two strangers who just met.

Faith Evans dropped her most recent album, Something About Faith, late last year, but the album quickly slipped under the radar, which is a shame. Faith has been one of the most consistent female R&B vocalists in recent years.

Alison Carey Scott is the sister of mega star Mariah Carey, and while Mimi is on top of the world expecting her very own children, according to The Enquirer her sibling is selling her body to make ends meet.

Kobe Bryant’s Robert Rodriguez directed short-film-slash-Nike-commercial “Black Mamba” is kind of awesome.  The clip features guest appearances from Kanye West, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo, and Rodriguez.

Soulful singer Adele recently covered Aretha Franklin’s hit  song “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” for a VH1 concert. No one can match the Queen of Soul, but Adele managed to deliver a great rendition. The show is scheduled to air in its entirety on March 3rd on VH1.com.

Trey Songz, Justin Beiber and Romeo out-shined all the rest in the 2011 BBVA NBA  Celebrity Basketball Game.

With reports of numerous high school and college aged students getting bullied at school and then later committing suicide last year,  there was definitely a need for an organization that would attempt to put an end to bullying and sucide.

Ted Williams, The Man With The Golden Voice, will be the subject of an upcoming reality show called “Second Chances At Life.”  The show is scheduled to begin shooting in two weeks.

The Foreign Exchange’s Phonte & Nicolay take some time off in their new video for “Authenticity,” which doesn’t feature the pair at all, save for a brief cameo from Phonte.

Beyonce has posed in “blackface” for L’Officiel Paris magazine. The African-themed photo shoot pays tribute to the legendary Fela Kuti and is featured in the mag’s March 2011 issue, which also celebrates their 90th anniversary.

Arkansas — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said on a radio program Monday that President Obama grew up in the African country of Kenya, the homeland of his father. RELATED: The Cosby Show vs Martin in final round of Greatest Black Sitcom There is no evidence that he spent any significant time in Kenya, although […]