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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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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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‘I Knew I Had More to Give:’ Simone Biles on Returning to the Mat and Representing Abuse Survivors at 2021 Olympic Games
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is speaking out about her return to the mat for the 2021 Games. Glamour reports that Biles, in conversation with Today host Hoda Kotb, revealed that a large factor in her decision to compete had to do with her desire to represent other survivors of sexual assault and sexual…
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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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‘Where Are the Good Apples?’ Trevor Noah on Daunte Wright, Caron Nazario and America’s Rotten Tree of Policing
The other day, I took out an avocado in preparation for dinner. By all accounts this avocado looked perfect. Soft to the touch, but not mushy. Dark outer skin, but not too dark to where you could tell it’s clearly overripe. But when I cut it open, it was no good. I mean NO GOOD.…
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Thousands of Fans Are Apparently Petitioning to Get King T’Challa Recast, and No. Just No.
No. No. No. Nononononononononono. What we’re not going to do is this. I won’t stand for it. I don’t even want to entertain the thought of this but because it’s apparently a thing, here we go. According to People, thousands of Black Panther fans have put together and signed a petition asking for Marvel Studios…
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Naomi Campbell’s Lavish Kenyan Villa Just Called Me Broke AF
Oftentimes, I wonder about the kinda stuff I’d buy if I was insanely rich. Maybe I’d buy a horse. I’ve always loved horses. Maybe a lifetime supply of Popeyes. I do, in fact, love that chicken. Or maybe I’d finally get my mother that island I’d always been promising to buy her ever since I…
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Shonda Rhimes Addresses Rumors Regé-Jean Page Left Bridgerton Over 'Creative Differences'
My Dearest Reader, ‘Tis I, Lady Welpington of The Root, here with a bit of news that has caused my royal feathers to be ruffled in the most upsetting way. It seems a daily news site from across the pond is spreading word that our beloved Duke of Hastings aka Regé-Jean Page has decided to…
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'I Wouldn’t Call It a Wardrobe Malfunction': Stylist Alleges What Happened at 2004 Super Bowl Performance Was Intentional
The stylist in charge of Janet Jackson’s looks during that infamous performance at the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show with Justin Timberlake is apparently shedding more insight into the events that led up to that day after years of silence. According to Page Six, stylist Wayne Scot Lukas explained that the initial plan for Jackson’s…
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The Talk’s Sheryl Underwood and Elaine Welteroth Reflect on Exchange With Sharon Osbourne After Monthlong Hiatus
On Monday, The Talk resumed its regularly scheduled programming after a monthlong hiatus following the internal investigation into the heated exchange that took place live on TV between Sharon Osbourne and her co-host Sheryl Underwood. Deadline reports that the show’s discussion, which included an in-depth examination of racism and the events that took place March…
