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Drip, Drip: Cardi B Filed a Trademark for 'Bocktails' and Not Just for Drinks But a New TV Show, Too
Cardi B is making intellectual property moves. According to trademark documents obtained by TMZ, the 26-year-old rapper (and future actress!) has filed a trademark for “bocktails” in order to debut a new line of drinks. But, her bag doesn’t stop there. Cardi also wants the name to evolve into a TV show titled Bocktails with…
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Packing This Heat for Same Day Shipping: Ice-T Almost Shot an Amazon Delivery Driver for Creeping Up to His Crib
Ice-T uses Amazon Prime just like we use Amazon Prime. However, if you’re delivering to Ice-T’s crib, you should proceed with caution. (Side note: I had to file this story under Hot Tea, because the story is about Ice T. I’m lovably corny. Carry on.) Anyway. Earlier this week, Ice-T noticed someone attempting to deliver…
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Lenny Kravitz Will Celebrate His 55th Birthday in 2019 and He Gifted Us With a New Picture of His Abs. So, Let's Discuss
This weekend will mark the unofficial start of summer, also known as Memorial Day weekend. But also happening this weekend is the born day of a man I’d like to deem “walking sex.” That man? Lenny-Motherfucking-Kravitz. Allow me to also take a moment and continue the hailing of living queen Lisa Bonet (also known as…
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First Look: The Bordelons Will Be Swept in Secrets of ‘Blessing and Blood’ in New Queen Sugar Season 4 Trailer
‘B’ doesn’t just stand for Bordelon anymore, it also stands for blessing … and blood. Coming from an early awards season success having been named Best Television Show Drama from the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) and as well as scooping a nomination for Best Drama Series at the NAACP Image Awards, Queen Sugar…
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I Went to a Final Rehearsal of the All In The Family/The Jeffersons Revival—and the More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
I owe a lot of my love for comedy writing to Norman Lear. As a typical black child raised by her loving grandmother, I plopped my (then) tiny butt in front of the single TV in the house every day to watch episodes of All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Sanford & Son,…
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Sky's the Limit—Brooklyn to Rename Street in Honor of the Late Notorious B.I.G.'s 47th Birthday
Baby, Bay-bayyy! On the blessed day of May 21, 1972, Christoper George Latore Wallace, who would grow to be a man of many names—Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, Big Poppa, and more—was born. This year, 2019, marks what would’ve been the late legendary rapper’s 47th trip around the sun. Now, Brooklyn will immortalize him in a…
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‘Realer’: Megan Thee Stallion Drives the Blaxploitation Boat as a Modern-Day Pam Grier
Y’all got the A/C blasting? Because Megan Thee Stallion’s first music video from her debut album, Fever, is here. And she’s “Realer.” Y’all. It’s a whole short film. Director: Munachi Osegbu Producer: EVERYBODYNEEDSUS Plot: The antagonist is Ill Will Jackson, who is fucking up the whole atmosphere, so our stacked protagonist, Megan Thee Stallion, has…
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When They See Us: You Will Not Only See the Central Park Five; You'll Hear, Feel, and Want to Fight for Them
Central Park Five. It’s a name that has been bestowed upon Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Jr., and Korey Wise. Five men—then teenagers—who tragically embodied the turn of phrase, “wrong place at the wrong time,” were essentially immortalized into infamy as soon as they were dubbed as such. But, what about when we…
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Jason Mitchell Dropped By Agent and Manager, Removed from The Chi and Desperados Over Misconduct Allegations
Jason Mitchell, an actor who was once considered to be a rising star given his critically acclaimed performances in Straight Outta Compton and Mudbound, appears to be in some serious trouble. The 32-year-old actor has been released from representation—including his agent and manager—as well as being removed from two of his most prominent projects, Showtime’s…
