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Andy Cohen Can Try Many Things, but Tituss Burgess Isn't One of Them
There are numerous things in this world that you can try, but actor Tituss Burgess is not one of them. On a recent episode of Watch What Happens L!ve, Burgess reminded host Andy Cohen that he was—in fact—not one of Cohen’s little school friends. During the interview, which also featured Laverne Cox, Cohen tried Burgess…
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7 Thoughts About Chance the Rapper's 'Debut' Album, The Big Day
On Friday, July 26, after much leadup and life changes for one Chancelor Bennett, aka Chance the Rapper, he independently released his “debut” album, The Big Day. Boasting a shit-ton of songs, largely about relationships and the leadup to “the big day”—his wedding, presumably—he uses his “big day” (“debut” album release day) to focus on…
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Common Leads Proposal to Build Massive Movie Studio Complex in Chicago
During a rousing speech at the BET Awards in June, movie magnate Tyler Perry stressed the importance of becoming our own gatekeepers. “When I built my studio, I built it in a neighborhood that is one of the poorest black neighborhoods in Atlanta so that young black kids could see that a black man did…
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Lena Waithe Signs Overall Deal With Amazon Studios
Lena Waithe continues to stay booked and busy. The Emmy-winning creator has secured the bag yet again, signing an overall deal with Amazon Studios, which is already set to air her upcoming horror anthology, Them. The deal is reportedly for two years and in the eight-figure range, Deadline reports. From Deadline: Under the agreement, Waithe,…
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Jidenna Drops Trailer for New Album, 85 to Africa, Plus 2 Singles. I Could NOT Be Happier
It’s been over two years since “Classic Man” Jidenna (born Jidenna Mobisson) dropped his debut album, The Chief, in February 2017. I loved his debut. It was an album chock-full of diverse sounds and styles. Sometimes Jidenna sang and other times he rapped. He went from extremely socially conscious on songs like “White N****as” to…
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How Franchesca Ramsey Mixes 'Pure Comedy' With Social Commentary on Comedy Central's Franchesca & Show
Franchesca Ramsey has never shied away from inserting a poignant social commentary cherry on top of your comedic sundae. With the viral success of her YouTube video “Shit White Girls Say … to Black Girls,” the 2017 Root 100 honoree’s comedic flair shot into an entirely different stratosphere. Fresh off her successful run with MTV’s…
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'Hot Girl Summer,' Who? Drop Everything, Because Lizzo Just Dropped That 'Tempo'—With Missy Elliott
I been waitin’ for this one….Turn it up! Thought you were having a “Hot Girl Summer”? According to Lizzo, it’s “Thick Bitch Summer”—and we just got our summer anthem (actually, we’ll take both, please). They say never meet your heroes, but our favorite sangin’, rappin’, body-positive phenom Lizzo just teamed up with her sangin’, rappin’,…
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Twitter Spirals Into Chaos After MAGA Gang Finds Bette Middler Guilty of 1st-Degree Racism
Yes, everything is about race. From the quality of food we have access to, to the education we receive, to the healthcare and housing obstacles we endure, to my woefully unremarkable bank account, guess what factors into all of this shit? You guessed it—race. But everything isn’t racist. Sometimes a joke or comment is just…
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Insecure to Begin Shooting 4th Season in September, Will Add More Episodes
Unlike Nathan (Kendrick Sampson) did Issa Dee (Issa Rae) in Season 3, HBO’s Insecure isn’t ghosting its fans; it’s just taking its sweet time, is all. According to Deadline, during the Television Critics Association (TCA) panel for A Black Lady Sketch Show (where she serves as executive producer), Rae confirmed the show’s Season 4 shooting…
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Keenen Ivory Wayans to Helm Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish’s The Last O.G.
The Last O.G., Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish’s hit TBS show, is getting a real O.G. in comedy legend Keenen Ivory Wayans as its new showrunner. Wayans, probably best known as creator of the iconic, Emmy-winning sketch comedy In Living Color, is taking over The Last O.G. from Saladin K. Patterson, Deadline reports. Wayans will…