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#POTUSRAP: White Twitter Dissing Jay-Z Might Just Be the Greatest Thing Wypipo Have Ever Done
Whenever I’m feeling down and out, I have discovered a cure for depression that doesn’t involve narcotics, thousands of dollars in therapist fees or finding a USB outlet to recharge my sex robot. (No, I don’t have a sex robot. I’m still waiting for Apple to come out with one because I might be desperate,…
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Michelle Obama to Appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show for Star’s 60th Birthday
We all know that a lot of good things happen on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and for the star’s latest act of bringing awesomeness to us, forever first lady Michelle Obama will be making an appearance on the show for her first TV interview since leaving the White House. According to The Hill, Aunt Shellie…
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Please Stop Inviting Joy Villa to Things
In the spirit of guarding your energy in 2018, may I offer one quick public service announcement: Stop inviting Joy Villa to things. Joy who-what-now? Girl, I don’t know. She “sings,” apparently. But what she’s really known for is burrowing up from the sunken place and trolling red carpets. What she do this time? On…
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Blue Ivy Shushes Beyoncé and Jay-Z, ‘We Come in Peace, but We Mean Business’ and More of the Best Moments of the 2018 Grammys
The Grammys were all about messages this year. From Blue Ivy letting us know she runs the Knowles-Carter household, to everyone with white roses in support of Time’s Up, Kendrick Lamar’s American satire and Kesha’s powerful Time’s Up-esque performance (featuring Cyndi Lauper, Camila Cabello, Andra Day and more), taking a stand has become an important…
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Aretha Franklin Chooses Jennifer Hudson to Play Her in Upcoming Biopic
Talk about R-E-S-P-E-C-T. The undisputed Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, has handpicked Jennifer Hudson to play her in an upcoming biopic about her life. Music mogul Clive Davis made the announcement at his annual pre-Grammy bash, the hottest ticket in these Grammy streets, making the announcement after Davis brought her onstage to sing a few…
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Set It Off! FBI Hunts for the ‘Freedom Fighter Bandit’ Who Says She Robs Banks for a Cause
This story is just too juicy: Authorities say that a young black woman has robbed at least nine banks à la Set It Off-style, and now the federales are in hot pursuit. WSB-TV 2 reports that authorities suspect that 25-year-old Nilsa Marie Urena is the woman police have dubbed the “Freedom Fighter Bandit” since, according…
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How I Barely Survived #GrammyWeek
It’s Grammy Week here in New York City. I’ve RSVP’d for and attended about six events. Once the Grammys are over, I will be taking a nap until further notice. This girl is exhausted. The Grammy Awards have returned to the Big Apple for the first time since 2003, and as a New Yorker (by…
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Essence Held a Supa Dupa Fly Night Honoring the Icon Missy Elliott
2018 has been deemed the year of the black woman, and Essence kicked off Grammy weekend by honoring four-time Grammy winner Missy Elliott at its 9th Annual Black Women in Music event in New York City on Thursday night. From the start of her career, Missy hit the scene hard, and her style and talent…
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Kimora Lee Simmons Speaks Out on Russell Simmons Sexual Assault Allegations
Kimora Lee Simmons, the ex-wife of music mogul Russell Simmons, has spoken out for the first time since sexual assault allegations against her ex-husband broke late last year. In an Instagram post captioned “Now that I put my baby down…,” Kimora took a rather neutral stance to the allegations, saying that while the allegations against…