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Mahershala Ali in Talks to Star in 3rd Season of True Detective
True Detective, the critically acclaimed limited series on HBO, may have a (fione) new face for its third season. Geeks of Color reports that Mahershala Ali is in talks to star in the hit show, which previously cast movie stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson (season 1) and Colin Farrell and Rachel McAdams (season 2).…
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Kanye West Leaves Jay-Z’s Tidal Over Millions in Disputed Money: Report
From the shots fired between Jay-Z and Kanye West on their respective albums, anyone with a brain could have surmised that there was beef over money. And now TMZ is reporting that West has left Jay-Z’s Tidal music service, saying the company owes him more than $3 million. Allegedly, the beef Ye has with Jigga…
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To ‘Sir’ (and ‘Rumi’) With Love? Maybe. Twitter Sounds Off
The unapologetic blackness of Jay-Z and Beyoncé continues. ’Cause you know black folks are real creative when it comes to our kids’ names. Celebrities, too. And they are both. And so, if the reports are true, the double spawn of Bey and Jay are Rumi and Sir, two unique names indeed. Rumi was a 13th-century…
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Jay-Z’s 4:44 Is the 1st Grown-Ass Hip-Hop Album
I’m a grown-ass, 40-year-old dad, so there are certain things I cannot do. I will never again eat at Chuck E. Cheese unless I want to end up on an episode of To Catch a Predator, but I’m also not old enough to eat at the Golden Corral. I can’t spend $200 on Jordans or wear…
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Who Didn’t Jay-Z Come for in 4:44?
Jay-Z got his ass in formation on his 4:44 album, and of course many people across social media have been trying to figure out all of the subliminal shots the rapper took. Straight off the top, there’s the first song, “Kill Jay-Z,” and it’s rife with subs aimed at Kanye West and his own marriage;…
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Tidal, Sprint Partnership Goal to Eliminate Homework Gap in Low-Income High School Students
If you haven’t heard, but I’m sure you have, Jay-Z’s 4:44 album dropped overnight and is available to stream over Tidal. The album became available to Tidal and Sprint Customers at 12 a.m. and was already trending on Twitter even before it dropped. On Thursday night, people made a mad dash to subscribe to Tidal,…
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Notorious B.I.G.’s Estate Says Jenner Apology Doesn’t Cut It
Kendall and Kylie Jenner may think by removing the “vintage” T-shirts with the faces of Notorious B.I.G., Tupac and other musicians from their website, that it would solve their problems, but they’re wrong. On the heels of Voletta Wallace, Biggie’s mother, issuing a statement about the tees, Biggie’s estate is now speaking out. In a…
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Kendall Jenner Issues Apology and Removes Shirts From Website
Updated Thursday, June 29, 2017, 5:12 p.m. EDT: Kendall Jenner has issued an apology on Twitter. Hopefully it’s not too late and the families of Tupac and Biggie won’t sue. Updated Thursday, June 29, 2017, 1:21 p.m. EDT: Biggie’s mother is outraged over the Jenners’ use of her son’s image on their T-shirts: Earlier: Just…
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Becky of the Year Candidate: White Woman Says Sexism in Hollywood Is Like Racism
May I present to you the latest nominee for The Root’s annual Wypipo Awards, in the category of Becky of the Year: Emilia Clarke. Please don’t hate me for reducing a human being to the title of “white woman.” This story is about the woman who plays Daenerys Targaryen. Even though I am the biggest…