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It doesn’t matter to New Jersey’s Kean University that Common just took home an Oscar for his song “Glory,” which appeared in Selma. What matters to the university is that in Common’s discography is a song that shows his support for Assata Shakur, which has led the university to cancel his commencement address. Common, who…

Chris Rock is keeping track of how many times he’s been pulled over by police by posting selfies to his social media accounts. Apparently the comedian has been pulled over three times in the last seven weeks.  Stopped by the cops again wish me luck. pic.twitter.com/6t0wlgwkrJ — Chris Rock (@chrisrock) March 31, 2015 A couple…

Olajide “KSI” Olatunji isn’t your average 21-year-old. KSI is currently living in a high-rise flat in London, has an orange Lamborghini and is awaiting the arrival of a Jacuzzi that will be airlifted to his flat by helicopter. And he has all of this thanks to YouTube and his video-gaming expertise. “Essentially, I’m a 21-year-old…

One of my favorite Jay Z verses is from his song “U Don’t Know,” off his Blueprint album: I sell ice in the winter, I sell fire in hell I am a hustler baby, I’ll sell water to a well Over the last several years, Jay Z has proved that he’s definitely a hustler. From someone…

Christian Englander will forever be known as the man who threw a banana peel at Dave Chappelle and ended up behind bars. During Chappelle’s Monday-night concert in Santa Fe, N.M., Englander allegedly became upset after the comedian made fun of his companion. But instead of taking the jokes in stride, he launched a banana peel…

Although Laurence Fishburne is reveling in the success of his TV sitcom Black-ish, his mother, Hattie Fishburne, is facing eviction. In an interview with the New York Post, Hattie says she hasn’t been able to pay her rent for several months and will be homeless on Tuesday. Hattie, who is a retired schoolteacher, says she…

Updated Tuesday, March 31, 3:40 p.m. EDT: Comedy Central has issued the following statement about Trevor Noah: “Like many comedians, Trevor Noah pushes boundaries; he is provocative and spares no one, himself included. To judge him or his comedy based on a handful of jokes is unfair. Trevor is a talented comedian with a bright…

It’s been over 10 years since the last De La Soul album was released, but thanks to a successful Kickstarter campaign, the trio will begin recording its eighth album, And the Anonymous Nobody. The group’s goal of $100,000 was met within 24 hours and surpassed by $67,000. “And the Anonymous Nobody really plays on two ideas,”…

Jay Z and a group of his really rich musician friends have launched Tidal, the first music-streaming service owned and operated by artists. The first music-streaming service that aims to make artists richer. The first music-streaming service that isn’t called Spotify or any of the other pre-existing music-streaming services out there.   Jay Z was…

In December, when the live version of Peter Pan aired on NBC, some people wondered what the network had up its sleeve regarding another musical. I had my own ideas and shared them on Twitter, with several people in agreement: https://twitter.com/YeshaCallahan/status/540718314931359745https://twitter.com/huny/status/540719602163286016 As irony would have it, on Monday NBC announced that a live version of…