‘TODAY Show’ Host Sheinelle Jones Cries Tears Of Joy After Surprise Visit From Special Guests
The Ultimate Guide to Drummer Travis Barker’s Best Hip-Hop Collabs
Beloved ‘Family Matters’ Star Shocks Fans With Surprise Health Update: ‘Keep Praying For Me’
Artemis II Astronaut Victor Glover Gets the Welcome Home of a Lifetime in Viral Video
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Artist (Soon to Be) Formerly Known as Kanye West Isn’t Requiring Proof of Negative COVID Test or Vaccination for Donda Listening Party [UPDATED]
West has petitioned to legally change his name from Kanye Omari West to just ‘Ye,’ citing ‘personal reasons’ as his motivation.
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Put Your Mask Where My Eyes Could See It: Busta Rhymes Goes Off on Masks and Government Lockdowns
‘One thing that came good outta this…I have become more empowered,’ Busta said in part during an anti-mask rant.
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Chadwick Boseman’s Widow Simone Ledward Boseman Paid Touching Tribute to Him at Stand Up to Cancer Event
The annual event raised over $143.18 million across the U.S. and Canada for much needed research and breakthrough treatments.
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He Built Her the Mansion They Couldn’t Afford: Kanye West Reconstructs Childhood Home for Chicago Donda Listening Party
West is now hosting another album live event, only this time he’s rebuilt his childhood home in the center of Chicago’s Soldier Field.
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‘The Canary Is Out of the Cage’: Misha Green and Jurnee Smollett Reunite for Black Canary Spinoff
Additionally, Dominique Thorne will make her debut as ‘Riri Williams/IronHeart’ in the upcoming Black Panther sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Mic Drop: Gotta Have That Funk (and R&B, Hip Hop and Soul)
Lots of funk and soul happening this week. Cimafunk taps George Clinton to feature on a new track, Lucky Daye is on a reimagined EWF song and more.
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A New Book on Prince Includes a Timeline of His Pain Pill Addiction, as Told by Friends and Colleagues
Nothing Compares 2 U: An Oral History of Prince posits that the icon’s pill addiction began with an accident while rehearsing for the Purple Rain tour.
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To Be Homophobic, Loud, and Wrong: Boosie Badazz Shares More Idiotic Thoughts on Lil Nas X
The “Set It Off” rapper discussed his views during an interview with The Breakfast Club on Monday.
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It’s About To Be Real: Gabrielle Union’s New Show Sells to Amazon Studios—Billy Porter Slated to Direct
I’ll Have Another Productions signed a deal with Amazon to produce a queer teen comedy about Pride tentatively titled To Be Real.
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In the Battle for Billboard Supremacy, Kanye West Officially Declares War Against Drake
Frenemies Kanye West and Drake are officially back at odds.