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Instead of Getting Rihanna's Album for Christmas, We Got Drake Talking About Rihanna
It’s the first day of Kwanzaa—Umoja—so, let’s all unite and sip this hot tea. Fresh off the release of his new song and video, “War,” (which is rife with U.K. Grime rap style) Drake sat down with Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller on TIDAL’s Rap Radar Podcast to talk about, well, just about everything that’s…
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Diahann Carroll's West Hollywood Condo on Market for $4.2 million
Rich folks know that real estate is real wealth. And one diva knew its value. The West Hollywood condominium of late, great entertainment icon Diahann Carroll has come on the market at $4.2 million, according to The Los Angeles Times. Designed by Stephen Rieman and Mark Krasne, the two-bedroom, two-bathroom 17th floor high rise features…
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Allee Willis, Songwriter of Earth, Wind and Fire’s 'September,' Has Died
Allee Willis, the prolific songwriter who penned Earth, Wind and Fire’s “September” and the Broadway musical, The Color Purple, has died at age 72. Her longtime partner Prudence Fenton broke the news on her Instagram account, writing “Rest In Boogie Wonderland Nov 10,1947-December 24, 2019.” Willis experienced cardiac arrest and died just after 6p.m. on…
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If You Didn’t Listen to The Preacher’s Wife Soundtrack, Did Christmas Even Happen?
Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. My family always cooked just as much food as they did on Thanksgiving, but I got presents as a bonus. Win-win. In my excitement, I was always first in line to help put up the Christmas tree and decorations for the year. Of course, once I was old…
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Why Boyz II Men’s Christmas Interpretations Is the Best Christmas Album of the Last 50 Years
Boyz II Men’s second album, Christmas Interpretations, is the best, most complete, Christmas album of the modern era—and it’s not even close. Sure, there have been great songs—Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” comes to mind (more on that later)— but as for a flawless and seamless album, you don’t need to…
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Colorism Isn’t Real-ish, It’s Real: Kenya Barris Criticized Over Black Excellence Casting, His Response Also Raises Eyebrows
Potential audiences recently got a first look at the first television show of Kenya Barris’ big Netflix deal, Black Excellence (stylized as #blackexcellence). As Deadline announced, Genneya Walton (9-1-1, Project Mc²), Iman Benson (Suits, Alexa & Katie), Scarlet Spencer (Cousins for Life, Colony), Justin Claiborne (Marriage Story, Reverie), Ravi Cabot-Conyers (The Resident) and Richard Gardenhire…
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Black Men United: Eddie Murphy Assembles Legendary Black Comedians for SNL Opener
Viewers should’ve known Eddie Murphy was going to pull out all the stops for his grand return to Saturday Night Live last night. But no one was expecting the comedy king to kick off his big comeback in such a big way – with the help of Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan, Dave Chappelle and Kenan…
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The Bronx’s Universal Hip Hop Museum Awarded $3.75 Million From New York State
On Thursday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a state grant of $3.75 million to be awarded to help the formation of The Universal Hip Hop Museum, which is planned to be completed in 2023. According to CNN, the venue—co-founded by music executive Rocky Bucano, rap music legend Kurtis Blow and trailblazing deejay Grand Wizzard…
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Is Amanda ‘Diva’ Seales Leveling Up as New Host of The Real?
Is Amanda Seales having the best year ever? The actress, comedian, author, singer, TV personality, podcaster, poet and social media influencer—who caught the attention of tabloid media for blasting Kim Kardashian for blackface last week—has reportedly been tapped to become the permanent fifth host of the The Real. According to the Jasmine Brand, Seales—who also…
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Jennifer Hudson Wails as Aretha Franklin in First Official Teaser Trailer for Respect Biopic
She’s shouting it out, for sure. Like no one else can, Jennifer Hudson is bringing her signature powerhouse vocals to the forefront in the new teaser for the trailer for Respect, the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic. On Friday, MGM released the promo for the Liesl Tommy-directed feature film chronicling the life and legacy of the…