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Kanye Claims He Is Back From the Sunken Place … Again
Kanye West (or someone tweeting from Kanye West’s account) took to Twitter this afternoon to announce that he is stepping back from talking about politics and will now be completely focused on being creative—something everyone has been urging him to do for a while now, but he just wouldn’t listen. Ye (or someone using his…
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We’re Tired of Her Too: Tyler Perry Says He’s Bidding Madea Farewell in 2019
There’s something that happens when a person creates a character that they become well-known for, especially when that character shows up in a lot of their work. People fall in love with the character. They relate to the character for whatever reason. They want to see as much of the character as possible, even when…
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Rihanna Turned Down the Super Bowl Halftime Show in Solidarity With Colin Kaepernick: Report
Remember a few weeks back when they announced that the headlining act at Super Bowl LIII was going to be Maroon 5 and everyone was like “why would Maroon 5 be the performing act at the Super Bowl in the blackest city in the country?” Well, maybe it’s because the act that the National Football…
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Cardi B Says There Is No Nicki Minaj Diss Record Coming
Prior to her confrontation with Nicki Minaj at the Harper’s Bazaar ICONS party, Cardi B had recorded a song with the “Chun-Li” rapper’s ex, Meek Mill. Whether that song contains any shots thrown at Minaj remains a mystery, but TMZ reported Thursday that Cardi had recorded new music of her own that did include a…
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Pusha T Reveals Who Told Him About Drake’s Secret Baby. Hint: It Wasn’t Kanye
Pusha T, aka the rapper who tried to single-handedly end Canadian Screech’s rap career by exposing all of the baby mama drama, is talking to rapper-turned-journalist/gossip blogger Joe Budden. If you are busy concerning yourself with actual news like, special counselor Robert Mueller’s findings in the Russia investigation or what happened to Washington Post journalist…
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Shonda Rhimes: I’m the Biggest Boss That You’ve Seen Thus Far
I am here for black women securing the bag 24/7/365. Let’s be honest. Black women are paid 21 percent less than white women and 38 percent less than white men on average. Imagine how something like that plays out in Hollywood, where black people in positions of power are exceptions and not the rule. So…
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Is He Still ‘In His Feelings’? Drake Still Brings Up Rihanna When He Talks About the ‘Fairy Tale’
“As women, we’re looked at as the needy ones, the naggy ones, the ones who are going to be heartbroken in a relationship … And you know, guys don’t like getting the cards flipped on them—ever.” When Rihanna said those words in Vogue’s June issue, she was talking about her lingerie line, Savage x Fenty.…
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Alec Baldwin Wants You to Know Black People Really, Really Love His Trump Impression
In a new interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Alec Baldwin lets loose more than a few thoughts he could have either 1) kept to himself, or 2) worked through with a close group of wise and even-tempered friends. But Baldwin did not do those things, opting instead to let loose a bunch of cringe-worthy statements…
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Tale of a Timeline: Azealia Banks Feuds with Lana Del Ray and Everyone Loses
If you were off Twitter last night, consider yourself blessed—but also, apologies for what I’m about to share with you. If you were on Twitter and witnessed this unabashed display of messy, let’s take this time to unpack and commiserate together. Tuesday night, Azealia Banks, eager to get her unverified Twitter account popping again and…