albums
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You Are a Soldier, but You’re a Human First
An Army veteran talks about realizing he needed to get help.
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‘He’s a Small, Innocent Child’: A Houston Boy Remains in a Coma After Being Trampled at Astroworld
Attorney Ben Crump has been hired to represent the family of a boy who fell from his father’s shoulders during the crowd surge that claimed 8 lives.
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Drake Issues First Statement on Astroworld as Travis Scott’s Love of ‘Raging’ Draws Closer Scrutiny
Resurfaced recordings of Scott’s performance ethos includes footage of him encouraging an attack on a fan at a 2015 show.
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Don’t Cry for DaBaby; He’s Doing Just Fine
Just a few months after the rapper was ‘canceled’ for a misogynistic and homophobic rant at Rolling Loud Miami, the company has agreed to sponsor his next tour.
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Tupac Exhibit to Open in Los Angeles Next Year
“Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I’m Free” will arrive at Canvas at L.A. Live on Jan. 21, 2022.
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Armed Men Tried to Rob 3 Women Outside of Teyana Taylor’s Halloween Bash
One woman was pistol whipped during the attempted robbery outside of the Sunset Room.
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Time Jumps, Crenshawn and Pillow Talkin’: Insecure Intermissions About ‘Growth, Okay?!’
Episode 2 of Season 5 of Insecure Has Molly and Issa doing some reflection-ating and thinking.
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Fugees Postpone Long-Awaited Reunion Tour Until 2022
The legendary hip-hop trio said additional tour dates and cities will be added to the schedule.
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Was It Something I Said?
Each Friday, we clap back at readers’ emails, DMs, tweets and messages. We do it because we care.
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Dave Chappelle Responds to Backlash Over The Closer, Says He’ll Meet With Trans Netflix Employees but Won’t Bend to ‘Anybody’s Demands’
‘I said what I said, and boy, I heard what you said,’ Chappelle said in a video posted Monday.