albums
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Wanna Bumble With the Bee, Huh? Well, Here's Your Chance—Lil' Kim's Memoir Is Coming in November
Bzzzzz—you hear that? That’s the sound of Lil’ Kim reclaiming her time! That’s right folks, the Queen Bee is about to give you some “real shit, shit to make you feel shit” in her own words. According to People, the 46-year-old rapper has announced an upcoming memoir, written along with Kathy Iandoli, aptly titled The…
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Jay-Z Talks Doing Life With Little Ones Under Lockdown, Legacy and More in Rare Interview
It’s hella rare that we regular folks get a glimpse into the lives of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, arguably one of the richest and most famous couples in the world (a billion dollars in an elevator, at last count). But now, thanks to a recent interview, that rarity is no more! Okay, maybe not no more,…
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The Glow Up 50: Reckoning With a Racial Divide
A “racial reckoning.” It’s a term we’ve used repeatedly in the past year, and will no doubt continue to use until America’s structural failings with race and police brutality are reconciled, which…a girl can dream, I guess. Nevertheless, this year’s honorees of The Glow Up 50 have done far more than just make pretty things;…
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Hip Hop Great Black Rob Dies at 51
Hip Hop lost another great emcee Saturday. It’s been just over a week since Black Rob was seen expressing his condolences for the passing of rap icon DMX from his hospital bed in Atlanta, Ga., in an Instagram video posted by New York City radio host DJ Self. Now, the Hip Hop community is morning…
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The Root Presents: It's Lit! Learns How to Get Good With Money With Tiffany Aliche
How’s your money these days? It’s a loaded question ask, but given the impact of the ongoing global pandemic upon our physical, mental, and financial health, it’s a necessary one. Too many of us are stuck, running at a deficit, or at a loss on how to achieve financial stability—especially when the world feels anything…
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I Think I've Started to Use Avoidance As Self-Care
“…so how you feel, frustrated, irritated, sometimes I don’t know myself, I be too numb, to feel something sometimes…” – Goodie Mob, “Thought Process,” Soul Food (1995) Like, I suppose many folks do, I have my phone set up to send me news alerts over the course of the day, and from all of the…
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Beloved Rapper, Songwriter and Actor DMX Dead at 50
DMX, beloved rapper, songwriter, and actor has died at the age of 50. The entertainer was admitted to the hospital on April 2, and had been in a coma on life support following a heart attack caused by a reported drug overdose. After a series of brain function tests were conducted and showed no improvement…
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Sheryl Underwood Says She and Sharon Osbourne Haven’t Spoken Since Heated Exchange; Sharon Disagrees…With Receipts!
It seems the rift between Sheryl Underwood and former The Talk co-host Sharon Osbourne has deepened, according to this latest development. People reports that in the three-part episode series of her podcast, titled “Sharon Walks Away,” Underwood took a moment to address several things in regard to Osbourne— including Sharon’s “blindsided” comments. Sheryl explained that…
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The Isley Brothers Verzuz Earth Wind & Fire Took Us on a ‘Voyage to Atlantis’ and We Experienced a ‘Fantasy’
Have you ever experienced something and you just knew you became an elevated version of yourself after said experience? That was Easter Sunday 2021 for all of Black Twitter and beyond, due to the epic event that was The Isley Brothers Verzuz Earth Wind & Fire. Ronald Isley, Ernie Isley, Verdine White, Philip Bailey and…