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EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicRobin S. Says She's 'Honored and Excited' Over Beyoncé Sampling 1993 Hit 'Show Me Love' in Latest Single'Thank you so much for giving me my flowers while I’m still alive,' Robin said.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedJune 23, 2022
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EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicWhy Are Some Black Residents Annoyed by Jay-Z's Bitcoin Academy?Residents of Jay-Z's childhood home, Brooklyn's Marcy Park Housing Project, say the billionaire's Bitcoin Academy is…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedJune 17, 2022
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicBeyoncé Announces Upcoming Renaissance Album, Stuns on the Cover of British VogueThe seventh studio album from the 'Be Alive' artist is slated to drop July 29.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedJune 16, 2022
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicT-Pain Performs Unreleased ‘Death of Auto Tune’ Response Towards Jay-ZT-Pain performed his response at the inaugural Wiscansin Fest.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJune 16, 2022
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EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicMusic Executives Kevin Liles and Julie Greenwald Start Petition Against Using Rap Lyrics as EvidenceThis comes as Young Stoner Life still faces RICO charges.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJune 10, 2022
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicTyler, the Creator, Lil Uzi Vert, Jazmine Sullivan and Others to Perform at 2022 Made in America FestivalMade in America festival was founded by Jay-Z in 2012.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJune 7, 2022
CultureBlack ExcellenceCultureBlack ExcellenceLearn The Secrets of Black Billionaires: Kanye West (Lesson 2)How Kanye became one of the wealthiest Black people in the world. Here's what you can learn.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedJune 3, 2022
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EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial MediaBoosie BadAzz Shares Homophobic Twitter Post Misidentifying Texas School ShooterThe post has since been taken down by Twitter for violating its rules.ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMay 26, 2022
EntertainmentMusicEntertainmentMusicBill That Limits Use of Song Lyrics in Court Approved by New York State SenateThe bill, formerly once known as “Rap Music On Trial,” is supported by Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Killer Mike and other…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMay 19, 2022
EntertainmentMoviesEntertainmentMoviesThe Harder They Fall Director Jeymes Samuel and LaKeith Stanfield to Reunite for Upcoming Bible-Era Epic FilmThe forthcoming film, titled The Book of Clarence, was surprisingly teased in the popular Netflix western.ByShanelle GenaiPublishedMay 17, 2022
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