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Why Dapper Dan Says Harlem Is Best at This
The fashion designer and life-long Harlem resident talks about how he finds inspiration in his beloved neighborhood.
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Serena Williams’ Husband’s Sad Health Diagnosis, Hip Hop’s Disdain For Drake, Omari Hardwick and 50 Cent Still Beefing, Wendy Williams’ Prophecies And More
A collection of The Root’s best posts of the week in entertainment
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What’s the Real Reason Southwest Airlines Kicked Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa Off a Flight?
The Salt-N-Pepa star was taken off the flight after an alleged argument with flight attendants over the two seats she’d purchased.
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WATCH: Queen Latifah Reveals to Will Smith How Iconic Song ‘Ladies First’ Came to Be
The two rap legends discussed their careers in hip-hop during a recent interview for Smith’s Audible and Wondery podcast, Class of ’88.
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Spinderella to Help Connect the Dots Between American Music and Public Housing
The iconic hip-hop DJ will curate the Music Room at Chicago’s National Public Housing Museum.
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Trump Reportedly Granted Hip-Hop Manager Jimmy Henchman Clemency, So Why Is He Still in Prison?
Attorneys for James Rosemond, aka Jimmy Henchman, argue that a conversation between the president and NFL great Jim Brown is enough to set him free.
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Coming 2 America: Now Y'all Know We Had to Take Black Ass Game on the Road to Zamunda!
If you’ve been following The Root, you’re probably familiar with our popular Black Ass Game, which we’ve hosted here for forever and a day. Speaking of forever and a day, it’s been 33 years since the debut of Coming to America and now, in this year of our Lord, 2021…we’re getting an aptly titled sequel,…
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‘I Feel Like This Is Very Unfortunate’: Salt-N-Pepa Respond to DJ Spinderella’s Claims of Exclusion From Their Lifetime Biopic
On Wednesday morning Cheryl ‘Salt’ James and Sandra ‘Pepa’ Denton of the iconic hip-hop duo Salt-N-Pepa co-hosted an episode of the Emmy-nominated daytime talk show The Real alongside regular hosts Loni Love, Adrienne Houghton and Jeannie Mai. (Newcomer Garcelle Beauvais was absent.) Naturally, the conversation turned to the pair’s recent biopic, which aired on Lifetime…
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Spinderella Says She Was 'Wrongfully Excluded' From Lifetime's Salt-N-Pepa
Deidra “Spinderella” Roper, the illustrious DJ from the iconic hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa, is making sure she won’t be silenced and erased. On Friday morning leading up to the Sunday night premiere of Lifetime’s biopic titled Salt-N-Pepa, Spinderella decided to speak up about the film chronicling the lives and career of Cheryl “Salt” James (GG Townson)…
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'Push It' and Prosper at the 2021 Grammys: Salt-N-Pepa Among Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
The Recording Academy has now made their official announcement for 2021’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipients! Earlier this month, Rahiem from the Furious Five revealed that Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five will be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2021 Grammys. On Tuesday morning, the Recording Academy officially confirmed that Salt-N-Pepa and legendary jazz…