Snoop Dogg
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#IStandWithGayle Is Trending…But If We Really Believed in What Kobe Tried to Stand For, It Wouldn't Be Necessary
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done—or been implicated in? What’s the worst mistake you ever made? Were you entirely innocent, or at least, in some minor way, culpable? If innocent, did you let the anger at the injustice define you, or allow your goodness to speak for itself? If not, do you consider yourself…
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Snoop Doesn't Love Kobe, He Just Hates Black Women
Unless you belong to an arbitrarily specific religion that prays exclusively to Gayle King and/or Oprah Winfrey, neither of those women are gods. Which means that neither is infallible. And if, for instance, you allowed Gayle to borrow your last $20 and she refuses to pay you back, or you invited Oprah to a game…
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Former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice Has Fighting Words For Snoop Dogg Over Gayle King’s Kobe Bryant Controversy
Oh what a tangled web we weave. Snoop Dogg’s blistering criticism of Gayle King’s controversial interview with WNBA pioneer Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant’s legacy has grown into a drawn-out battle within the black community. President Obama’s former national security adviser Susan Rice tore into the chart-topping rap legend, firing off a warning to him…
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Where Misplaced Loyalty and Misogynoir Collide: On Snoop, Cosby, and Why Protecting Black Women Always Seems the Last Priority
It was another ritualistic dragging on social media this week, as Black Twitter read Gayle King for filth for daring to ask WNBA veteran Lisa Leslie about the darker side of Kobe Bryant’s legacy (his 2003 sexual assault charge, which was subsequently dismissed and settled out of court) during an interview on CBS This Morning.…
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Faith Evans Blasts Lifetime for Sensationalizing Marriage to Notorious B.I.G. in 'Hopelessly In Love' Documentary
Lifetime has found a way to piss off another former spouse of hip-hop royalty. Faith Evans is mad as a Mickey Fickey about Lifetime’s new documentary Hopelessly In Love: Biggie and Faith Evans, detailing her life with late rap kingpin, Notorious B.I.G. The Grammy Award winner revealed to Page Six’s Carlos Greer that she got…
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10 Thoughts About Kanye West’s Jesus Is King Because God Is Good All the Time and All the Time…
On Oct. 25, 2019, Kanye Omari West released his ninth studio album, Jesus Is King. The album was released on the heels of his at-best popular, but always well-attended “Sunday Service” performances and is a succinct 11-track album that clocks in at just over 27 minutes. There’s been a ton of news surrounding Kanye and…
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TIFF 2019: Dolemite Is My Name Is the Comeback King of Blaxploitation
You ever leave a movie feeling all warm inside due to the bubbling laughter in your tummy and pure joy in reaction to an underdog’s triumph? That movie, for me, is Dolemite Is My Name. Netflix breaks down the synopsis like so: Stung by a string of showbiz failures, floundering comedian Rudy Ray Moore (Academy…
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Snoop Dogg’s Newborn Grandson Dies Just 10 Days After His Birth
Snoop Dogg and his family are mourning the death of his infant grandson. Snoop’s son Corde Broadus shared the news on Instagram that his baby, Kai Love, died this week just 10 days after his birth. The post included a video of Broadus’ older child, 13-month-old daughter Elleven Love, giving her baby brother a kiss, as…