BMG International has announced the release of Aretha Franklin’s boxed set A Portrait of the Queen. The set features five of The Queen of Soul’s original albums from the early ’70s including This Girl’s In Love With You, Spirit In The Dark, Young, Gifted And Black, Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky) and…… MORE
Richard Roundtree, known for his leading role in “Shaft,” is dead after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The actor died having received a diagnosis two months ago. Roundtree was regarded as the first Black action hero in Hollywood for his role as John Shaft in the original ‘Shaft’ trilogy – “Shaft” (1971), “Shaft’s Big Score!”…… MORE
Snoop Dogg recently reflected on the time he got Pharrell so high off of secondhand smoke that Pharrell left a musical icon in the studio. Snoop said in a recent interview, “I got so many [favorite studio sessions]. One that stand out to me is when me, Pharrell, and Stevie Wonder was in the studio.”…… MORE
Tupac’s brother Mopreme Shakur commented on the recent arrest of Duane “Keffe D” Davis in Tupac’s murder investigation. Mopreme said the police contacted the family to say the investigation is still active, but they weren’t told about Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ arrest. Davis is known to investigators and has admitted in interviews and his 2019…… MORE
Beyoncé’s new film Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé boosted AMC’s stock. The US movie theater chain’s stock rose by 1.5 percent. Forbes reported shares rose during premarket trading on October 2nd after the entertainment holdings company announced it would distribute Beyoncé’s concert film. According to Forbes, the film will be released in the U.S., Canada,…… MORE
Jay-Z gives his opinion on whether or not he would want to pursue acting like many other famous rappers have in the past and also in the present and he made it a very simple answer for everyone as he really just is not a fan of acting. Jay talked about the rumor that surfaced…… MORE
Jermaine Dupri has called out TikTok for putting his song on mute and expresses his complaints about the path hip-hop is going and how social media is helping the decline. He then took his viewpoint to Instagram telling the culture needs to stop sharing their creativity so openly over social media. He stated, “I was…… MORE
New mugshots of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. are reportedly getting set up for auction here shortly. They are set for auction on October 25th and November 10th, it is being held by GottaHaveRockandRoll where they will be the ones auctioning off the unseen mugshots. They will also have a video of Biggie’s last performance…… MORE
OutKast Honored ‘Aquemini’ on the 25th Anniversary with Hip Hop 50 Statue as they have been immortalized with the statue. On Thursday, Steven “Concrete Jungle” Cartoccio who is a sculptor and animator was in a partnership with Mass Appeal and the Atlanta duo, where they unveiled the limited-edition collectible on insta. The statue “incorporates elements…… MORE
In her new memoir “Down the Drain,” Julia Fox tells all about her relationship with Kanye West. The rocky romance only lasted for a few months during 2021. Fox claims that claims that Kanye used her as a prop and that the relationship was all for show. She says that West even offered to get…… MORE
