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Remember when it “wasn’t safe to go into the water?” Well, the shark is coming back.  “Jaws” is returning to theaters for a limited release on the 40th anniversary of the thriller that made director Steven Spielberg an A-list filmmaker, and made millions of Americans terrified of wading in the ocean.  Fathom Events will screen […]

“DVR Alert”…. Actor Tracy Morgan will have a sit down with Matt Lauer on NBC’s “Today” show next Monday about the traffic accident that left him severely injured last year.  Morgan suffered serious injuries after his limo was smashed by a Walmart semi-truck.  He recently reached a settlement in a lawsuit against the retail giant.  […]

Lauryn Hill will receive special recognition at this year’s ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. She’s slated to get the Golden Note Award for her extraordinary achievements in music. The eight-time Grammy winner will also take the stage at the event. She joins past Golden Note winners Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder and Dr. […]

Talk about BIG MONEY!!.. Some of hip-hop’s biggest names are among the richest musicians in the world.  The private wealth consultancy group Wealth-X says Dr. Dre is the third wealthiest artist behind Madonna and Paul McCartney with a net worth of 650-million-dollars.  Much of that cash came from the recent three-billion-dollar sale of his Beats […]

Events

  If you happen to be making a trip to the ‘A.T.L.’ later on this summer, there’s going to be a  star-studded lineup in there for the Neighborhood Awards Weekend.  Hosted by Steve Harvey, the weekend will celebrate those who are dedicated to uplifting their communities.  The events run from August 6th through the 9th […]

Chris Brown’s baby mama is going after his wallet.  TMZ reports Nia Guzman is hounding the musician for 15-thousand-dollars a month in child support, which Brown says is too much.  He reportedly stopped paying 25-hundred in child support because of her demands.  Lawyers for Guzman say they’ll be filing a lawsuit soon demanding back child […]

Congrats on Snoop Dogg’s latest album. “Bush,” is heading to the top.  The album has debuted at number one on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart after selling 27-thousand copies in its first week.  It’s his sixth time on top of the list.  The album also scored the top spot on the R&B Albums chart.  While he’s […]

Gabrielle Union will join Jamie Foxx on screen in the upcoming thriller “Sleepless Night.”  According to the “Hollywood Reporter,” Union will play the ex-wife of Foxx’s character — a corrupt cop forced to do a job for a crime boss to save his son’s life.  This isn’t the only big screen role on the “Being […]

De La Soul rapper Pos is crediting their crowdfunding campaign for bringing a new tone to their music.  Writing for the website “Medium,” Pos says the album is turning out to be one with “great spirit,” as well as “well crafted stories and thought.”  This new push of creativity has given way to songs that […]

The people behind Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards say they had no idea Kanye West planned to unleash an explicit version of his song “All Day.”  Kanye closed out the show, but his performance was heavily censored.  Insiders with the production tell TMZ that they assumed the rapper would perform a television-friendly version of the song, […]

It seems that Mariah Carey’s label boss doesn’t think her new single will make it to number one.  In an interview with “Billboard,” Epic Records head L.A. Reid says it’s “not realistic” to expect that Mariah’s new song “Infinity” will top the charts.  He describes Mariah as “a music legend,” and says he understands that […]

A teacher is coming under fire for allowing students to watch the racy film, “Fifty Shades of Grey.”  According to the “Charleston Daily Mail,” the teacher at a high school in Hampshire County, West Virginia apparently had no idea of the film’s sexual content and allowed the screening as a reward for the students’ work […]