Big Boi’s wife has apparently had a change in heart in her decision to divorce the Outkast rapper. According to TMZ, Sherlita Patton has dropped her petition to end her marriage keeping the couple’s more than eleven-year union intact. It’s a surprising turn of events, given earlier indications that the split would be less than […]
It seems that using too many “LOLs,” “JKs” and “OMGs” in text messages isn’t considered good etiquette when it comes to dating. According to a survey conducted by TalkTalk Mobile has found that acronyms and emoticons can make a person seem too needy and desperate when used in excess. Other habits considered the biggest turn-offs […]
Oprah Winfrey’s Martin Luther King drama is getting a Christmas Day unwrapping in theaters. Paramount Pictures says “Selma” will be released on December 25th with plans to expand to more theaters on January 9th. Co-produced by Winfrey and Brad Pitt’s Plan B production company, “Selma” stars David Oyelowo [[ oh-yellow-oh ]] as civil rights leader […]
With the Miami Heat’s chances of ‘three-peating’ looking dim, LeBron James’ early endorsement of Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics is paying off. The Miami Heat star is reportedly set to bank more than 30-million-dollars from Apple’s recent three-billion-dollar acquisition of Beats. The payout will come in a combination of cash and company stock. Apparently, James got […]
Eve is making it official with fiance Maximillion Cooper. The rapper and actress wed the British designer Saturday in Ibiza, Spain. Cooper is also the CEO and co-founder of the British Gumball 3000 motor rally. Cooper and Eve met at the 2010 Gumball 3000 rally, so it only seemed right that they had their wedding […]
The N.W.A. biopic, “Straight Outta Compton” will be a family affair. Director F. Gary gray has enlisted Ice Cube’s son O’Shea Jackson Jr. to play the rapper. Ice Cube is one of the producers alongside his former N.W.A. partner Dr. Dre and the wido of the late Eazy-E. Cube had reportedly been pushing for his […]
The world’s largest video game collection is now available to purchase, Ars Technica reports, as collector Michael Thomasson, who has bought more than 11,000 video games and over 100 game consoles over the last 20 years needs the money to better support his family. Bidding started at $1 on Wednesday at GameGavel, and in a […]
Well, it’s a GO! After a successful four-week, seven market test run in summer 2013, “The Real” will have its nationwide debut on Monday, September 15 on Fox Television Stations and in national syndication in 98 percent of the country (make sure you check your local listings), with a cable rebroadcast in primetime on BET. […]
Public Enemy rapper Chuck D is taking a stand against the state of urban radio. In a recent interview, Chuck says that his goal is to “change the face and sound of urban radio” by the end of the year. Apparently, D was motivated to call for changes after the prolific use of the N-word […]
In 1980, comedian Richard Pryor suffered third-degree burns over most of his body while free-basing cocaine. He was hospitalized for more than two months. In 1989, Sammy Davis Junior makes his final appearance on “Late Night with David Letterman.” Davis died almost a year later. In 1992, William Pinkney, became the first black man to […]
Tupac Shakur’s cousin, William Lesane , is planning to bring the late rapper’s life to the big screen. He has raised 15-million-dollars for his film “The Rise and Fall of Makavelli The Don.” Lesane — who wrote the screenplay — plans to shoot the film in New Mexico. He calls the film “the real Tupac […]
Does Pharrell know something that we don’t? He’s predicting that Snoop Dogg’s next album will earn him a Grammy. “Skateboard P” told a Los Angeles’radio station that Snoop’s next album is “better” than his recently released album, “G I R L.” Pharrell, who’s producing the album, says they are almost finished with it and are […]