Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Rapper, Dead at 59 JG 11:04 PM 0 ©Facebook/Coolio Grammy Award-winning rapper Coolio died Wednesday at a friend's house in Los Angeles. He was 59. TMZ first broke the ne...
Keke Palmer, SZA in the Spotlight as Time Magazine Unveils its Annual List of 100 Most Influential People JG 6:20 PM 0 Courtesy Time Time magazine revealed its annual list of the most influential people in the world today, and It Girl Keke Palmer, along with...
2022 BET HIP HOP Awards to Celebrate Iconic Hip-Hop Label LOUD Records JG 6:26 PM 0 Iconic hip-hop label LOUD Records and its founder Steve Rifkind will be honored at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards. The show — hosted by Grammy-...
Rihanna Revealed as Super Bowl 57 Halftime Show Headliner JG 8:54 AM 0 SIGMA , CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Barbadian billionaire musician-cum-fashion mogul, Rihanna, will headline the next Super Bowl halft...
Pharoah Sanders, Spiritual Jazz Giant, Dies at 81 JG 10:43 AM 0 Wojciech Soporek , via Wikimedia Commons Influential jazz saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders, one of the leaders in the spiritual jazz movement alo...
Fat Joe Inducted Into White Castle Hall of Fame JG 10:26 AM 0 Fat Joe (middle) was recently inducted into the White Castle Craver's Hall of Fame. Fat Joe is officially a Hall of Famer. No, the Bronx...
Questlove to Executive Produce Documentary on Legendary Hip-Hop Producer J Dilla JG 5:23 PM 0 Photo Courtesy Brian "B+" Cross After winning an Oscar for his directorial debut earlier this year at the 94th Academy Awards, Que...
Robert Sarver to Sell Phoenix Suns, Mercury, After Racist and Misogynistic Behavior Exposed JG 6:07 PM 0 Robert Sarver Just over a week after being suspended by the NBA for a year for abusive behavior and fined $10 million, Phoenix Suns owner Ro...
WanMor, Group Comprised of R&B Legend Wanya Morris' Sons, Signs With Mary J. Blige JG 6:21 PM 0 Photo Courtesy 300 Entertainment Traditional R&B has had a hard time over the past couple of years compared to its hip-hop brethren rap...
Marva Hicks Taha, Broadway Veteran and R&B Singer, Dead at 66 JG 3:14 PM 0 Marva Hicks Taha Broadway veteran, actress and R&B singer Mava Hicks Taha — who duetted with pop music legends Michael Jackson and Stevi...
Watch: British Actress, Naomi Ackie, Portray Whitney Houston in First Look at Upcoming Biopic JG 5:25 PM 0 "The Voice" may be gone but her musical legacy lives on and thanks to Sony a new generation is set to be exposed to the story behi...
Chicago Court Convicts Former Hometown Hero, R. Kelly, of Federal Child Pornography Charges JG 6:27 PM 0 R. Kelly The jury is in and once again R. Kelly has been found guilty. The once revered R&B singer who was already sentenced to 30 years...
'You' Singer, Jesse Powell, Dead at 51 JG 8:56 AM 0 © Facebook/ Jesse Powell Jesse Powell, the Grammy-nominated R&B vocalist with a four-octave range best known for his hit...
Ramsey Lewis, Renowned Jazz Pianist and Pop Star, Dies at 87 JG 9:08 AM 0 KPLU Radio , CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons A piano prodigy who transcended his work as one of America's finest jazz musicians to ...
Watch: Black R&B Star, Halle Bailey, Transform Into 'The Little Mermaid' JG 5:44 PM 0 Over the weekend the world finally got a sneak peek at Disney’s controversial live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid,” starring Black...
Drake leads 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards Nominees With 14 JG 4:01 PM 0 Photo courtesy Republic Records America may have invented hip-hop, but thanks to the 6 God, Canada may currently have the edge on it when i...
Busta Rhymes Honored as Icon, Megan Thee Stallion Ties for Songwriter of the Year at 2022 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards JG 5:57 PM 0 Megan Thee Stallion tied for songwriter of the year honors. Hip-hop legend Busta Rhymes was honored for his contribution to the art form and...