Lupe Fiasco has had a tumultuous year, between putting out a new album and dealing with his record label. The powerful lyricist explains in an interview with Tavis Smiley why he wanted to commit suicide and more about the long journey to putting out the highly anticipated album “Lasers.” Lupe Fiasco’s “Lasers” To Debut At […]

One day after being arrested in a massive drug raid in Baltimore, Felicia Pearson, better known to most as Snoop from HBO’s drama series The Wire, is proclaiming her innocence.

Kobe Bryant‘s The Black Mamba mini-movie/advertisement for Nike was a surprisingly fun watch, directed by Robert Rodriguez.  Like any movie ever shot, there are plenty of moments that did not make the film.  Here are a few featuring the cast of Kobe, Kanye West, Bruce Willis, and Danny Trejo.

50 Cent has been known to be a trouble maker in the music industry and it may be easier to pick his top ten beefs, but it is just as easy to pick 50 Cent’s top 10 songs. After dealing with industry politics and the politics of the streets, 50 Cent found himself along side […]

Rihanna visited the hilarious Chelsea Handler on The Chelsea Lately Show. Ri Ri talked about performing in Australia and seeing a handful of dark skinned black people and that it’s rare to see them in Australia. Rihanna Says No To “Bodyguard” Remake

For as much television we watched after school back in the ’90s, we’re wondering how we completely forgot about this 1993 commercial for Nintendo’s Super GameBoy attachment for the SNES featuring voice overs from RZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, and Prince Paul.

Power 105.1 “The Breakfast Club” sat down with Shaq’s ex-wife Shaunie O’Neal, the executive producer of Vh1’s “Basketball Wives” and “Football Wives. Shaunie is behind all the drama that we love to watch… With the reunion coming up, Shaunie talked about Evelyn Lozada and Tami Roman’s big fight, Royce Reed returning to next season, and […]

Chicago Bulls hottie Derrick Rose graces the cover of ESPN The Magazine’s ‘Style Report’ issue. The issue includes features on Derrick Rose’s Chicago-inspired style. Take a look at the behind-the-scenes video: NBA All Star Game 2011 Eye Candy

BALTIMORE-The creator of “The Wire,” David Simon has written a piece in Slate Magazine about the recent arrest of Felicia “Snoop Pearson.” RELATED: Black Presidents in the movie theaters First of all, Felicia’s entitled to the presumption of innocence. And I would note that a previous, but recent drug arrest that targeted her was later […]

President Obama, speaking at the ‘White House Conference on Bullying Prevention’ this week, said that as a child he was bullied for his ‘big ears’ and his unusual name. He states that he ‘didn’t emerge unscathed’ from the torment, and stressed that ‘bullying is not a rite of passage for youth, but a practice that […]

100.3 The Beat’s Kendra G shows love to Mary Mary for being stylish while making music in the name of the Lord. Hear what Erica, Tina and Kendra G had to say about the fashion evolution of Christian women. Kyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:630,height:390,p:”7582″,s:1211823,tbid:”216″});

Eminem‘s recent Chrysler ad that ran during the Super Bowl celebrated the history of the automotive industry in his hometown of Detroit.  In another video from a few years ago, Eminem celebrates his hometown with an open letter illustrated with video footage from around the Motor City.