Frank Ocean‘s Blonde was one of the most anticipated and acclaimed albums of the year, so it was a surprise when it was announced that the album wasn’t submitted for Grammy Award consideration. Though many were disappointed, including Kanye West, Ocean isn’t too concerned. “That institution certainly has nostalgic importance,” he told the New York Times in […]
From TIDAL to Roc Nation, to Made In America, Jay has given us the blueprint for flipping the script on oppressive power structures.
The legendary De La Soul readies their fan funded new album, they give fans a taste of what’s to come with a new track called “Drawn” featuring Little Dragon. The record will appear on their upcoming album And the Anonymous Nobody due out on Aug. 26th. The song finally gives De La Soul and Little Dragon a chance to […]
Solo hopped on Twitter and dragged NYT critic Jon Caramanica for filth.
Rihanna covers the newest issue of T, the New York Times style magazine, for their issue that recognizes "The Greats."
Even after becoming an international superstar, Nicki Minaj has never been shy about her feelings regarding women’s issues or being a female in the male-dominated genre of hip-hop. Back in August, when she began tweeting about being overlooked for an MTV VMA nomination as a Black woman, no one thought it would turn into a media firestorm. But it did, especially when […]
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Salons without licenses or that have failed to adequately pay workers for owed wages will be shut down.
Wale and Jerry Seinfeld come from opposite fields in the entertainment world, but the two seem to be an unstoppable pairing. Since the beginning of…
It’s been years since stans of the High School Musical franchise have gotten to experience the on-screen chemistry between Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron, but it…
Shonda Rhimes is focusing on the positives that have come out of the New York Times’ decision to label her an angry Black woman. Most people…
This is what happens when a major news publication doesn’t hire a Black writer to write about us. New York Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley…
