Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Even the harshest critics of hip hop, who once said that rap music was a fad that wouldn’t last, must bow to the reality that the inner city cultural phenomenon has gone mainstream.  This weekend at the Kennedy Center the first Words Beats and Life Hip Hop Festival concludes with performances that capture the essence […]

At a point in time, years ago, while her boyfriend slept, Queen Afi Gaston straddled his waist, put a gun against his head and pulled the trigger. But, the gun didn’t go off. Queen Afi Gaston’s monologue ‘Broken to Boldness’ discusses how she abused men in her relationships. (Courtesy photo) Now, she travels around the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Wayne has walked out of a television interview after being questioned about his support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In this Dec. 5, 2015, file photo, Lil Wayne performs during Hot 97’s “Busta Rhymes & Friends: Hot For The Holidays” at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The rapper […]

Beyoncé and Jay Z boxed themselves up to pose as Barbie and Ken this Halloween. The couple shared an Instagram photo early Tuesday showing them striking doll like poses inside oversized boxes describing them as “Black Barbie” and “Black Ken.” Their 5-year-old daughter Blue Ivy joined them, wearing a leather Barbie jacket. The family has been busy […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A former hip-hop and rap promoter serving a life prison term will get a new trial on charges that he ordered the killing of a rap group associate, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said a judge made errors that affected the fairness […]

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a bit of footage so intense that it’s almost hard to watch. A respected artist stares into a camera and out comes a torrent of anger and frustration at his enemy. He calls the other man “a pig,” ”an idiot” and “a mutt, who doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Hanks. Tom Cruise. Ben Affleck. None of them have been a match for Tyler Perry’s Madea. In this image released by Lionsgate, Tyler Perry portrays Madea in a scene from, “Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween.” (Daniel McFadden/Lionsgate via AP) In a surprise victory at the weekend box office, Perry’s […]

Ty Hunter has styled multi-platinum selling artist and Grammy Award-winner Beyoncé Knowles-Carter for almost two decades. So when Beyoncé wears a Givenchy gown at the MET Gala, her designer “Ty” is right there, ensuring she looks great. Stylist Ty Hunter. Hunter’s association with Beyoncé is a family thing—he was introduced to the business of R&B […]