Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown’s departure from Manila was delayed Wednesday because of fraud allegations against him and his promoter for a canceled concert last New Year’s Eve. The recording artist, who performed at a packed concert Tuesday night in Manila, was prevented from leaving on a private plane Wednesday pending […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper 50 Cent, ranked by Forbes as one of hip-hop’s five richest artists, downplayed his wealth on Tuesday as he testified in court about his finances, business deals and the media attention surrounding his recent bankruptcy filing. Curtis Jackson, aka 50 Cent, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 21, […]

In this Oct. 21, 2010 file photo, comedian Bill Cosby attends the Hole In The Wall Camps benefit concert at Avery Fisher Hall in New York. Cosby has been removed from the documentary film, “Painted Down.,”about the history of white stunt performers who were “painted down” to look black in order to double for black […]

Comedian Bill Cosby (AP Photo/Todd Williamson/Invision) NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Cosby, in sworn testimony a decade ago, said he had paid women after sex to keep the affairs from his wife, suggested he was skilled at understanding nonverbal cues for sexual consent and called one of his accusers a liar. The New York Times […]

Bruce Washington Jr. aka Hussein Fatal. (Photo Courtesy of www.gofundme.com/z6j498) Another member of the 1990s rap group “The Outlawz” has died unexpectedly.  Bruce Edward Washington, known to the rap world as Hussein Fatal, died July 10 in a car accident in Georgia. At the time of his death, the 42-year-old rapper was in the passenger […]

Rapper Jeffrey Williams, better known as “Young Thug”. (Mug shot photo) Rapper Jeffrey Williams, better known as “Young Thug,” cannot seem to catch a break as he is now being implicated in an attack on another rapper. In April, Lil Wayne’s tour bus was shot up while it was driving along Interstate 285 in Cobb […]

NFL player Russell Wilson, left, of the Seattle Seahawks, and musician Ciara arrive at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) NFL quarterback Russell Wilson and R&B singer Ciara are a celebrity couple, but they did something most couples would not do: They […]

Jimmy Carlton Winfrey ( Photo Courtesy of Cobb County Jail) ATLANTA (AP) — An indictment says a man charged with shooting into Lil Wayne’s tour buses on a Georgia highway called cellphones linked to two rival rappers before and after the gunfire. Jimmy Carlton Winfrey is charged with aggravated assault, racketeering and other crimes. The […]

First, there were whispers about a new biographical documentary of the iconic Nina Simone.  Whispers, because, like the few treasures held tight by African Americans, Simone remains an unadulterated embodiment of blackness.  From the unhinged range of her vocals – chilling, spiritual, alive of their own volition, to her unwavering assault on White supremacy with […]

Temika Moore When acclaimed jazz vocalist Will Downing gushes over Temika Moore, the industry takes notice. Like Maysa and Gregory Porter before her, Moore is not exactly new to music. Her authenticity in a cookie-cutter industry, however, is rare. “When I first heard Temika sing I said to myself, ‘Finally someone new has come to […]

Joseph Robinson Jr., an executive at Sugarhill Records. (Image via Ambrosia Heads) NEW YORK (AP) — Joseph Robinson Jr., an executive at Sugarhill Records and a son of Sylvia Robinson, known as the Mother of Hip-Hop, died Saturday from cancer. He was 53. Family spokesman Greg Walker said Wednesday that Robinson, better known as Joey, […]

This June 28, 2015 file photo Chris Brown arrives at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Three armed men in masks forced their way into a Los Angeles home owned by Brown, locked the R&B singer’s aunt in a closet and then ransacked the place for valuables. Brown was not at […]