Summer’s Eve Commercial is Racist? (Video)

Black GOP Member Rips DNC Chairwoman with E-mail

Allen West (R-Fl.)

*Congress seems to be on edge lately with all that is at stake if the budget isn’t worked out and the payment made before the country defaults on its massive loan.

But, in the middle of such an important measure,…

Big Sean Treats Every Success Like It’s His Last

Big Sean poses in the press room at the BET Awards '11 held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 26, 2011 in Los…

Sorry Andre 3000, No Jimi Hendrix Biopic for You

*Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Andre 3000, but you will not be playing the role of legendary rock star Jimi Hendrix in a biopic. According to reports, the deceased guitarist’s estate shot the whole thing down.

Although the film project was just a rumor to begin with, his estate has confirmed more documentary footage…

R. Kelly Released from the Hospital Following Tonsil Surgery

*A rep for R. Kelly says the R&B star is out of the hospital following throat surgery earlier this week.

Spokesman Allan Mayer said today that the 44-year-old singer left Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and is recuperating at home.

Mayer says it still isn’t clear when the Chicago-native might be well…

Pharrell Williams Dream: Qream Is New Women’s Beverage

Article written by: M Dee Dubroff

Due to hit shelves later this month, a new drink named Qream is the creation of Hip-Hop producer, Pharrell Williams. In partnership with Diageo, one of the world’s largest liquor maker, Pharrell is the latest Hip-Hop artist to turn entrepreneur via the liquor business. [Read about …

Nicki Minaj E! Special

Article written by: Andre Sanchez

Posted on: July 19, 2011

On July 13th, one of the hottest stars in Hip Hop had a special moment on television; her life story told for the first time. From her humble beginnings in Trinidad to a budding actor to her decision to pursue a rap career, Nicki Minaj has always hustled to find where she belongs in this world. She eventually found a home with Lil…

Fox News Owner Shuts Down 168-Year Old Paper in London Amidst Scandal

Owner of News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and News for the World Editor, Rebekah Brooks…

Cong. Black Caucus Rejects Obama-backed ‘Gang of Six’ Debt Plan

Congressional Black Caucus Chair U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) (C) speaks as (L-R) U.S. Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA), U.S. Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Ca), U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard…

Robert N. Taylor: Michele Bachmann Once Again Distorts the History of Slavery

Michele…

Judge Calls Out Keyshia Cole as Illiterate

*Singer Keyshia Cole didn’t exactly make a good impression with a judge in New Jersey, reports TMZ.

Cole was in front of the judge because she was being sued by a promoter who paid her $15,000 up front in 2006 for an appearance, but didn’t bother to show up.

The judge called Cole’s testimony…

Mean Spirited Breakfast Club Morning Show Crew Makes Lil Mama Cry

*Lil Mama has been publically and privately criticized since her debut. At a appearance on a morning radio show, the artist was brought to tears after insults about her face and her lack of relevance and talent, she burst into tears.

“I’m not here to encourage anybody to support…

Roc Nation’s J. Cole Has a ‘Sideline Story’ to Tell

*J. Cole is trying to bring storytelling back to hip hop with his debut “Cole World: The Sideline Story,” his first official release for Jay-Z’s Roc Nation.

“The album sounds incredible. I feel like it’s gonna pave the way,” the 26-year-old told us at the recent BET Awards.

The streets have…

Trey Songz Lands Lead Role in Big Screen Horror Flick

*As if there weren’t enough singers and rappers turned actors, Trey Songz is joining the bunch.

The saucy singer will be playing one of the lead roles in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre…

Anthony Mackie: Actor Turned Bartender Turned Chef

*Actor Anthony Mackie is trading in the scripts for a whole new career as a bar tender and chef. Yes, that’s right. He’s opening NoBar on Nostrand Avenue in Bed-Stuy.

In an interview with Grub…

T-Pain Says Goodbye to Auto-Tune; Hello to ‘T-Pain Effect’

*T-Pain says it’s time to move on from Auto-Tune – a retirement some folks believe is long overdue.

For his upcoming album, “rEVOLVEr,” the Atlanta MC tells Billboard.com that he’s ditching the audio production software that dominated his previous three albums in favor of technology of his own invention — The T-Pain Effect, a…

Report: Nonstop Arguing, ‘Idol’ Envy Led to J.Lo/Marc Anthony Split

*People says it has a Marc Anthony plant who gave them the scoop on what led to his sudden split with Jennifer Lopez – although it wasn’t really sudden, according to the source.

The decision to separate actually came “after months of…

R. Kelly Has Emergency Throat Surgery

*The AP is reporting that singer R. Kelly is hospitalized today because he had to have emergency throat surgery

Allan Mayer, Kelly spokesperson, said that doctors drained an abscess on one of Kelly’s tonsils on Tuesday and that the singer will be “laid up indefinitely” at Chicago’s …

En Vogue Tour Still On But Because of Dawn Robinson Don’t Expect New Music

*Everyone was excited when 90s group En Vogue announced that they would be reuniting to record new music and go on tour.

Well it’s a new year and…

Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams to Collaborate for New Project

*Robin Thicke is about ready to do a follow-up to his 2009 “Sex Therapy” CD and he’s teaming with Billionaire Boy for the project.

The new CD is due out in late 2011 or early 2012.

Other possible collaborations just might include Pharrell…