The Hip-Hop Doc Speaks On Barbershop Initiative

Weed Found on Kurtis Blow during TSA Pat Down

*Hip Hop veteran Kurtis Blow has reportedly been fined for drug possession after airport security guards found a stash of marijuana on him during a body scan in Los Angeles.

The rapper, real name Kurtis Combs, was busted after walking through one of the newly-installed full body scanners at…

J Lo’s Sex Tapes Problem Won’t go Away

*Uh oh, J.Lo is on front-street with some dirty, dirty sex tapes. The singer/actress filed an injunction against her ex-husband, Ojai Noa, from making public some very, very intimate videotapes of…

Google, Smithsonian Commemorate Rosa Parks Today

Dress by Seamstress: Rosa Parks TR2007-5.271 object From BFM Collection-National Museum of African American History and Culture

*Today marked the 55th anniversary of…

Diddy Gets Player’s Award and Snoop Has Song for Prince William

*This Saturday, Diddy will be honored with the Player’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 33rd annual Players Ball in Los Angeles.



The event will also serve as the birthday bash of the legendary pimp of pimps Bishop Don “Magic” Juan. Guess who will be on the…

Jay-Z Sports Club Coming to an Airport Near You

*Airports across the country are due for a change. Jay-Z has decided to take on the task and install a sports-themed 40/40 club in several airports. Hov and his club partners, Juan and Desiree Perez, have in turn partnered with Delaware North in the venture.



“The 40/40…

Ne-Yo to Make a Killing on CSI: NY

*Ne-Yo is to set to make a guest appearance on the CBS crime drama “CSI: NY.”

People.com is reporting that the singer, real name Shaffer Chimere Smith, will play a suave assassin in an installment expected to air during February sweeps.

A rep for the series said: “Ne-Yo will be playing a professional…

Senate GOP Vows to Block All Democratic Bills

*Senate Republicans intend to block action on virtually all Democratic-backed legislation unrelated to tax cuts and government spending in the current postelection session of Congress, officials said Tuesday, adding that the leadership has quietly collected signatures on a letter…

Nicki Minaj Felt Up by Regis Philbin on Live TV

*First Rihanna, now Regis.

What is it about Nicki Minaj that makes people actually act on an impulse to touch her inappropriately?

Days after Rihanna grabbed her around the butt pads while hugging her in…

*R. Kelly really made a comeback on the Soul Train Awards Sunday night. He was at peak performance as he commanded the stage for the entire beginning of the show.…

Kevin Powell to Write Official Tupac Bio

*Kevin Powell has been in the media quite a bit in 2010 especially with his run for Congress in Brooklyn. Now, he is on to another list of projects for the coming year.

Beginning December, he will be ushering in 2011 with a 10th anniversary holiday party and charity event for Haiti. Along…

*Ex-Arkansas governor and potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee suggested on Fox and…

Legendary Hip-Hop Monument Saved

*1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, the place where they say hip-hop was born has been saved. The legendary location is where Kool Herc, the father of hip-hop, first got the party started when he DJ’d for his sister’s birthday in the building’s community room in 1973, according to legend.



The…

How Much to Book a Star Like Drake? Try North of $100k

*Who said being famous is hard work? Drake makes it look so easy. The 24-year-old Young Money emcee is one of he highest paid Hip-Hop acts on the concert circuit right now. According to recent docs, Drake is earning at the very least, $155,000 an act!

Although that may seem…

Soledad O’Brien Book Party Hosted by Russell Simmons

*Hip-hop entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist Russell…

Joseph C. Phillips: The Failing Promise of Public Education

*We, the American public, hold it as an article of faith that those responsible for devising and implementing public policy have our best interests at heart. Our best minds are hard at work, striving to make the world a better place. Our elected officials are dedicated…

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Palin Is the GOP’s, Not Obama’s, Worst Nightmare

*Sarah Palin continues to terrorize GOP mainstream leaders. She made Iowa a prime stop on her latest book tour junket. Iowa is the bellwether primary state for every presidential hopeful.



Then the man who unleashed her on the national…

Rihanna: Discussing Chris Brown ‘Makes Me Look Bitter’

*Rihanna says she hates being asked about her bust-up with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown because she’s convinced it makes her look “bitter, pitiful, spiteful and angry.”

The singer was left battered and bruised following an altercation with Brown in early 2009 while he was…

*ESPN’s Chris Broussard looks at the extra security measures taken to protect Miami Heat star LeBron James in his Dec. 2 return to Cleveland. The game will mark LeBron’s first against his former team since taking his talents to…