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Turn The Lights Out! Now you know the saying, “Turn The Lights On!” After 10 weeks of its debut, Kelly Rowland’s “Motivation” featuring Lil Wayne hits #1 on the Billboard Hip Hop/R&B charts. She knocks Miguel’s “Sure Thing” down a notch, making this her biggest solo single. Meanwhile Beyonce’s single “Run The World (Girls)” has […]

“Dark Girls” is a new documentary by Bill Duke that explores the deep-seated biases and attitudes towards skin color, particularly that of dark-skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture. What are your thoughts on this controversial issue within in the black community? Are we still stuck on “color concept” in the 21st […]

Young Jeezy and DJ Drama mixtape “The Real Is Back” drops this Saturday May 28th @ 1:03pm Est. They calling this the reunion of the undisputed champions of the mixtape game.  The long awaited “TM 103” is finally set to drop this summer. Related Post: Young Jeezy & Tity Boy “Count It Up” (Remix) [MUSIC […]

Kelly Rowland’s “Motivation” has hit #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Chart. She is no longer #2, both literally and figuratively. After 10 weeks on the chart, Kelly’s latest single knocked Miguel’s “Sure Thing” down a notch and nabbed the #1 spot. This marks Kelly’s biggest solo song to date! Can’t wait to hear more from […]

Osama bin Laden’s former mistress Kola Boof, is making waves for here recent assault on rapper Wale via Twitter, claiming the rapper does not celebrate black beauty. Boof attacked the DC-based Nigerian rapper in a barrage of tweets, for what she sees as a lack of African women his music video “Pretty Girls.” Boof’s Tweets […]

Trina took some time out from playing baseball with her “Millionaire Girls Club” crew to speak with Vlad TV about holding the title of XXL’s most consistent female rapper of all time. The Diamond Princess also commented on being listed on Vlads Top 25 Most influential southern rapper list as well. She and Missy Elliott […]

Imagine physically going to some of the greatest locations in music: Kool Herc’s apartment, Rick Rubin’s dorm, Kanye’s High School, Aretha Franklin’s childhood home. Wild, right?! As part of our Black Music Month celebration in June, we’ve lined up a partnership with Foursquare to help bring a local, real world context to all the great […]

Kim Kardashian is engaged to Kris Humphries, her New York Nets baller beau. While we’ve all heard rumors about her 20.5 carat ring worth $2 million, we can now see it, in all it’s glory, up close. Kim came out of hiding today and flashed the sparkler while going through security at LAX airport. We […]

A new short documentary, “Dark Girls” by acclaimed director, Bill Duke explores the often touched upon subject of prejudice towards darker skinned African American females in the entertainment industry and media. Dark Girls: Preview from Bradinn French on Vimeo. RELATED STORIES Just Curious: Do Rappers Have A “Light-Skinned” Preference? Is Kanye West Obsessed With Light […]

Actor Richard T. Jones, star of the “Why Did I Get Married” films and “The Wood,” gave possibly the worst commencement speech ever last week while at the University of Maryland University College. It is not uncommon for celebs to be asked to speak words of encouragement to graduating seniors, but it seems Jones couldn’t […]