Rapper Mos Def has just announced that he will be changing his rap name to Yasiin at the end of 2011. Mos Def, real name Dante Terrell Smith, feels the Mos Def name has run its course and it’s time for a fresh beginning. “I’m retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I’m actually doing […]

For my first Easter Sunday in New York, I drove to Queens with my significant other to spend the holiday with a fellow alum from Tennessee State University. She and I met through our alma mater’s local chapter. After eating, laughing and chatting, the women headed to the kitchen to help clean up while the […]

Kelly Rowland looks amazing as always on the cover of Runway Magazine fall 2011 issue. The current baddest chick in the game opens up about going through an identity crisis as a child. Kelly shares her story about going to a predominantly white school and having issues with her complexion. “There’s so much peer pressure […]

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Chris Tucker used to get it in as a movie star after appearing in blockbusters like the “Rush Hour” trilogy and other films (“Friday” is STILL hilarious). But we haven’t seen him in any roles since 2007 when he starred in “Rush Hour 3” alongside Jackie Chan. Chris Tucker recently returned to his standup comic […]

Rapper The Game shared his thoughts on closeted gay rappers in a recent sit-down with DJ Vlad. According to Game, he doesn’t have a problem with gay rappers and believes he may have already collaborated with closeted rappers before. He continued, “I think there are several rappers that are in the closet and gay, and […]

You would think that it was Pippa Middleton – not her sister Kate – who walked down the aisle with Prince William this summer judging from the way the media has honed in on her. But what’s even odder than the supplanting of her in the tabloids instead of her future queen sister is the […]

Ray J sure knows how to keep us talking! Take a look at his new haircut, which has us scratching our heads. See Ray J’s new look from more angles at Bossip.com, and let us know if you’re feelin’ it or not in the comments section at the bottom of this page. RELATED POSTS: Ray J […]

If you’re one of those people who seem to be taken by surprise every holiday season, then yes, it’s time to start Christmas shopping! I know, I know. Labor Day is still on the tips of our tongues and you haven’t even thought about the kids Halloween costume yet. It may feel too early, but […]

If you’ve ever tuned into ABC’s show, The Bachelor, you have to wonder why in 16 seasons there hasn’t been one Black man featured as the main star — the bachelor. With the recent announcement that the last edition’s runner up will now be the Bachelor, Zerlina Maxwell of TheGrio wonders if there will ever […]