Source: Brian Ach / Getty Pharrell and Jay-Z got back in the studio, and will be dropping a new song this week. The tune, titled “Entrepreneur,” is being rolled out as part of the Neptunes producer’s new TIME magazine cover package titled “The New American Revolution.” The new issue “envisions a Black Future in an America where all people are actually created equal,” per Pharrell and touts convos with activist Angela Davis, rapper Tyler the Creator and tennis star Naomi Osaka, among others. The song will feature the Hip-Hop icons pontificating over beats about collecting the bag despite having all the obstacles thrown in your way as Black men. “The intention for a song was all about how tough it is to be an entrepreneur in our country to begin with,” Pharrell told TIME. “Especially a...
Source: Sheri Determan/WENN.com / WENN Stacy Dash’s soon to be ex-husband isn’t wrapped too tight. After an already questionable decision of becoming the Clueless actress’ 4th/ hubbie, he is now claiming it only went down because he was hypnotized. Say what now? TMZ reports that son, Jeffrey Marty, got caught up in the rapture of love, via church, and wants the marriage annulled. Stacey’s estranged lawyer hubby, Jeffrey Marty, filed new court docs in response to Stacey’s divorce petition … and he’s asking a judge to annul the marriage, something Stacey herself doesn’t appear to oppose. Jeff claims he only took his vows after Stacey’s pastor put some serious religious pressure on him. He says they got hitched on April 6, 2018 — but that’s only because 10 days prior, he claims her pastor “un...
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN We’ve all seen the videos and news about anti-maskers refusing to wear face masks into public establishments and people actually throwing COVID parties in defiance of social distancing rules, but while most would expect this kind of behavior out of pro-Trumpers who believe every lie out of the Racist-In-Chief’s mouth, it’s a bit disturbing to see people in our community join in on such reckless behavior. Remy Ma for one is fed up with people who refuse to rock a face mask and risk not only contracting but spreading the deadly virus and compared anti-maskers to “dirty” people who refuse to wear condoms during sex. We mean, yeah, we can understand that comparison. In an IG story posted last night (August 18), the “Lean Back” rapper made a PSA about any and everyone...
Source: Madison County Detention Center/OWN / Madison County Detention Center/OWN Tim Norman, son of Sweetie Pie’s owner Robbie Montgomery, was arrested in connection with the murder of his nephew Andre Montgomery. According to a local publication, Riverfront Times, Tim Norman was arrested on Tuesday (Aug 19) at his home in Jackson, Mississippi, on charges of conspiracy to use interstate commerce facilities in commission of murder-for-hire, resulting in death, after federal authorities say Norman executed a sinister conspiracy to have his teenage nephew killed in 2016. According to the recent unsealed criminal complaint, Norman had taken out $450,000 in life insurance policies on Andre Montgomery in 2014, and he was the sole beneficiary. The local publication also revealed the timeli...
Source: IPA/WENN.com / WENN Michelle Obama recently debuted her podcast, The Michelle Obama Podcast, exclusively with Spotify recently and it’s already a huge hit with many. In a recent episode, the former First Lady shared that Barack Obama used the quarantine period to connect with his daughters, Malia and Sasha, by teaching them how to play card games, most specifically, spades. Mrs. Obama sat down with award-winning journalist and Washington Post columnist Michele Norris and opened up the “Protests and the Pandemic with Michele Norris” discussion sharing how they’ve been spending time at home with their respective families. In the warm-hearted conversation about family and togetherness, early on Mrs. Obama shared how her family has found a way to maintain their individual pursuits but ...
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty DJ, A&R, and entrepreneur Quinn Coleman has died. He was just 31. According to The Grio, Coleman’s family confirmed his passing on Sunday (Aug 16) through an exclusive statement to the publication confirming the passing of the music executive and son of former BET President and CEO Debra Lee. The statement, which was released on Monay (Aug 17) by a spokesperson for Lee does not note how Coleman passed but does request privacy for Lee’s family at this time. Quinn Coleman, son of Debra Lee and Randy Coleman, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 16 at the age of 31. The cause of death is unknown. Quinn was a loving son, brother, cousin and friend, a passionate DJ and A&R executive with a bright future ahead of him. Debra and her family are devas...
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz While 50 Cent has made it clear that he feels T.I. isn’t on his level for a head on battle he is still keeping his ear close to the tweets. He recently caught wind of a claim that he found quite humorous. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop the Queens native had a good chuckle on the behalf of the self proclaimed king of the south. Last week Tip was a guest on The Fat Joe Show and he discussed a variety of topics including how and why he defined his royal spot below the Mason-Dixon Line. When the discussion shifted to 50 Cent the “Live Your Life” rapper expressed that he only feels Fif has one undisputed classic under his belt. “I love 50. That whole album [Get Rich Or Die Trying] is jammin’. Top to bottom,” he explained. “Bruh, I got five classics. T...
Source: Screenshot / Screenshot A white man most likely needs to go see his physician after catching the fade on London’s underground railway system. The bigoted bloke went on a rather racist rant before a group of Black bruvs decided they had enough and knocked the chatty fellow smooth out. Metro published a story featuring a video of the exchange where the white fellow is seen shouting nonsensical nonsense saying that “this is my home” apparently in a bid to depict to the group of Black youth that they’re invading his precious land. One of the men in the group responded to the man’s zany rant, and a woman who filmed the exchange is heard on the video saying to the man, in short, that he looks and sounds like a dumb ass. Others also can be heard saying that the man has a death wish among ...
Source: Icon and Image / Getty It has been almost 18 years since the murder of Jam Master Jay. On Monday (August 17), federal prosecutors are set to announce that two men have been indicted for the murder of the member of Run-DMC and Hip-Hop pioneer. Born Jason Mizell, Jay was murdered on the evening of Wednesday, October 30, 2002 in a recording studio that he owned in Queens. The gunman was buzzed into the studio, leading to speculation that Jay was at the least familiar with his killer. So far, the New York Times reports that Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan, Jr. have been indicted on charges of murder while engaged in drug trafficking. The news comes from a pair of law enforcement officials who spoke anonymously since it is an ongoing investigation. Washington, 56, is already in prison...
Source: PYMCA / Getty Nas has properly kicked off the campaign for his new album, titled King’s Disease. Today (August 14), the Queens rapper dropped a new singled called “Ultra Black,” produced by Hit-Boy. Source: Mass Appeal / Def Jam As previously reported, Hit-Boy is serving as the executive producer of the forthcoming project, which is out next Friday, August 21 via Mass Appeal Records & Def Jam. It turns out the entire album is produced by Hit-Boy while Gabriel “G Code” Zardes also holds down co-executive producer duties. As for “Ultra Black,” the subdued, mid-tempo tune finds Nas verbally expressing just how extra Black he is, along with one line throwing a sharp barb at Doja Cat to highlight the contrast. Spits Nas, “Sometimes I’m overblack, even my clothes are black/Cash Money...
Source: JIM WATSON / Getty We are truly in the upside-down. The bootleg dictator Donald Trump is doing whatever in his power to keep Americans from using mail-in voting for this upcoming presidential election. Still, it’s quite alright if he and his wife using the reliable method to safely vote. Trump is currently on a mission to make it as hard as possible to allow Americans to safely vote in the upcoming election. He has openly admitted that he is sabotaging the United States Postal Service by not funding the essential service. Trump revealed denying the USPS the money it needs is a part of his plan to ensure it couldn’t handle the influx of mail-in ballots it will most definitely receive due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “If the [coronavirus] bill isn’t gonna get done, that̵...
Source: Photo: WENN.com The more Travis Scott branches out and collaborates with different industries of business the more we’re convinced he is in fact the new head of Hip-Hop’s division of the Illuminati (sorry, Jay). Of course we’re kidding, but word has begun to spread that Cactus Jack is about to get in on a new venture with everyone’s favorite childhood fast-food restaurant, McDonald’s, and pictures of some merch have already leaked online to support the rumors. The collection seems to include a jacket, beanie, and even a yellow umbrella (we got our eyes on that) and will feature both the McDonalds logo and Cactus Jack emblem on them. Watch this sellout quickfast regardless of the slander heads might receive for walking around like they just got off of w...