After years of dragging his legendary mother’s name through the mud over shady business practices, Shanga Hankerson, the son of soul singer Gladys Knight, is headed to federal prison.Hankerson, the former owner of the Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Atlanta, was sentenced to prison over tax issues at the once-famed restaurant because he…… MORE
Four-time Grammy-award-winning rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Missy Elliott will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce reports.Elliott’s star will be located outside the new location of Amoeba Music on Hollywood Boulevard. To celebrate the honoree, Ciara, Lizzo, and Elliott’s manager Mona Scott-Young will all…… MORE
Travis Scott and his partner Kylie Jenner said they were “devastated” to learn that at least eight people, including teenagers, died after a chaotic crowd surge toward a stage where the rapper was performing at Friday’s Astroworld Festival in Houston.Jenner, the cosmetics mogul, and reality TV star said the two were not aware of fatalities…… MORE
Joe Budden seemingly came out on the latest episode of his podcast, saying that he is bisexual.Joe Budden has officially come out as bisexual on his podcast, claiming that he is sexually attracted to both men and women. This comes after years of speculation about the retired rapper’s sexuality.“I’m bisexual,” he said on his show…… MORE
Grand opening, grand closingThe internet was buzzing after Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jay-Z created his own Instagram account. Now, the IG account is gone. It looks like Hov only made the account to promote the Netflix film “The Harder They Fall.” Jay-Z is one of the co-producers of the Western flick starring an…… MORE
See ya next year.Fans of the Fugees just got hit with a gut punch. The New Jersey Hip-Hop trio of Lauryn Hill, Pras Michel, and Wyclef Jean announced that their planned fall tour has unfortunately been postponed.In a statement posted on their official IG account, the Fugees relayed that they’ve decided to delay the tour…… MORE
The Hollywood star also talks about her latest role in the BET+ series ‘Sacrifice.’The BET+ series Sacrifice drops today and Paula Patton is reprising her role as Daniella Hernandez, an entertainment lawyer who knows how to fix any crisis. Set in Los Angeles, the series follows the often-complicated personal life of Hernandez and her high-stakes…… MORE
The social media giant is putting a stop to its technology that identifies people in photos. We look at what prompted the move and what it means for usersFacebook has announced it is deleting about 1bn “faceprints” it used as part of a facial recognition system for photo tagging, citing concerns with the technology.Meta, the…… MORE
Multi-platinum rap superstar Cardi B will host the 2021 American Music Awards,In what’s sure to be an epic celebration of music, the five-time AMA winner expressed excitement about hosting the awards show for the first time.“When I received the invite to host the AMAs, I was so excited,” Cardi said in a statement. “I’m ready…… MORE
The 51-year-old rapper and Rock Hall inductee already made his first post.For years, Jay-Z has flirted with the idea of being online.He had a short stint on Twitter, but now, after his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it seems that the hip-hop icon is ready to embrace his own social media…… MORE
Montell Jordan has revealed that the prostate cancer that he recovered from has now returned. Jordan has already had his prostate removed and said even though it was removed, he still needs to go back and have treatments because it’s been detected that there is still cancer. He called the situation ‘alarming’, but is also…
Teyana Taylor told her fans that she needs to have emergency throat surgery. In her IG Story posted on Wednesday, Taylor said her doctor found a non-cancerous growth on one of her vocal cords. Taylor said she had been dealing with voice problems and some discomfort for a while. She’s glad that doctors caught the…
Megan Thee Stallion just added a couple more titles to her resume. The Hot Girl Coach is slated to star in a new K-pop competition series for Apple TV+ alongside Psy. It’s called KPopped. The concept is simple — Western artists team up with K-pop stars to reimagine some of their hits. The Western artists…
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are trying to get their client released before his October sentencing. On Tuesday, Diddy’s lawyers petitioned Judge Arun Subramanian to release Combs on a $50 million bond and allow him to live in his Miami mansion. Combs is currently awaiting sentencing in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. Earlier this month, Combs…