Pop Culture

  Dave Chappelle may be gone from television, but the brother is still hilarious. In a recent interview with GQ Magazine, the comedian talks about all sorts of things including fame, happiness, Scandal, Donald Sterling, and once buying weed from Idris Elba. During the interview, it was mentioned how Idris used to sell weed at Caroline’s, the legendary New York City comedy club, […]

44-year-old actress Niecy Nash has never been one to be ashamed to say whatever pleases her. In a new interview for Playboy magazine, the author of the relationship book “It’s Hard To Fight Naked”, the star of TVLand’s “Soul Man”, and also the star of HBO’s “Getting On” is dishing up what it takes to keep […]

During a radio interview last week. T.I. skated around a question regarding a rumor about his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle traveling to Africa to have surgery to change her eye color. Turns out the rumor was half right as she didn’t have to leave the country, but she has mostly certainly altered her natural brown eyes […]

Ever since VH1 aired “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story” last fall, it’s been a battle brewing between the ladies of TLC, Perri “Pebbles” Reid, and VH1’s parent company Viacom. In April,Pebbles filed a $40 million lawsuit against Viacom for portraying her “as a conniving and dishonest business woman who hoodwinked three innocent girls and exploited their talent for her […]

The marital problems of Columbus Short and his estranged wife, Tanee McCall has landed back in the news, this time involving Short’s friend Tilly Key. According to TMZ, Key has reportedly filed a battery report against McCall last week following a taped February altercation involving the 33-year-old violently attacking and threatening the actor’s friend, while she […]

One of Maya Angelou’s many memorable moments took place during the filming of the 1993 drama, “Poetic Justice,” where she diffused an argument involving the film’s star, Tupac Shakur. Angelou recalled the moment during a 2013 interview with George Stroumboulopoulos. “I didn’t know who he was… He was into a big rowel with another young man,” she recalled during the […]

Kanye West has never been accused of keeping quiet when things are important to him. This week, his public campaign to appear on the cover…

In recent weeks Gospel singer, Erica Campbell has received a lot of unexpected backlash over a promotional picture for her forthcoming solo CD titled “Help.” The Mary Mary singer posted a photo on her personal Instagram account that caused some members from the Christian community to deemed the pic inappropriate. According to Clutch Magazine, Stacey Woods of Impact Outreach Ministries lashed […]

Prince has announced that he will be headlining the 20th annual Essence Music Festival in New Orleans in 2014. This isn’t the first time the singer has performed at the festival. In 2004 he performed on the 20th anniversary of his hit single “Purple Rain.” He has also make rounds at other major festivals, headlining this year’s […]

In the December issue of Shape Magazine, Mary J Blige opened up about how Whitney Houston’s death inspired her to lead a different lifestyle. “Whitney Houston’s death really crushed me,” she said. “I saw someone so incredibly talented just diminish, and I refuse to go out like that.” Mary went on to admit that she […]

Eddie Murphy joined Arsenio Hall Tuesday night and addressed a question that has followed them for years: WHY has there been no “Coming to America” sequel?

LeVar Burton recently shared his thoughts with New York Magazine on the release of Steve McQueen’s film, “12 Years A Slave,” 36 years following the airing of “Roots.” Burton admits he has a few concerns regarding the interpretation of slavery films, including The History Channel’s remake of “Roots.” “At the screening of 12 Years a Slave, no less a personage […]