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It’s been a long time coming for R&B songstress Brandy Norwood who reached stardom in the 90s with the release of her self titled debut…

Singer Miguel talked about the state of R&B in an exclusive interview with NecoleBitchie.com. Miguel, currently enjoying the success of his latest single “Adorn,” joined…

There will be no Beverly Hills Cop 4… for now. Eddie Murphy will reprise his role as Axel Foley from the 1984 classic that spawned…

Nas has released the video for “Bye Baby,” the latest single from his most recent album, Life Is Good. Like the song, the video chronicles…

Ray J checked in for an interview on “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show“ to talk about his role portraying HeadKrack on TV One‘s “The Rickey Smiley Show.”…

On the eve of what would have been Michael Jackson’s 53rd birthday, veteran entertainment attorney James Walker has been tapped by Clark-Atlanta University to teach…

I had no idea of its existence a few hours ago, but Fearless magazine has a cute cover with Angela Simmons. Simmons serves as guest…

Only Chris Brown can get away with rocking blue hair! The “Sweet Love” singer debuted his new tresses last night, on Instagram, but quickly deleted…

Newsone  is  reporting that Hip Hop executive mogul  Chris Lighty has passed away. Chris Lighty is the founder of the  record and management company Violator, which has managed the careers of many notable artists such as 50 Cent, P. Diddy, Mobb Deep, Busta Rhymes, and others. Click here for more info From Allhiphop.com  New York Times […]

In today’s lesson on sexual health and the importance of a condom, a woman is reportedly suing Kris Humphries for allegedly giving her herpes. What?…

Monifah of “R&B Divas” surprised many of her fans when she came out of the closet and revealed that she was a lesbian, and she…

Rob Kardashian is putting the brakes on the rumor that he had a date with Rihanna over the weekend. The two were seen go-karting and…