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Media mogul Byron Allen’s four year court battle against cable titan Comcast has finally reached the Supreme Court. According to Deadline, Supreme Court justices weighed in on the $20 billion discrimination case that Byron Allen filed against Comcast for violating the nation’s oldest Civil Rights Law that prohibits businesses from discriminating against people of color in […]

Urban One, founded by businesswoman,  entrepreneur, and company chairperson Cathy Hughes, has emerged as the largest Black-owned and operated media company in the United States. Founded in 1980, the company will be celebrating the 40th year of existence by way of the Urban One Honors celebration taking place early next month. The Urban One Honors will […]

Though Max B’s been on his iron vacation since 2009, his name and presence on the New York Hip-Hop street scene still looms large and though he’s serving a 75-year sentence, his right-hand man, French Montana has hinted that the wavy rapper would be touching home sooner than later. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4vB2jZnyTo/ But until the Harlem representative […]

Police have identified a man who made headlines after stabbing another man while waiting in line at Popeyes. According to TMZ, Prince George’s County Police Department in Maryland have issued an arrest warrant for Ricoh McClain naming him as the one responsible for the fatal stabbing that took place last week that left Kevin Tyrell Davis dead. […]

Don’t expect to see Kodak Black out in the free world anytime soon. The South Florida rapper was just sentenced to 46 months in prison on federal weapons charges. According to the Miami Herald, the rapper’s lawyers were seeking a sentence of 37 to 44 months or less, per court records. Reportedly, the prosecution requested […]

While services such as Ancestry and 23andMe promise to link your information to other like-minded users in order to uncover their familial and genetic history, a smaller yet similar service is now in the hot seat. GEDMatch isn’t as large a company as the aforementioned services, but a Florida judge ruled that an Orlando police […]

Back in August, rumors hinted at Apple replacing the 15-inch MacBook Pro with a bigger 16-inch model. Today (Nov.13), the tech giant confirmed them by unveiling what it calls “the world’s best pro notebook.” With the introduction of its new 16-inch MacBook Pro, Apple’s latest offering is geared towards music producers, game developers, photographers, filmmakers, […]

A few months ago Bronx MC Remy Ma was involved in a Love & Hip-Hop related scuffle with fellow castmate Brittney Taylor, allegedly, during a concert at Irving Plaza. But because the code of the streets is dead in this current Hip-Hop era, Taylor decided to get law enforcement involved and is suing Ma for […]

Meet Christian Serratos aka the woman who will be playing the Queen of Tejano Selena Quintanilla-Perez in an upcoming Netflix series based on the life of the superstar. The streaming service released the first glimpse as Serratos as Selena as she looks over her script before donning the icon’s feathered bangs, red lipstick and signature purple jumpsuit […]

Lauryn Hill may have had issues with tardiness and the IRS, but when it comes to a loan she gave a close relative-she expects her money on time. According to The Blast (editor’s note: this was first reported last year by Bossip), Lauryn Hill is suing her cousin, Gerald Hill, over an unpaid loan that […]

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The world lost an every day funnyman last month when John Witherspoon unexpectedly passed away. Now his death certificate has been revealed and the legendary comic passed away from a heart attack. Witherspoon was dealing with several heart-related ailments, including coronary artery disease. He also suffered from hypertension. The comedian died on October 29 at her Sherman […]