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Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars on Tuesday (Sept. 25) after his aggravated indecent assault case in Pennsylvania didn’t go his way. Along with a struggle mugshot showing the entertainer looking lost in the sauce, allegedly a Petty Paul made sure his first meal behind bars was pudding. The Blast […]

The actor’s heli-bungee jump over the Grand Canyon was more than just a social media phenomenon, it was a master class on rejecting fear at every turn.

The National African American History and Culture Museum found itself in the middle of an explosive Twitter debate regarding cultural historian and museum specialist Timothy Anne Burnside, who happens to be white. With critique cropping up that a white person was the lead for an ongoing Hip-Hop exhibit at the museum, the NMAAHC has issued […]

Last week Kanye West went on a rant in Chicago talking about Nick Cannon, Tyson Beckford and Drake.

Utah Republican Congresswoman Mia Love accused Democrats of racism.

Kanye West was so worried about Nick Cannon disrespecting Kim Kardashian, but Daz Dillinger is an entirely different beast. Just our two cents, but we don’t think an Instagram response is going to cut it this time ‘Ye. Dillinger hit IG with a blunt in his mouth and a message that was plain as day: […]

Near the top of the year, Apple announced it was hopping into the wide-open streaming market and introduced a list of original programming. Among them was a series from Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine titled Vital Signs, but Apple’s boss Tim Cook has decided not to go forward with the show for a variety of […]

Another day, another company purchased. We reported on Pandora being acquired by SiriusXM yesterday, now Shazam has been bought by Apple. The long-rumored deal was finalized yesterday (Sept.24) with tech giant dropping $400 million on the app and officially announced by Apple on its website. Speaking on Apple’s latest acquisition, Oliver Schusser vice president of Apple […]

Diddy is the epitome of #BlackExcellence, so it makes perfect sense that he would launch a “Black 100” list to celebrate melanin folks who are moving the needle forward. But is everyone on his list deserving? Of course huge names like Jay Z, Beyoncé, LeBron James, and Lupita Nyong’o made the cut, in addition to […]

Bill Cosby learned his fate as his sentencing for aggravated indecent assault from a 2004 case went to trial in Pennsylvania.

Most celebrities are only concerned with paparazzi and fans bombarding them at their home, but Ed Sheeran is dealing with another set of visitors.