MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Filmmaker and photographer Philip McGraw is looking to refocus the community’s lens on Twin Cities Black artists. His new film 8 Seasons of Art captures the...
[CRANK LUCAS ON YOUTUBE.COM] [fvplayer src=”http://youtube.com/watch?v=-MLn78dfPR4″ splash=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-MLn78dfPR4/maxresdefault.jpg”] Crank Lucas gives a humorous take on the evolution of Hip Hop and it’s complicated relationship with American drug...
By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) I am quite confident that what I am about to write will prove to be quite controversial, but I...
Jay Balfour, COMPLEX NEW YORK (Complex) – Original Story: It’s been a weird year for Iggy Azalea. Ever since Q-Tip delivered a much-needed hip-hop history lesson to the Australian...
(Hollywood Life) – Aww! While Christina Milian has been hesitant to give her relationship with Lil Wayne an official label, the R&B songstress has finally given...
(International Business Times) – The filmed story of N.W.A. is straight outta competition at the box office. And thanks to a third consecutive week atop Hollywood’s...
Special to the NNPA via The Skanner BMI proudly presented its BMI Icon award to GRAMMY-winning songwriter, composer, producer, arranger and guitarist, Nile Rodgers, at the...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Straight Outta Compton” is the No. 1 movie in North America for the second week straight. Universal’s biopic of rap group N.W.A....
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Straight Outta Compton” is a box office force. The N.W.A biopic earned $60.2 million in its opening weekend — even more...
LOS ANGELES (EURWeb.com) – The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), is proud to announce that it will celebrate the 25th anniversary of “Boyz N the...
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Dre and Ice Cube denied long-standing charges of misogyny against N.W.A in a new interview with Rolling Stone. The new N.W.A...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Warning: This isn’t some chump change Sundance indie movie about the rap group NWA. Nor is it a should-have-gone-straight-to-DVD afterthought...
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Busta Rhymes has been charged with assault after allegedly throwing a protein drink at a Manhattan gym employee. Authorities say 43-year-old...
HARTFORD, CONN. (AP) — Rapper 50 Cent says in a Connecticut bankruptcy court filing he spends $108,000 a month on his expenses, including $5,000 for gardening....
(NME) – Drake has dropped another diss track aimed at fellow rapper Meek Mill. The pair engaged in a public dispute recently when Mill accused Drake of...
(Reuters) – Rapper Meek Mill scored his first No. 1 album on the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, far outpacing R&B artist Miguel...
(Reuters) – U.S. rapper “The Game” turned himself in to Los Angeles police on Monday after hitting an off-duty officer during a pickup basketball game earlier...
(Reuters) – Rapper A$AP Rocky landed his second No. 1 album on the U.S. weekly Billboard 200 chart on Wednesday, holding off fellow rapper Boosie...
ATLANTA (UPI) — Ludacris and wife Eudoxie Mbouguiengue welcomed their first child this week. The 37-year-old rapper, born Christopher Bridges, and Mbouguiengue announced the news Thursday on Instagram. The...
NEW YORK (UPI) — Talk-show host and recording artist Queen Latifah will go up against comedian Marlon Wayans on Thursday’s edition of Lip Sync Battle. Spike released a video preview...
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Rapper Layzie Bone of the Grammy Award-winning group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony helped a driver who went into diabetic shock and nearly ran into...
I really hate getting nominated for @bet awards. They're so bogus. — AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) May 18, 2015 NEW YORK (UPI) – Shortly after Azealia Banks was...
PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ chief law enforcement official called Snoop Dogg a “dope smoking cop hater” before reprimanding a state...
(MTV News) – With Furious 7 leaving viewers feeling far more emotional than usual when exiting the cinema, it’s not surprising to hear that Wiz Khalifa was touched...
Los Angeles (IBN Live) – Rapper Nicki Minaj is engaged to boyfriend Meek Mill. After teasing engagement news on social media, the 32-year-old rapper finally confirmed her...
