NNPA NEWSWIRE — Singleton was a father to seven children including Justice, Maasai, Hadar, Cleopatra, Selenesol, Isis and Seven Singleton. In addition to Boyz N the...
LA FOCUS — CBS is set to air over 20 hours of Big3 basketball coverage—including a June 22 season opener and the September championship—as part of...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — With election day approaching, Obama took the stage at Cass Tech and weighed in on President Donald Trump, health care, the importance of...
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic Too soon. As the opening credits start to roll, you wonder why the producers didn’t’ give moviegoers a...
LOS ANGELES (UPI) – Chelsea Clinton was not turned off by rapper Kanye West’s announcement to run for president; instead, she thinks it may have a...
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...
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...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unprecedented security was in place for the “Straight Outta Compton” film premiere. Invited guests had to navigate various barricades and pass through...
(Entertainment Weekly) – Word of a new Dr. Dre album inspired by the forthcoming N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton has circulated for weeks, but according to Ice Cube,...
Hip-hop artist and actor Common has joined the cast of Barbershop 3, according to Entertainment Weekly. The Grammy and Academy Award winner will star alongside Ice Cube...
LINDSEY BAHR, AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chris Pratt left the CinemaCon crowd in stitches with his irreverent, high-energy and slightly racy comments at...
SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Universal Pictures and the filmmakers behind the planned N.W.A. biopic are distancing themselves from an offensive casting...
On Wednesday, Universal Pictures released the first official photo of the cast for the upcoming biopic “Straight Outta Compton” about the iconic gangsta rap group N.W.A. The...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic The film 21 Jump Street was a hip, focused, comic homage to the 1980s TV series. 22 Jump Street is an unfocussed potpourri of...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Kevin Hart is becoming the crown prince of comedy. These days, he’s the little, impish comedian who serves up big,...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Hip Hop has celebrated its heritage in recent weeks on many different platforms showcasing its rich love for the art form...
