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NBC The Roots‘ co-founder Black Thought is coming out with a new release, and this time it’s not music. Variety reports the rapper, born Tariq Trotter, will be sharing his life story in a memoir titled The Upcycled Self. The book will start with the story of Trotter burning down his family home as a child and include “dramatic stories of the four […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Janelle Monáe is expressing admiration for a “lipstick lover” in a new song dropping Friday. The star announced the single via a clip in which she sings part of the track over the sounds of an acoustic guitar. “I’ll take my time/ Just wanna feel your hips on mine/ I really got a thing for my lipstick […]

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Nick Cannon‘s multiple jobs are essential to taking care of his 11 children. In an interview with Los Angeles Times, he revealed he needs to earn at least nine figures to maintain his lifestyle. “When you think about my lifestyle, I have to generate at least $100 million a year,” Cannon said. […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC Offset played the role of a prince when he attended the LA premiere of The Little Mermaid on Monday. He escorted his dates, daughters Kulture and Kalea, whose dresses complemented his black-and-white ensemble. “Mermaid premiere with my princesses,” he wrote on Instagram alongside snaps from a photo shoot. While on a red carpet, he expressed the importance of bringing his […]

Courtesy Austin City Limits Festival Kendrick Lamar is headlining the Austin City Limits Music Festival when it returns to the Texas city in October. The rapper will be sharing headlining duties with Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, ODESZA, Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette, The 1975 and Hozier. Also featured on the bill are Lil Yachty, Kali Uchis, Coi Leray, GloRilla, Serayah and a slew of native Texans. All artists will perform on […]

Courtesy Live Nation Lil Yachty is taking a Field Trip across the world to perform songs off his most recent album, Let’s Start Here. The Field Trip Tour will take him to 39 cities in North America and Europe, including New York, Toronto, Washington, D.C., and London. The North American leg kicks off September 21 and wraps on November […]

Robin L Marshall/WireImage Omarion is opening up about his future love life.  The R&B singer chatted with Shannon Sharpe on the May 8 episode of the Club Shay Shay podcast and shared his views on dating. When asked about what his ideal woman would be and how he would find her, O candidly answered, “She finds me.” “It’s been a while […]

CBS/Jack Taylor (NOTE LANGUAGE) CBS has reversed its decision to cancel S.W.A.T., announcing on Monday that the popular show will return for a seventh and final season, according to Variety. “We have listened to our viewers and their outpouring of passion for S.W.A.T. and have reached an agreement to renew it for a final season […]

Sonja Flemming/CBS Salt-N-Pepa are rappers and mothers who were able to balance both careers and family throughout the course of their careers, but it wasn’t something those in the industry believed was possible. Speaking to Tamron Hall, Pepa revealed they made the decision to become mothers because they knew they were capable of handling both jobs. “They could recognize ’cause we […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Nicki Minaj‘s decadeslong career includes quite a few accomplishments, a lot of which were made before and with her debut album. Taking to Twitter Sunday, the rapper reminded fans of that while resharing a post that claimed her Pink Friday photoshoot wasn’t much of a topic. “Ok but no one has discussed the LEGENDARY! Pink Friday shoot. […]