Amid outcry from the state police union, a New Jersey university has decided to cancel a commencement speech from rapper Common over a song he wrote a fifteen years ago in honor of Black activist Assata Shakur. Kean University students expressed interest in hearing Common speak at graduation in large part due to his powerful and emotional […]
Rihanna’s not exactly known for emotional songs. The pop star’s album titles alone — 2007’s Good Girl Gone Bad, 2009’s Rated R, 2010’s Loud, 2011’s Talk That Talk and her most recent Unapologetic — are proof that Rihanna has a tendency to be more tough than tender. Hits like “Rude Boy,” “Talk That Talk” and […]
New York rapper and Dipset member Juelz Santana is back to dealing with the judicial system again. He recently received two years probation for threatening the neighbor who called the police on him when he and his girlfriend were having an altercation in 2009. A judge in Bergen County decided the conditions of Santana’s, born LaRon James, […]
They say it’s best to hear it from the horse’s mouth — in this case, that’s Michelle Williams. Michelle confirms on camera that Destiny’s Child will NOT be reuniting on stage during Beyoncé‘s highly anticipated performance at the Super Bowl in a little over a week. Apparently, Michelle is going on a 16-city run of […]