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Why Have All The Rap Groups Disappeared?
Times have changed in Rap. Though the genre is more popular and visible than it’s ever been, the genre is extremely saturated and anyone with a computer or a phone can spit a verse that someone on the...
While Black Folks Need to Stop Saying Trump’s Most Recent Assassination Attempt Was Staged, We’re Skeptical About Everything For a Reason
The only normal thing about the 2024 presidential election cycle is that nothing is normal. I mean you’ve got one Democratic presidential candidate dropping out, another coming in and MAGA extremists ...
All the Times Donald Trump Spiraled During His 2024 Presidential Campaign
The presidential election is less than two months away and some believe Donald Trump has made a fool out of himself in an attempt to beat his opponent Vice President Kamala Harris. It’s too early to t...
Diddy Dirty Money’s Kalenna Harper Has Some Words After Being Named in Dawn Richard’s Diddy Lawsuit 33 Times…And It’s Messy
Former Diddy Dirty Money member Kalenna Harper spoke out out about being named multiple times inthe recent lawsuit filed against Diddy by her fellow groupmate Dawn Richard. Her response might raise mo...
Family Says Young, Black Man Was Lynched In NC, But Is That How He Really Died?
A TikTok video about the alleged lynching of a Black truck driver has taken over social media. Police claim there’s no reason to assume foul play. However, the victim’s family believes there’s a cover...
Black Twitter Responds to ‘White Will Smith’ Making This Shady Joke About Our Will Smith During the 2024 Emmys
In the year of our Lord 2024, you would think everyone in and outside of Hollywood would’ve grown tired of Will Smith/the slap jokes. But that definitely wasn’t the case at the 76th Primetime Emmys on...
Did Diddy Threaten J. Cole With This Shockingly Violent Act in 2013?
The weird and uncomfortable stories about Diddy continue to grow, and they always seem to involve some of the more notable figures in the entertainment industry. Read more…
UFC Mistakes Terence Crawford For Kendrick Lamar Because, Apparently, All Black People Look Alike
You’d think in 2024, certain major entities confusing Black celebrities for one another wouldn’t be a thing—but sadly here we are. On Saturday night during a UFC 306 broadcast, the camera panned in on...
Law Roach, Naomi Campbell Clapped back at Rihanna, And Black Internet Is Upset
It looks like stylist Law Roach and supermodel Naomi Campbell just got their lick back against Rihanna in response to her seemingly shady move towards them during New York Fashion Week. Read more̷...