Photo by: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella The late rapper DMX’s daughter is ready to have conversations that some adults aren’t ready for! At the tender age of 10, Sonovah Hillman Jr. lost her aunt, and uncle to fentanyl addiction, and her father due to a drug overdose. After attending a 10-week D.A.R.E. program led by […]
Photo by: Urban One Last night was a time to remember as we witnessed history happen at the 65th Annual Grammys! Urban One made our presence known and felt at the red carpet of the award show as our lovely sistaaaa Jessie Woo held phenomenal interviews with some of our favorite artists! With the phenomenal […]
Photo by: (Right: Jaafar Jackson) by Araya Diaz/Getty Images for REELZ. (Left: Michael Jackson) by Kevin Mazur/WireImage. After a worldwide search, director Antoine Fuqua has finally found the perfect actor to play the late Michael Jackson! The legendary director revealed in an Instagram post that the King of Pop’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, son of Jermaine Jackson […]
Photo by: Marcus Ingram/Getty Images We are devastated to report the sudden death of Brandon Smiley, the eldest child of the Urban One family member Rickey Smiley. He was 32 years old. “I lost my oldest son #BrandonSmiley this morning. “I’m okay, but please pray for my son’s mother Brenda, his siblings and his daughter […]
Photo by: Theo Wargo/Getty Images Legendary news anchor, Al Roker shared “frightening,” facts of his operation and his journey to recovery when he appeared on NBC’s Today Show. The news anchor returned to NBC’s Today Show on Friday, January 6th after he received a challenging 7-hour surgery to “correct a bunch of internal stuff.” “Look, […]
Photo by: Paul Archuleta/Getty Images Anita Pointer, the musician best known for being a part of family group The Pointer Sisters, passed away on December 31st at the age of 74. The late singer lost her battle with cancer that was “somewhat lengthy and heroic,” her representative shared with TMZ. “While we are deeply saddened […]
Photo by: Chris McKay/Getty Images for Live Nation Rapper Gangsta Boo, a former member of the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, has passed away. She was 43. The Memphis native, born Lola Mitchell, was found dead on Sunday in her hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. It is unknown at this time what caused the death. “The […]
Rapper Theophilus London's family pleaded with him to return home in a frightening press article that surfaced yesterday.
Ed Reed, a Super Bowl champion and Hall of Fame inductee, has agreed to take the position of football head coach at Bethune Cookman!
Photo by: David Becker/Getty Images Al B. Sure! discusses his difficult medical journey in his first interview since emerging from a two-month coma. The R&B musician and radio DJ revealed that he had a liver transplant in an interview with Fox 5 New York on Tuesday, December 13. He talked about his path to adopting […]
Photo by: Christian Petersen/Getty Images Congratulations are in order for Chris Paul as he graduated from Winston-Salem State University! Just hours after helping the Phoenix Suns defeat the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, Paul traveled to North Carolina to attend his Winston-Salem State University graduation in person. “When I was about to walk across the […]
Photo by: Josh Brasted/WireImage Congratulations to Lil Wayne on this huge accomplishment! The Recording Industry Association of America officially certified Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop” as Diamond, over 15 years after it became his first No. 1 song (RIAA). “My first joint to go diamond wowwww!!!” the New Orleans rapper said before paying tribute to the late […]