LL Cool J will be the first hip-hop artist to receive the prestigious honor from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, according to new reports.
Beyoncé's mogul rapper husband, Jay-Z, once held a 1 percent stake in the Brooklyn Nets.
Several dates for R. Kelly's "After Party" tour were canceled due to poor ticket sales amid allegations that he is holding women captive in a sex cult.
Simone Manuel smashed the world 100-meter freestyle record in 52.27 seconds Friday in Budapest, beating out world record-holder Sarah Sjöström.
Olympic medalist Simone Biles posted a funny video to her Instagram account Thursday after having her wisdom teeth removed.
Aries Clark, a 16-year-old male teen, was fatally shot Tuesday in the back and back of the head by police outside of a youth shelter in Marion, Arkansas.
Newly released video shows that a Palm Beach Gardens officer was unsure if Venus Williams caused the crash that killed one person on June 9, TMZ reports.
Sgt. Preston Jowers, the oldest surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen, said racial discrimination still "breaks his heart."
Minneapolis acting police chief Medaria Arradondo announced a new body cameras policy Wednesday that requires officers to turn on the tool during all public interactions.
Dr. Calvin Lowe, the Dean of the School of Science at Hampton University, recently won $1 million in a Virginia lottery scratch off game.
A Lyft driver in Chicago was arrested on July 19 after being accused of zip-tying and sexually assaulting a 25-year-old customer.
The family of Jahi McMath, a California girl who was declared brain-dead more than three years ago, is fighting to have a judge revoke her death certificate.