Jay Z’s meeting with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his behind the scenes maneuvering to help players like LeBron James get “I Can’t Breathe” shirts in the wake of Eric Garner’s death have been well documented. But according to social activist and author dream hampton, the Carters are also financially contributing to help those […]
The hip-hop community suffered a loss yesterday, and now we’re in the process of healing. Following such an epic Roc-A-Fella reunion during his “B-Sides” concert on Saturday, Jay Z pressed repeat and did it all over again Sunday night in New York City. Jay rearranged his set list to pay homage to Coke Boyz rapper […]
During a concert Saturday night at New York’s Terminal 5, JAY Z reminded fans, haters and nay-sayers that he’s not “a businessman, [he’s] a business, man.” The Hip Hop mogul, in efforts to push TIDAL, his recently acquired music streaming service, performed B-Sides from his albums in front of a screaming crowd. He brought out […]
Hillary Clinton and her husband President Bill Clinton, who have long enjoyed the support of prominent African Americans, has the apparent backing of Beyonce, who recently attended a fundraiser for the 2016 presidential hopeful. On Friday, the former Secretary of State tweeted a photo of “Queen Bey” at a New York fundraiser co-hosted by Epic Records […]
Last month, a Zion, Ill. police officer fatally shot 17-year-old Justus Howell in the back — and like many of the recent incidents involving police brutality, it was captured on camera. Despite the footage, Lake County prosecutors announced that the officer who shot Howell will not face any criminal charges. State Attorney Mike Nerheim claims […]
The legendary Prince held a “Rally 4 Peace” concert in Baltimore in honor of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old man who died in police custody last month, and the city’s residents weren’t the only notable attendees. Prince was joined on stage by singers Estelle and Miguel, but it was Beyonce and Jay Z‘s appearance backstage to […]
There she goes. Again. Just a few days after shutting down the Floyd Mayweather/Manny Pacquiao fight in a red number with a cape fit for a superwoman, Beyonce arrived at the 2015 Met Gala in a barely-there gown that set social media ablaze. The “Drunk in Love” singer arrived to the NYC event fashionably late in the sheer […]
Hip Hop mogul JAY Z is notoriously quiet on Twitter, so when he took it to the tweets this afternoon to defend Tidal, a music-streaming service that he launched last month with a bevy of music’s A-Listers, including Madonna, Jack White, Beyonce, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Coldplay and Kanye West, his “stream of consciousness” quickly went viral. […]
The upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao matchup is being dubbed the “fight of the century,” and boxing fans are making sure they’ll be there to witness history. Tickets to the fight, which were released at 3:00 p.m. on the Ticketmaster and MGM websites yesterday, were sold out within 30 seconds. “I’m sure people were lined up […]
Everyone knows that asking an older woman about her age is something you should avoid, but yesterday a young girl had the courage to ask First Lady Michelle Obama. During the White House’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, a child in the audience questioned FLOTUS about her age. “How old are you?” […]
What once seemed like an uphill battle for Jay Z’s new streaming service TIDAL now looks like an industry takeover. Last night Jay Z took…
