A$AP Rocky attends the Footwear News Achievement Awards 2024 at Cipriani South Street on December 4, 2024, in New York City. | Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty
Things are heating up for A$AP Rocky as jury selection kicked off on Tuesday in his trial for allegedly firing a gun at a former friend. The stakes are high—if convicted, the rapper could face up to 24 years behind bars—which could explain why the rapper’s lawyer introduced a previously undisclosed legal strategy for the case.… Read more
Aaliyah‘s brother Rashad Haughton is reflecting on his late sister’s legacy on what would have been the singer’s 46th birthday.
In a new conversation with People, Rashad asserted that she would be “the biggest star in the world” if she were alive today.Her legacy continues on,” he added. “So we can imagine, we can dream, but we still have all those incredible works that she did do.”
He also reflected on how kind his sister was and how he misses her sense of humor.“My… Read more
by Sam Moore
Fat Joe has admitted that he doesn’t understand a lot of current Hip Hop.
Speaking to Complex, the “Lean Back” legend confessed that some of the rap music released by younger generations leaves him feeling “confused.”“I encourage the youth and I love the youth, [but] I’ve sat in traffic and [heard the music] — I felt like they were playing devil music right next to me,” he said. “I’m like, ‘Yo, what the fuck?… Read more
Kid Cudi was the victim of a home burglary that went on a little longer than it should have after the perpetrator was caught making himself a bit too comfortable and was eventually caught. The man was seen on Kid Cudi’s security system having a meal, a shower, and even using the bathroom before authorities nabbed him.
TMZ reports that the Los Angeles home of Kid Cudi, real name Scott Mescudi, was burglarized this week, with footage from Wednesday (Jan.… Read more
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Below is the agenda for January 22, 2025.
Date: January 22, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a ban on red dye No. 3, a popular food additive used in food, drinks, and some drugs. The FDA established decades ago that red dye No. 3 had links to certain types of cancer and will no longer be used in the United States.
The FDA issued a constituent update this past Wednesday (Jan. 15) stating the agency’s decision to ban the use of the food additive, citing the “Delaney Clause” from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).… Read more
An officer walks past a sign saying “Altadena Strong-We Will Rebuild” in the Eaton Fire-damaged area on Lake Ave in Altadena, on January 14, 2025. | Source: MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images / Getty
Urban One, the largest distributor of urban content in the country, issued a formal statement in response to the ongoing wildfires in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan region:
All of us at Urban One extend our deepest condolences to the individuals, families and communities that have experienced hardship and unimaginable loss in connection to the recent Los Angeles-area wildfires.… Read more
Lois Walker, 82, walks away from her home, which burned to the ground, after seeing it for the first time after the Eaton Fire raged through Altadena, California, on Jan. 13, 2025. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty
Millions of people across the Los Angeles area are being exposed to wildfire smoke as fires burn through homes and vehicles. The fires in January 2025 have burned thousands of structures, along with the building materials, furniture, paints, plastics and electronics inside them.… Read more
Back view of American civil rights leader and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., dressed in black robes and holding out his hands towards the thousands of people who have gathered to hear him speak near the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. during the Prayer Pilgrimage on May 17, 1957. | Source: Hulton Archive / Getty
UPDATED: 1:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 20, 2025
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s quotes are powerful, timeless, and impactful. They are a testament to the wisdom and eloquence of one of the greatest leaders the Civil Rights Movement has ever seen.… Read more
