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Offset hospitalized after shooting incident outside Florida casino

Authorities confirm non-life-threatening injuries as an investigation continues and suspects are detained.

Rapper Offset is recovering in a Florida hospital after being shot in Hollywood on Monday evening, according to his representatives and local authorities.

A spokesperson confirmed to Variety that the 34-year-old artist, whose real name is Kiari Cephus, is in stable condition and under close medical supervision. “He is stable and being closely monitored,” the statement said, adding that he is receiving treatment for a gunshot wound.… Read more

J. Cole Takes His Talents To The Chinese Basketball Association

J. Cole is making what appears to be his final run in professional basketball.

The 41-year-old rapper has officially joined the Chinese Basketball Association, signing with the Nanjing Monkey Kings. The organization released a statement announcing Cole’s arrival, noting that he plans to play point guard.

Shortly after news broke, videos surfaced of the Fayetteville MC getting shots up as he prepared for his debut. The Nanjing Monkey Kings had a game later that day, though Cole did not appear in the matchup.… Read more

Brandy admits ‘there is distance’ between her and Ray J right now, and she’s ‘loving him from afar’

On her relationship with Ray J, Brandy said that taking time apart is “best for me and my peace.”

Brandy says that in order to protect her peace, she’s had to put some “distance” between herself and Ray J.

The singer, known to many R&B fans as the “Vocal Bible,” has been more candid about her personal life than ever with the release of her memoir, “Phases,” where she details her rise to fame at a young age and everything that came with it: from reflecting on her relationship with Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris when she was a teenager and he was an adult, to becoming a mother at 23, to her final words to Whitney Houston before the legendary singer died in 2012.… Read more

Celebrate Black Joy: This Week’s Best Uplifting Moments

By Bridgette Bartlett Royall ·

These days, it is easy to feel like the world is on fire: all of our bills are too high, we’re at war with Iran, the government is…Well, you know how stressful politics is right now. Our news cycle usually feels like one sad or depressing story after another. But, there is still an abundance of Black joy and Black excellence in our midst. So we’ve gathered up some of the week’s most cheerful news to help take your happy meter up a notch.… Read more

Who is to blame in the case of Trick Daddy vs. Alpha Kappa Alpha?

The Miami rapper performed at a conference for the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, but his show was shut down in the middle of the set.

Should the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. have booked Trick Daddy for their conference in Atlanta? Should Trick Daddy have sung his raunchiest lyrics for the sexagenarians in the crowd and told them to put their hands up if they wanted their [censored] ate? Does anyone have footage of the contract meetings that took place between the “Nann” artist and the Pretty Girls?… Read more

Pepsi drops Wireless Festival sponsorship over Kanye West booking

The rapper’s previous antisemitic comments and music have prompted backlash from top political leaders in the UK.

Pepsi has dropped its sponsorship of Wireless Festival as event organizers are facing backlash for choosing Ye, formerly Kanye West, as the headliner.

Pepsi has been a main sponsor of the UK festival for more than a decade, now issuing a short statement to British media: “Pepsi has decided to withdraw its sponsorship of Wireless Festival.” The company’s decision comes after political leaders in London took a stance against Wireless Festival for bringing West on, given his history of antisemitic comments and use of Nazi symbolism in his art.… Read more

Swae Lee talks about how he got the opportunity to write the hook on Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’

The Rae Sremmurd artist spoke about writing the hook for Beyoncé’s single “Formation,” and discussed how writing songs for women has challenged him.

Did you know that Swae Lee is behind one of Beyoncé’s most iconic hits?

Talking to “The Breakfast Club,” on Friday (April 3) the Rae Sremmurd artist revealed how he wrote the hook for “Formation,” off of Bey’s 2016 album, “Lemonade.”

“That’s just [Mike Will Made It]. Mike Will don’t ever sleep, he be working all the time,” Swae said about the producer.… Read more

‘I couldn’t even get out of bed’: TSA agent reveals hidden toll of government shutdown

People wait in long TSA security lines at John F. Kennedy International Airport on March 22, 2026 in New York, New York. The travel disruptions continue as hundreds of TSA agents quit or work without pay during a partial government shutdown. U.S. President Donald Trump said ICE agents will be deployed to U.S. airports on Monday, with border czar Tom Homan in charge of the effort. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

A TSA agent based in California opens up in this exclusive interview with theGrio about how she’s been navigating the partial shutdown.… Read more

Jay-Z’s Wealth Isn’t The Problem. What He Does With It Might Be

By Javian Baker, Ph.D.  ·

Lately, it feels like everyone has something to say about billionaires. And more often than not, those conversations end up circling the same question: are they inherently the problem?

This past week, GQ magazine featured an interview with the Hip-Hop mogul and billionaire Jay-Z. Much has been written about Jay-Z’s billionaire status over the years, and the conversation has rekindled after a recent Pew Research Center study reveals 1 in 3 young Americans view being a billionaire as “morally wrong.” … Read more

This New Beauty Series Makes Black Makeup Artists More Visible

In an industry full of insiders, this new cultural beauty series is unlocking the gate-kept door. The Beauty Breakdown, a live series spotlighting emerging artists and industry transparency, found its home in the creative sanctuary HEVN Studios over the weekend in an intimate space led exclusively by Black women.

The series is the brainchild of HEVN Studios founder Imary Mezquita, Mind Candy Beauty founder Lyric Christian, and Nyala “Lala” Chamberlain, the makeup artist behind celebrities like Lala Anthony, Aweng Chuol, and Simone Biles.… Read more