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Are We Really Ready For An Ice-T and Coco Reality Show?
May 3, 2011 – 8:55 am | One Comment
Are We Really Ready For An Ice-T and Coco Reality Show?

Rapper and O.G. Ice-T is certainly a busy man these days. Of course, the man who infamously wrote and performed “Cop Killer” has made a living out of playing a cop for years (from New …

Sinbad’s New Reality Show: Is He Trying Too Hard?
April 30, 2011 – 9:00 am | No Comment
Sinbad’s New Reality Show: Is He Trying Too Hard?

Comedian/actor Sinbad has been trying desperately to get his career back in order over the past few years. We’ve seen him release a Comedy Central special entitled Sinbad: Where U Been? We saw his very …

Are You Ready For Another Tyler Perry TV Show?
April 28, 2011 – 9:25 am | 3 Comments
Are You Ready For Another Tyler Perry TV Show?

Hot off the heels of his #2 showing in the box office with Madea’s Big Happy Family, Tyler Perry and TBS have announced that a third television show by Perry will soon hit the network.
Based off …

Why You Should See The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
April 24, 2011 – 12:58 pm | No Comment
Why You Should See <i>The Greatest Movie Ever Sold</i>

Filmmaker and social commentator/critic Morgan Spurlock, who brought us films such as Super Size Me and Freakonomics, is up to his old tricks again.
The topic of interest this time? The utter pervasiveness and ubiquity of …

Is NBC About To Ruin Michael Scott’s Finale In The Office?
April 22, 2011 – 9:00 am | 2 Comments
Is NBC About To Ruin Michael Scott’s Finale In <i>The Office</i>?

One. More. Episode. That’s all that Michael Scott—the fearless leader of the Scranton branch of Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company—has left on NBC’s hit show, The Office. After 19 years with Dunder-Mifflin, Michael (played by Steve Carell) …

Video: Beastie Boys “Make Some Noise”
April 21, 2011 – 9:02 am | No Comment
Video: Beastie Boys “Make Some Noise”

The Beastie Boys have embarked on a monumental marketing campaign for their first studio album in years. The campaign includes but is not limited to enlisting the likes of Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood, Danny McBride, …

Michael Vick To Grace The Cover Of Madden ’12?
April 19, 2011 – 2:47 pm | No Comment
Michael Vick To Grace The Cover Of <i>Madden ’12</i>?

As it turns out, the answer to the question in the title depends on you. As we’re just getting over our March Madness brackets and have now turned to our NBA Playoff brackets, it turns …

Nas Shows Off His Sense Of Humor In This Viral Video
April 16, 2011 – 7:26 am | 2 Comments
Nas Shows Off His Sense Of Humor In This Viral Video

Any true hip-hop heads on planet Earth know the voice of Nas. He’s one of many rappers (especially from New York) influenced by the smooth and laid-back mafioso criminal types, so his voice is soft, …

ABC Cancels All My Children & One Life To Live
April 15, 2011 – 3:12 pm | No Comment
ABC Cancels <i> All My Children</i> & <i> One Life To Live</i>

How am I going to get the 411 on Erica Kane‘s latest marriage and find out whether the Vicki‘s going to beat Echo‘s a$$ for sleeping with Charlie when ABC has gone and canceled All …

Video: Murs “Varsity Blues”
April 14, 2011 – 11:04 am | No Comment
Video: Murs “Varsity Blues”

Murs has been making a name for himself on the underground hip-hop scene for the better part of the last 20 years. The cunning lyricist is known for his sharp wit, succinct flow and, of …

BET CEO Debra Lee Says The Network Has Improved Its Image
April 13, 2011 – 8:39 am | One Comment
BET CEO Debra Lee Says The Network Has Improved Its Image

BET has been under fire for its portrayal of African-Americans for what seems like an eternity and rightfully so. But the network has vowed to clean up its image as of late with new programming …

Ashley Judd Blames Hip-Hop For The World’s Ills—Did She Go Too Far?
April 12, 2011 – 9:01 am | One Comment
Ashley Judd Blames Hip-Hop For The World’s Ills—Did She Go Too Far?

In a new memoir detailing many little-known secrets about her own life as well as the lives of her famous family, Ashley Judd is truly letting it all hang out. She’s not just dishing dirt …

Nicki Minaj Gives A Lap Dance In Atlanta
April 11, 2011 – 10:39 am | 4 Comments
Nicki Minaj Gives A Lap Dance In Atlanta

Nicki Minaj must have been feeling like “Darling Nikki” this past weekend when she performed in Atlanta as part of Lil Wayne‘s “I A Music” tour. The baddest babe in rap pulled an audience member …

The Black Agenda To Air On MSNBC Sunday
April 9, 2011 – 10:27 am | 3 Comments
<i>The Black Agenda</i> To Air On MSNBC Sunday

While Black History Month (and the anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) has come and gone, the struggle for equal rights, opportunity and favorable public perception must still rage on. With …

Catch “Lion,” Episode 1 Of The LeBrons Cartoon
April 7, 2011 – 8:52 am | No Comment
Catch “Lion,” Episode 1 Of <i>The LeBrons</i> Cartoon

Today marked the unveiling of the first episode of The LeBrons, an animated series in which LeBron plays all five protagonists á la Eddie Murphy in the early 90s. The show is meant for kids …

Are You Ready For Wrestling Wives?
April 6, 2011 – 10:32 am | No Comment
Are You Ready For <i>Wrestling Wives</i>?

The first thing that comes to mind when hearing that VH1 is producing yet another show about wives is “Damn, where are all the husband shows?” But when you think about it, VH1′s upcoming reality …

Blaxploitation: A Retrospective
April 5, 2011 – 12:09 pm | 2 Comments
Blaxploitation: A Retrospective

As the iconic Black Power Movement of the late 60′s and 1970′s was sweeping the nation on a political and cultural scale, the same values of pride and identity began to take shape in film …

Is The Secret Life Of The American Teenager Too Real?
April 1, 2011 – 9:15 am | 6 Comments
Is <i>The Secret Life Of The American Teenager</i> Too Real?

Every now and then, a media phenomenon comes along that divides generations. Lady Gaga, Beyonce, and Keeping Up With the Kardashians can all be placed in this category, along with The Secret Life Of The …

First Look: X-Men: First Class
April 1, 2011 – 9:00 am | One Comment
First Look: <i>X-Men: First Class</i>

On the heels of the successful spinoff X-Men Origins: Wolverine, comes a new film in the X-Men universe. This one’s a prequel entitled X-Men: First Class. Set in the 1960s, the film focuses on the relationship …

Rihanna Talks Pain, Sex, Chris Brown & Her Father In Rolling Stone Cover Story
March 31, 2011 – 1:08 pm | One Comment
Rihanna Talks Pain, Sex, Chris Brown & Her Father In <i>Rolling Stone</i> Cover Story

Rihanna lets it all hang out in her cover story for Rolling Stone magazine—sex (she like to be submissive), relationships (she’s single), and her father (she pities yet understands him) are all open for discussion. …

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