Beyonce keeps it coming with her latest video from I Am…Sascha Fierce.
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Common Plays the Dow Jones Like A Pimp
In a new Funny-or-Die skit, Common plays the money-burning Dow Jones as a 70s pimp who was “sound as a pound until the Man double-crossed him.”
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“Ruined” Playwright Wins Pulitzer
Brooklyn playwright Lynn Nottage wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Ruined, starring Condola Rashad.
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Kanye, Common and KiD CuDi “Poke” Lady Gaga
You know that catchy pop jingle that follows you everywhere, and is on constant rotation all across the radio dial? Well, KiD CuDi and his boys thought they might have some fun with it.
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Black Star Reunites
It’s been a minute, but Mos Def and Talib Kweli are back…
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Erykah Badu Tweets As Stalker Is “Hogtied and Pepper-sprayed”
As Erykah Badu was preparing to leave for her SXSW show on Saturday night, a stalker was subdued by police officers on her front lawn. And of course, Badu tweeted the whole account for her Twitter followers.
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KiD CuDi Is Bugging Out
Check out Consequence and CuDi’s remake of the A Tribe Called Quest classic “Bugging Out” from the Low End Theory.
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Rashida Jones: Beautiful Mind
That smile. That face. That brain. Rashida Jones steals scenes as effortlessly as she does our hearts.
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Daughter of Mrs. Huxtable Makes a Name for Herself
Twenty-two year old Condola Rashad is receiving glowing reviews for her role as Sophie in the Off-Broadway play Ruined.
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Chanel Iman to Appear on “Gossip Girl”
The hottest model in the game is slated to make an appearance on the hottest TV show.
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Chanel Iman: The Wonder Years
She is one of the most popular models in the world. She’s also leading the latest pack of young women of color to break through the often-segregated fashion industry. Not bad for an 18-year-old.
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Shepard Fairey Arrested; Accused of Stealing Obama Image
Not the best week ever for the man whose portrait of our president landed in the Smithsonian…
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Chris Brown Manhandles Rihanna?
Chris Brown turned himself into the LAPD tonight and is accused of attacking an as-of-yet unidentified young woman. It isn’t confirmed that the woman is Rihanna, but the couple both pulled out of their scheduled Grammy performances last-minute…
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New Track from Still Unreleased Big Boi Album
Yet another single, “Ringtone,” from Sir Luscious Leftfoot…
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All That Glitters IS Gold
Small group show of graffiti artists at Brooklyn’s McCaig-Welles Gallery outshines any exhibit hanging in the “art capital” Manhattan…
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Moving Forms
Nick Cave’s “Soundsuits” are otherworldly sculptures waiting to be worn…
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On the Streets
Photographer Martha Cooper is known for capturing the birth of a culture in full color. Her latest exhibit, “Street Shots,” brings together her life’s work at Subliminal Gallery in LA.
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