Desperate for help, Dee Barnes’ GoFundMe page has now surpassed its $5,000 goal. Nineteen years ago, Dee Barnes, a hip-hop reporter and former TV host, portrayed Dr. Dre and N.W.A. in a negative light. She ran a segment about the popular rap group on F…
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Price of Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Drops 70%
Neverland Ranch has been on the market for years, though this is the most drastic price drop yet. Just days before the controversial HBO documentary Leaving Neverland is slated to air, the infamous Ranch has been re-listed for $31 million. That’s down…
Beyonce & Jay-Z’s ‘Apes**t’ Video Causes Record Attendance Levels at the Louvre In Paris
The Louvre in Paris is crediting Beyonce and Jay-Z’s video ‘APES**T’ with creating record attendance numbers in 2018. The dynamic duo came together as The Carters this year to release the video in June. So far, the video has garnered more than 147 mil…
‘Hamilton’ Makes History With More Than $4 Million Holiday Week
The award-winning musical broke Broadway records with its highest ever grossing week.
Nicki Minaj Donates $25,000 to ‘Job-Shamed’ Geoffrey Owens
Brutally ‘job-shamed’ actor Geoffrey Owens is now experiencing a benevolent reaction from established stars. That includes the charitable Nicki Minaj. For those burnt out on Nicki Minaj’s ‘diarrhea of the mouth’ tirades o…
The Village Voice Is Shutting Down for Good — No New Articles
The Village Voice is shutting down for good, just a year after the historic paper stopped its print edition. According to a report from The Gothamist, owner Peter Barbey called a staff meeting where he revealed the change and let everyone know operatio…
8 Inspiring Quotes From Legendary Singer Aretha Franklin
Honoring the Queen of Soul, who died on Thursday.
Aretha Franklin Is Reportedly ‘Gravely Ill’ In a Detroit Hospital
Singer Aretha Franklin has been hospitalized in ‘gravely ill’ condition, per reports As of late Sunday, a number of reports surfaced that the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin is “gravely ill” and has been hospitalized…
A Life-Sized Statue of Chris Cornell Is Being Erected In Seattle
The City of Seattle is all set to honor Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, who tragically took his own life last year in May after a concert in Detroit. Since then, Soundgarden fans have been petitioning the city to honor the late singer in some fashio…
Chance the Rapper Buys Chicagoist to Battle Fake News & Racism
Chance the Rapper just purchased the defunct local news site Chicagoist — and debuted four new songs. Chance the Rapper is taking shots at the ‘fake news media,’ as revealed in his latest single that debuted at midnight on Wednesday. Chanc…