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Desperation reached a whole new level for 22-year-old Javeele Thomas. She stole Jalayia Gonzalez, the 4-month-old baby she was babysitting to convince her boyfriend that she’d…

Kevin Garnett has long been known as a player with a bit of an edge on the basketball court, but last night “The Big Ticket” took…

Idris Elba is staying busy. After releasing his first album in November, HBO’s HD rebroadcast of The Wire rekindled interest in his easy-to-hate character  Stringer Bell last month. Now, Elba will…

After years of rumors about the film, a biopic about the life and career of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur is finally set to begin filming this June,…

International sports star Genoveva Anonma revealed that she was asked to strip naked to prove her “womanhood” in front of World Cup officials. Not only was her…

  “We found love in a hopeless place!”   Not quite sure how anyone could see the Playboy Mansion as a hopeless place, but it…

  After being honored at the Golden Globe Awards, Common and John Legend give their very powerful song “Glory” the proper visual treatment.   ‘Selma‘…

  Weezy recently announced that he’ll be releasing the second installment of his ‘Sorry 4 The Wait‘ series. And while he continues to hold the…

Love & Hip Hop’s Yandy Smith and Mendeecees Harris weren’t the only ones happy he was released on bail. Apparently the federal government was as well.…

Does Gilbert Arenas have some issues with his ex-fiancée Laura Govan. If you go by his recent Instagram posts he just might. Last week, Laura’s brother-in-law…

Who knew that something as innocuous as hair braiding would be a federal judge’s concern? But in Dallas it was when Isis Brantley, owner of…

Could 50 Cent be having a change of heart about Empire? According to Lee Daniels he is. Before the Fox smash freshman series even debuted,…