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Whether it’s the lyrics in his music, or the many onstage machinations aimed at driving women wild — which include him losing his shirt amongst

Despite an infectious and scintillating single, “Rude Boy,” that sizzled to the top the charts and stayed there for six consecutive weeks, Rihanna was outsold

Singer-songwriter The-Dream and singer-actress Christina Milian are calling it quits after being married less than a year. Pictures have surfaced of Dream and his “assistant,”

When Eminem posted on Twitter that there would be no Relapse 2 album coming out, fans were thoroughly disappointed … until he announced that his

Despite Rihanna’s music climbing to No. 1 multiple times as well as being one of the most popular recording artists in the world, the ballyhooed

In addition to consistently pushing musical boundaries, the Atlanta duo OutKast has produced some of the most innovative hip-hop videos ever. Big Boi recently sat

 In 1992, DJ Nabs got the once in a lifetime opportunity to tour with Michael Jackson while controlling the one’s and two’s for Kris Kross.

As rumored, Keyshia Cole’s mom, Frankie Lons, has confirmed to the media that she is headed for a stint on the VH-1 hit show “Celebrity

A British-based travel company has configured an international tour for travelers who want to visit Michael Jackson’s favorite worldwide destinations. The tour, the New York

There was a point when Big Boi’s solo debut seemed to be nothing more than a myth. Three years in the making and several pseudo

Kelis has never been afraid to make noise. On her new album, Flesh Tone, the boisterous singer who brought all the boys to the yard

Mary J. Blige, the undisputed Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, has finally gotten her GED and has enrolled as a freshman at HBCU giant Howard University.

Hip-hop has changed dramatically since its beginnings in the late 1970s. The days of socially conscious lyrics produced by the likes of Kurtis Blow, Public

Things seem to be heating up around R&B singer Trey Songz. He almost sparked a mini riot at the Essence festival during a Carol’s Daughter

As the super-sized Superdome blares out the last musical note well after midnight, TV One is just cranking up the graveyard shift of the Essence

NEW ORLEANS – It was already a precarious predicament within the small, suffocating confines at the Carol’s Daughter event in the French Quarter. And that

There was a lot of hype surrounding Janet Jackson’s performance Friday night at the Essence Music Festival. For many, the belief was that this may

Just when you thought Dwele was only doing jingles for McDonald’s, he surprises fans with his fourth studio album W.ants, W.orld, W.omen. This time around

Was it just me or was the absence of Jay-Z, Rihanna and Beyonce at the BET Awards extremely conspicuous and curious to you? It was

First R. Kelly was accused of urinating on an underage girl. Now, the singer is being accused of p—— on his employees. An ex-employee of