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White college students stumped on Jeopardy

Avoids African-American History to the very end Every year you can count on the TV game show Jeopardy having their College Championship series. This week

Former TLC member Crystal Jones left the group because of Pebbles

One individual who was important to the real TLC story is Crystal Jones. Jones founded TLC (originally 2nd Nature) with Tionne Watkins and Lisa Lopes, the future T-Boz and Left-Eye, but was unceremoniously ousted early on in favor of Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas. The film portrays Jones as a talentless footnote to the group’s beginnings, and she spoke to RO about the way the film portrayed TLC and her history.

Kanye attacked the same photographer Britney assaulted with an umbrella

The photographer who Kanye West attacked at LAX this past Friday (July 19th) is actually the same photographer who provoked Britney Spears to go postal with an umbrella back in 2007. Spears was in the middle of a very public meltdown six years ago, when the photographer–who simply refers to himself as “Dano”–began to get aggressive with her on the street.

Jay-Z explains his falling-out with Timbaland: ‘It just ruined the whole process’

Jay-Z and Timbaland have worked together numerous times over the past decade-and-a-half, most recently on Jay’s platinum-selling new album Magna Carta Holy Grail. But shortly after the project was released, it was revealed that Jay and Tim had been estranged for several years following their work on Jay’s 2010 album The Blueprint 3.

Black Music Month: 20 Greatest R&B Songwriters

The songwriter is sometimes the most overlooked component in hit making. The singer gets the adulation, the producer gets the accolades–and sometimes the songwriter gets

Gucci Mane’s history of violence

Gucci Mane was indicted on one count of aggravated assault this week, after turning himself into authorities last week following a warrant being issued for