Tony Touch Releases Never Before Seen Footage Of Busta Rhymes & ODB

Episode One of Tony Touch’s Piecemaker 3 Countdown Tony Touch has accumulated a lot of film over the last 20 years and now he’s ready to share it with the world. He will be releasing The Piecemaker 3: Return Of The 50 MCs on July 9th and to lead up to that he is dropping ...

Batman Takes On Deathstroke In The New ‘Arkham Origins’ Trailer

A fresh look in to Batman: Arkham Origins Today we get a look inside the upcoming Batman video game, Batman: Arkham Origins. The game takes place well before the setting of the previous Arkham video game titles so here you’ll play as an inexperienced Batman taking on enemies for the first time. Check the new ...

Real Madrid Manager Jose Mourinho Set To Leave After This Season

The Special One will move on The 50-year old manager will be leaving the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of this season the club has said today. The President of the club, Florentino Perez had this to say “We’ve decided to bring our relationship to an end at the end of the current season, the ...

Bridget Kelly Visits The Breakfast Club [Video]

Next up on Jay-Z’s Roc Nation roster (on the music front) is NYC’s own Bridget Kelly: a young, sassy brunette with an old school way of singing, she could be her generation’s Teena Marie.  This is could definitely be the case with the right song. Earlier today she stopped by Power 105′s The Breakfast Club ...

K. Michelle Releases New Track, “V.S.O.P.”

In the mood for some Very Special Old Pale Cognac…or let’s just keep it simple at “V.S.O.P”?  ”V.S.O.P.” is the first single off of K. Michelle’s Rebellious Soul album, and it’s produced by Pop & Oak.  The aura is smooth, and contemplative as she sings over the sampled beat of Debra Laws’ “Very Special” about ...

South African Whites Question Their Future

In South Africa, apartheid has been over for two decades. So it's really no surprise that being white in the country feels different now from the way it did under the forced system of harsh, institutionalized racial segregation that curtailed the rights of black residents in favor or the ruling Afrikaaner population.

As the BBC's John Simpson acknowledges in a piece today, the legacy of apartheid means that white South Africans still have a disproportionate influence on the economy, politics and media and have far more wealth than their black counterparts. But Simpson, seemingly somewhat nostalgic for "the old days" when "the apartheid system looked after whites and did very little for anyone else," wonders whether they -- especially the working-class among them -- have a future in the country.

Look below the surface and you will find poverty and a sense of growing vulnerability.

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'Scandal,' Black Women and the Super-Black Mammy-Jezebel

Writing at the Shadow League, Megan Livingston explains why Olivia Pope is a game changer and an everywoman.

I do not nor did I ever, care who the mole was, at least not much. I was even a little fuzzy on why it mattered, in part because the act of watching Shonda Rhimes' newest creation, marathon-style, does inspire the onset of a nasty case of plot-twist overload dizziness. But the truth is, pretty much all I want is to see Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III, in all his WASP regalia as the fictional 44th President of the United States, grab Olivia Pope's butt. You know, because it's a black butt. And it's on TV. And at the same time, and for the same reasons, that last thing I ever want to see is him grab her butt; in fact, I place my crisscrossed fingers over my eyes so that I do not see it, because I am an American.

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How the Obama Administration Talks to Black America

It's hard to avoid the conclusion that this White House has one way of addressing the social ills of black people -- and particularly black youths -- and another way of addressing everyone else, writes Ta-Nehisi Coates at The Atlantic.

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Va. Lt. Gov Candidate's Questionable Views

Minister and lawyer E.W. Jackson won the GOP nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor on Saturday. The development has inspired some to take a new look at his strong -- and, some would say, outrageous -- views on everything from President Obama's "Muslim sensibilities" to a KKK-and-Planned Parenthood comparison.

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Enough of Nice-Nasty Christianity

Christians should stop wielding religion as a tool of oppression, write Evette Dionne at Clutch magazine.

"The Fighting Temptations" is one of the funniest, tongue-in-cheek depictions of the Pentecostal Baptist church ...

Though Paulina is a caricature, my then 14-year-old brain couldn't comprehend how any Christian could be so devious and conniving. Paulina was the polar opposite of what I was fed in church, so I turned to my mother for answers. My mom's answer was succinct: "All Christians don't follow God's word."

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Rock The Bells Says Show Will Go On, Hopefully With The Blessing Of ODB’s Widow

Just days after Rock The Bells announced this year's show would feature virtual performances from ODB and Eazy-E, Ol' Dirty Bastard's widow demanded she be consulted before the project could continue.

Take A Tour Of Michael Jackson’s Estate This Sunday On ’60 Minutes’

On 60 Minutes this Sunday, fans will get an insider's look at Michael Jackson’s estate.

VIDEO: Miguel Drop-Kicks Fan During Performance

If you haven't seen this video yet, you will want to see it again and again.

Miguel Lands On Fan, Bieber Booed, Swift Wins Big At Billboard Music Awards

Chris Brown mimicked some fighting moves while Miguel actually (kind of) used some during the 2013 iteration of the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night.

Kanye West Premieres ‘New Slaves’, ‘Black Skinhead’ On ‘SNL’

A day after debuting new song “New Slaves” on the sides of 66 buildings in major cities around the world, Kanye West took the Saturday Night Live stage to showcase the song, as well as […]

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Young Red - Straight Like That ft. Fat Trel, Smokahatas, Bo Deal [Official Video] @DMVHEAT1 DMVHEAT.COM

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Ray Manzarek -- Legendary Rock Club Whisky a Go Go Honoring Doors Death

It's the kind of memorial rock stars dream of ... famed Sunset Strip nightclub Whisky a Go Go -- where The Doors got their start back in the 60s -- will be honoring Ray Manzarek on its marquee for the rest of the week, TMZ has learned.A rep for the…

Ray Manzarek Dead -- 'Doors' Founding Member Dies at 74

Ray Manzarek -- who co-founded "The Doors" with Jim Morrison in 1965 and played keyboard -- has died, this according to the band's official Facebook page. Manzarek was 74. According to the website, Manzarek passed away today at the RoMed Clinic in…

Barbara Walters' Daughter -- Arrested For DUI

Barbara Walters' daughter -- whose troubled childhood was chronicled in Barbara's biography and in several TV specials -- was arrested for DUI in Florida on Sunday, TMZ has learned. According to the Collier County Sheriff's Office, 44-year-old…

Miguel -- Accidentally LEG DROPS Fan at Billboard Awards

2:43 PM PT -- Yeeeah, BROTHER -- Hulk Hogan has officially weighed in on the leg drop heard 'round the world, saying ... "MIGUELAMANIA at least he did it right brother."Miguel was TRYING to jump from the stage to a platform ... but he missed ... and…

Macho Man Randy Savage -- 2 Year Death Anniversary ... Family Pays Tribute at Olive Garden

Exactly two years ago, "Macho Man" Randy Savage died in a car crash in Florida -- and today, the wrestler's family is honoring his memory by eating at a restaurant dear to his heart ... the Olive Garden. Randy's brother Lanny Poffo tells TMZ he and…