I Rise
Like the phoenix rising from the ashes
It seems a week doesn’t go by that Miley Cyrus isn’t in the news for something. Smart girl doing all kinds of things to stay relevant even if people are sick of hearing about her. Do you boo. Anyways, this week for Halloween Miley has chosen to pay homage to Lil Kim by dressing up …
Miley Cyrus hit a nerve when she compared herself to veteran songstress Sinead O’Connor. Cyrus said that her video for Wrecking Ball was inspired by O’Connor’s Nothing Compares 2 U. Well that prompted Sinead to write an open letter telling her wannabe mini-me to have a row of seats and stop allowing the music industry …
Thanks to Miley Cyrus twerking is now a worldwide phenomena. All over the web news outlets have been reporting on her crazy (and some have said disgusting) display at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA). It’s such a big thing that ABC News had to call in a scientist to explain it. What is Twerking? …
Prison Break actor Wentworth Miller came out as gay and gave a polite but firm up-middle finger to an invitation to St Petersburg International Film Festival as a “guest of honour”. According to Reuters Wentworth was invited to attend the Russian festival but turned it down because of Moscow’s new anti-gay laws. The actor posted …
Musician Wiley launched an attack on the county of Cumbria after being booed off stage at music festival CockRock on Saturday (20 July) night. Cockermouth Rock Festival organisers in Cumbria have confirmed that they will take legal action against Wiley after he walked off stage during his set. The London-based rapper/grime artist left the stage …
It’s been reported that Trayvon Martin killer, George Zimmerman and another rescued four people from a car in Florida last week. The alleged rescue came four days after he was acquitted of Trayvon’s death. Zimmerman was said to be one of two men who helped free four family members trapped in an overturned Ford Explorer …
It’s been a long time coming but Rapper Lil Wayne finally apologised to the family of murder victim Emmett Till. Wayne caused controversy earlier this year when it emerged he had made a crude reference to Till, a black teenager who was murdered in 1955, in a remix of Karate Chop, his collaboration with Future. …
Actress Halle Berry and French actor Olivier Martinez were married in France over the weekend, her publicist, Meredith O’Sullivan Wasson, confirmed on Sunday. Berry is pregnant with the couple’s child due this fall. They announced their engagement early last year. The couple married on Saturday at a chateau in Vallery, France, attended by friends and …
Let me get this straight: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is featured on the front cover of Essence magazine. Some folks are up in arms, saying he shouldn’t be on the front cover because he doesn’t date black women. Does that sum it up? Actor and former wrestler Dwayne Johnson who is bi-racial (black and Samoan), tops the “Baddest Brothers” …
No stranger to complaints about his airline, Sir Richard Branson was tickled to read a complaint letter to Caribbean airline LIAT which has a partnership with Branson’s Virgin Atlantic. The sarcastic open letter was written by Arthur Hicks and first appeared in The BVI Beacon, a newspaper in the British Virgin Islands, in April, but …
Rihanna‘s Diamonds World Tour touched down in Amsterdam at the weekend and the star immediately treated herself to the delights of the city. On Saturday, RiRi posted several photos on Instagram documenting her blunt smoking adventures with one of her BFFs Jennifer Rosales. Everyone’s dissing on RiRi’s pink veiled beanie but I love it. You …
Straz, who brought us the amazing Spartacus series, have given the greenlight to eight episodes of rapper turned actor, Curtis Jackson’s aka 50 Cent’s drama, Power. The series is executive produced by Jackson and Courtney Kemp Agboh. It tells the story of a wealthy New York City nightclub owner, James “Ghost” St Patrick, who wants …
When Rihanna hit Paris on the French leg of her Diamonds tour she got the chance to hang out in the iconic home of Coco Chanel. In true RiRi fashion, she took to Instagram to document the day, taking pictures all over the couch and steps that are so famous from Coco’s personal photographs. Her …
UK rapper English Frank caused outrage on Twitter for two days when a video of him making racist comments to a security guard was discovered. The recording was taken at the Hip Hop Isn’t Dead event, featuring Black the Ripper, Akala, Swiss, and Ty. Frank referred to the guard as a ‘dumb African’ and when …
After appearing on the season premier of Iyanla: Fix My Life, 42-year-old rapper DMX has said Iyanla did not help him. Speaking to JET on Sunday, 14 April, he expressed that Vanzant “tricked” him and did not stick to the topic that he agreed to discuss. The former Ruff Ryders rapper expected spiritual life coach Iyanla …
In 1965, three years before Mauritius was given its independence, the UK decided to separate the Chagos Islands from the rest of its then Indian Ocean colony. The Mauritian government claims this was in breach of UN general assembly resolution 1514, passed in 1960, which specifically banned the breakup of colonies prior to independence. The …
South Africa’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a Mozambican man who died in police custody. 27-year-old taxi driver Mido Macia, died after being handcuffed to a police vehicle and dragged hundreds of yards, it has been alleged. Officers have claimed they put Mr Macia in a police van in order to take him …
Rapper Kanye West ended his second show at the Hammersmith Apollo in London by screaming his head off then throwing the mic so hard that it bounced into the front row. The video shows West performing ‘Touch the Sky” and then ending it by screaming for more than 30 seconds. Weird right? During his first …
An oldie but a goodie. I got this as an email and thought it was worth a mention. Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense , who has been with us for many years.No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost …
Black hair is still a mystery despite being a billion-dollar industry. Some people are operating under the misconception that Bo Derek started the braids trend when she appeared in that movie 10. That’s not the case obviously, black people have been rocking braids from the year dot. Let’s talk about hair from the Inkspot Entertainments …
Rapper and actor Curtis Jackson, better know as 50 Cent, has been released from a hospital after suffering minor injuries when his SUV was involved in a traffic accident early Tuesday morning in New York, according to Jackson’s publicist. Jackson’s bullet-proof SUV was rear-ended by a Mack truck on the Long Island Expressway in New …
Dizzee Rascal is releasing a re-recorded version of Shout to back England ahead of their Euro 2012 quarter-final against Italy. Dizzee has recorded new lyrics to the track for a rush release in time for England’s quarter final against Italy in Euro 2012 on Sunday (June 24) and reflects England’s new look line-up, with the …
Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z surprised diners when they showed up at a local cafe in south east London’s Forest Hill recently the Sun reports. The From The Forest cafe, in Forest Hill, were treated to the custom of the loved up couple. The musicians – who have been in the United Kingdom while the rapper …
Rihanna’s tired of talking about Chris Brown! It’s been three years since her infamous fight with Chris Brown before the 2009 Grammys, but Rihanna is still getting asked about her former flame. This year alone, the pair have been linked up in a number of rumours that they could be rekindling a romance, but Rihanna …
