Black Teen Shot In The Back After Store Chase, And The Verdict Is Reopening A Haunting 1991 Wound
A South Carolina verdict just reopened a wound Black communities have been naming for decades: what happens when a store...
Drake Allegedly Slept With Sauce Walka’s Baby Mama — Now There’s A Death Threat, Smashed Maybach & Receipts
Sauce Walka's baby mother has gone public with a series of explosive allegations against the Houston rapper, claiming he destroyed...
Jess Hilarious Finally Explains Why Loren LoRosa’s Seat At The Breakfast Club Had Her Feeling Betrayed
Jess Hilarious is revisiting the messy Breakfast Club moment that had listeners choosing sides, and this time, she is leading...
Shelby Police Officer Karson Hyder Fired and Charged After Doorbell Video Shows Him Punching Cherrie Moore During Arrest
The 22-year-old officer was suspended in hours, fired in a day, and charged with assault inflicting serious injury, and Cherrie...
Uncle Nearest’s Receiver Signed a Letter of Intent to Sell the Brand to a Black-Owned Investment Firm
The long, messy fight over the future of Uncle Nearest just took its biggest turn yet. In a federal court...
Give the Drummer Some: Go Go Mickey and the All-Star Band Behind 50 Years of Go-Go)
There is a moment in every great go-go set when the band pulls back, the horns go quiet, and the...
Erykah Badu Pulled Up in the Baller Alert Comments to Settle the Live Vocals Talk and Explain the Roots Picnic Outfit
Erykah Badu closed out Roots Picnic 2026, and she is still closing things out days later, this time straight from...
Bobby Shmurda Slams Jay-Z’s Roots Picnic Freestyle Diss: “Go Sit Down Old Head”
Bobby Shmurda decided he was going to be the one person dancing on Jay-Z this weekend, and he found out...
Beyoncé Was in the Crowd Headbanging to “U Don’t Know” at Jay-Z’s Private Roots Picnic Preview
The night before Jay-Z shut down Roots Picnic, he gave a small room in Philadelphia a preview of what was...
“Michael” Has Already Broken Records — Now It’s Coming For The Biggest Prize In Music Biopic History
Six weeks after hitting theaters, the Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" has become one of the most dominant theatrical events in...
Popular Fruit Popsicle Brand Sold In 4 States Recalled — Hidden Ingredients Could Trigger Life-Threatening Reactions
D'Dioses Fruit Pops, a beloved fruit popsicle brand sold across the Northeast, is at the center of a major food...
That’s Baller: Shedeur Sanders Out-Earned Every NFL Player In Licensing History With $17.7 Million — Before Becoming A Starter
A fifth-round draft pick just rewrote the NFL's financial record books, not with a massive rookie contract, but with jersey...
Roots Picnic Witnessed 50 Years of Go-Go History on One Stage
For those who do not know, Baller Alert was born in Washington, DC. The founder, Robin Lyon, is from SE,...
Waka Flocka Reveals The “Best Gift A Man Could Ever Ask For” — His Surprise Baby Announcement No One Saw Coming
After years of pouring his heart into fatherhood with his stepdaughter, Charlie, Waka Flocka is gearing up for his baby...
Jay-Z Turned His Roots Picnic Headlining Set Into a Philadelphia Homecoming With Meek Mill, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Bilal and Jazmine Sullivan
Jay-Z is from Brooklyn, but on Saturday night at Belmont Plateau, he made the whole thing about Philadelphia. Closing out...
Claressa Shields Blasted By Ex-Friend Ni TheGoat — Claims Boxer Tried To Use Her As A “Charity Case”
Claressa Shields’ name is trending in a messy friendship fallout after her friend Ni TheGoat called her out on Facebook...
Jay-Z Comes for Drake, Nicki Minaj, Jaguar Wright, Dame Dash and Kanye in Roots Picnic Freestyle
The Roc boss debuted an afro and went down a list that named Jaguar Wright, answered Drake and Nicki Minaj,...
Commodores Bassist Ronald LaPread Dead At 75 As Music World Loses A Motown Original
Ronald LaPread’s bass lines helped make the Commodores sound like a party and a slow dance at the same time,...
“Love Island USA” Fires Season 8 Cast Member For Racial Slur — The Fifth Controversy In Two Years
Just days before its Season 8 premiere, "Love Island USA" is once again making headlines for all the wrong reasons....
America Is Maxed Out: Credit Card Delinquencies Just Hit A 15-Year High — And It’s About To Get Worse
For the first time since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the warning lights on America's household balance sheet...
