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Dolly Parton’s Impact On The Black Community Runs Deeper Than Most People Know

by Keytron Hill

N.O.R.E. Fires Back After DJ Vlad Calls Him A Snake Over Canceled Interview: “I Did To You What You Did To Our Culture”

Chrisean Rock Says Her Son Will “Outgrow” His Challenges, Insists He Has No Diagnosis

Rick Ross Says Hermès Left Him Hanging Over $12K Sandals, And He Is Not the Only One With Complaints

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Teairra Mari Says She Never Had An Issue With Jay-Z Or Beyoncé, But Draws The Line At 50 Cent

June 3, 2026

Teairra Mari isn't interested in revisiting old narratives. During a recent Instagram Live session, the former Roc-A-Fella Records singer...

Dame Dash Believes Jay-Z Needs to Reach Out to White Media Amid His Assault Lawsuit: "Drink Champs Can't Get Him Out of This" [Video]

Dame Dash Says Jay-Z’s Breath Used to Smell Like “Cinnamon Doo-Doo”

Jay-Z spent his Roots Picnic set firing shots, and Dame Dash was always going to be the one to fire...

Peabo Bryson Dies At 75, Leaving Fans Mourning The Voice Behind Disney’s Biggest Love Songs

by Lacy J

Peabo Bryson, the smooth powerhouse voice behind some of Disney’s most unforgettable love songs, has died at 75. His death...

Dame Dash Says Nobody Wants A “Camel Face” Jay-Z Comeback At 60

“I Felt Kind Of Embarrassed For Him” — Dame Dash On Why Jay-Z’s Roots Picnic Performance Hurt To Watch

Jay-Z walked onto the Roots Picnic stage in Philadelphia on May 30, 2026, sporting a brand new afro and a...

Larsa Pippen And Future’s Alleged Affair Broke The Internet A Decade Ago — Here’s Who Just Brought It All Back

Most people had quietly filed the Larsa Pippen–Future rumor somewhere in the back of their minds, a mid-2010s tabloid footnote,...

Cassie Survived Abuse, Escaped Diddy, And Fled The U.S. As Her Escort Legal Battle Takes Another Turn

Cassie Thought Diddy’s Case Was Behind Her, But The Freak-Off Drama Is Headed To Another Courtroom

Cassie Ventura is back in the legal spotlight, but this time the courtroom posture looks completely different. The latest Cassie...

Yung Miami’s Uptown Records Signing Could Be The Biggest Power Play Of Her Solo Era

Yung Miami’s “Spend Dat” Debut Proves The Caresha Brand Is Bigger Than The Backlash

Yung Miami has a new reason to talk heavy, and this time, the Billboard chart is doing some of the...

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...

ASAP Rocky Slept Through The Shooting At His House And Says He Was Just Glad Nobody Got Hit

ASAP Rocky Breaks His Silence On The Shooting Attempt At His Home And Reveals What It Really Cost Him

by Draggy

ASAP Rocky is one of the most celebrated rappers alive. He has the fashion, the legacy, the family with Rihanna,...

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...

Diddy Is Out Of Solitary Confinement After Prison Fight And Back With The General Population

Publicist Claims Diddy Sexually Battered Him Twice During Biggie Smalls Remix Sessions — Now the L.A. D.A. Has To Decide If Charges Are Coming

by Draggy

Sean "Diddy" Combs may be heading back to court. The L.A. County District Attorney's office is now reviewing a sexual...

Ryan Coogler Revives "Animorphs" as Disney+ Eyes Its Next Sci-Fi Franchise

The Bag Index: How Ryan Coogler Got Hollywood to Hand Him the Building

by Lacy J

Welcome to The Bag Index. This is Baller Alert's new ongoing series tracking the biggest deals signed by Black talent,...

Lizzo Admits She Started Her Instagram As A Food Blog Because She Was Broke Before Becoming A Grammy Winner

Lizzo Cranked “Sexy Lady” Live With UCB on Noochie’s Front Porch

by Lacy J

Lizzo took "Sexy Lady" home. Days before her new album lands, she pulled up to Noochie's Live From The Front...

Odell Beckam Jr. Visiting the Miami Dolphins Thursday: Report

Odell Beckham Jr. Is Coming Home: OBJ Signs Back With the New York Giants

by Tristan

Odell Beckham Jr. is a Giant again. Twelve years after New York made him the 12th overall pick in the...

Uncle Nearest receiver court filing detailing Fawn Weaver termination and federal subpoenas

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 19 And Sitting On A Producer’s Lap When Michael Jackson Called The Studio

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 Jackson Fans Can Soon Enjoy Moonwalk Magic At Home: Biopic Streaming Date Finally Unveiled

“Michael” Has Already Broken Records — Now It’s Coming For The Biggest Prize In Music Biopic History