Rap Rivals: How the Drake-Kendrick Lamar Feud Escalated – African American News and Issues [Photo: Getty Images] The Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud has escalated to a new level after Lamar’s release of “Euphoria,” a six-minute diss track aimed squarely at Drake, attacking everything from his biracial identity to his credibility as a rapper. The feud has been simmering for a while, but Lamar’s bold move seems to have pushed it to its most heated phase. It all started in October 2023, when Drake and J. Cole released their collaboration “First Person Shooter.” In it, J.…
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Before Zendaya became the versatile and highly-publicized actor she is today, she got her start on the Disney Channel. She played Rocky, one of the lead roles on Shake It Up. Countless are the examples of child stars that have launched — and maintained — successful careers. Think Ryan Gosling, who starred in Disney’s The Mickey Mouse Club, or Selena Gomez, who was featured on the TV series Barney & Friends. The transition from a child star to a well-respected actor is not always seamless. Law Roach, the celebrity stylist who has been working with Zendaya since she was 14…
Hellobeautiful Featured Video CLOSE Source: Craig Barritt / Getty Amanda Seales acquired a reputation for being aggressive and difficult, but on a recent episode of former football tight end Shannon Sharpe’s podcast “Club Shay Shay,” the actress set the record straight. The three-hour and 10-minute interview allowed the “Smart, Funny & Black” creator to open up regarding her time on “Insecure,” her recent autism diagnosis, and how she deals with the labels the industry assigned to her. Seales contributed over 30 years to the entertainment industry. In 1993, she made her first movie appearance with a small role in “Cop and a…
Source: F. Carter Smith / Getty Reprieve, a non-profit organization advocating against the death penalty, shed light on a troubling aspect of the controversial form of capital punishment in a new report. According to the organization’s latest study, Black individuals have experienced botched lethal injection executions at an alarming rate compared to their white counterparts, resulting in painful prolonged executions. The organization conducted an in-depth analysis of 73 botched executions among the 1,407 lethal injection procedures carried out since 1977. According to the report, Black people faced a staggering 220% higher odds of suffering a botched lethal injection execution compared…
Source: JohnAlexandr / Getty Guns are not toys but unfortunately, toys can be guns and that conundrum has led to a lot of Black blood being spilled. 15-year-old Tavion Koonce-Williams recently became a victim of that difficulty after, according to ABC7, a woman walking her dog called 911 to issue the following report: “I was calling because I’m walking my dog and there is a guy walking down the street and he was aiming a gun at people’s houses. He pulled it out and was acting like he was going to shoot their houses,” the caller said in the audio…
Source: Hip-Hop WIred / iOne Digital The newest episode of the acclaimed I Got Questions series features the Juice Crew’s Big Daddy Kane and Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah reflecting on Hip-Hop culture and their careers. The streets have been asking for it, so it’s only right that as Hip-Hop is enjoying 50 years of life as a culture, the pivotal interview series I Got Questions makes its return with two of the greatest MCs in Hip-Hop—Big Daddy Kane and Ghostface Killah. The two artists sit across from each other in a plush lounge setting, with Ghostface reminiscing on the first…
Source: Courtesy / A Worthi Company President of Disney Branded Television, Ayo Davis, was announced as her alma mater’s keynote speaker. In honor of Black Women’s History Month, we celebrate all of Davis’ achievements has she takes the TV industry by storm. Read more about Ayo inside. Who Is Ayo Davis With over twenty years of experience at Disney, Davis has helped the company reach several milestone achievements. Davis leads the unit of Disney Entertainment Television that creates premium original content for kids and families for Disney+, Disney Junior, and Disney Channel, Davis leads development, production, casting, and business affairs…
1. Tracei – I Said Source:Tracei Rising Florida rapper Tracei has been honing her craft over the past year. Her hard work in the studio so far has yielded a bass-heavy, brooding sound with catchy hooks and dynamic flows transposed from Cash Money’s Pen & Pixel era, and heavily influenced by the likes of Three 6 Mafia. Making her debut last year with the anthemic TK-produced “Face“, Tracei established that she’s unmovable and intentional with protecting her peace as she strives for stardom. She continues to build on themes of feeling secure in her identity and remaining centered on her new Maxmizacion-produced single “I Said“. Today…
Source: Disney Junior / Courtesy Last week (March 29th), the teaser trailer for Disney Junior’s Ariel officially washed up on shores! Check it out below! Premiering this summer, is an animated musical series for preschoolers inspired by the beloved story of “The Little Mermaid.” The series stars Emmy Award winner Mykal-Michelle Harris (Disney Channel’s “Raven’s Home”) as Ariel and Broadway, film and television stars Taye Diggs (“Rent”) and Amber Riley (“Glee”) as King Triton and Ursula. Set in the fantastical Caribbean-inspired underwater kingdom of Atlantica, the series follows young mermaid princess Ariel as she embarks on fun-filled, action-packed mermaid adventures with her friends. It features fan-favorite characters, including King…
MadameNoire Featured Video Porsha Williams has recently filed a request with the court for an “emergency hearing” to address the “vindictive” actions of her soon-to-be ex-husband, Simon Guobadia, in their ongoing divorce proceedings. In court documents obtained by Radar Online on March 26, the 42-year-old reality TV star accused Guobadia of changing the locks on their Georgia mansion and the codes to their garage doors “multiple times” while she was overseas in Dubai. Williams said she was confident that the entrepreneur was trying to prevent her from accessing their marital residence. She claimed Guobadia, whom she married in 2022, was being…