Superstar singer Akon was arrested in DeKalb County last week, per WSBTV. Akon, formerly Aliaune Thiam, was arrested by the Chamblee Police Department on November 7 for a suspended license. He was booked into the DeKalb County Jail just after 12:30 p.m., jail records show, and released about six hours later. According to an incident report, Chamblee police responded around 11 a.m. to a Flock camera alert for a white 2024 Tesla Cybertruck wanted by the Roswell Police Department. Officers found […]
Queen Latifah revealed how Erika Alexander landed the role of Maxine Shaw on Living Single. Appearing on the ‘ReLiving Single‘ podcast with Alexander and Kim Coles, the former castmates recalled how the show was launched in 1993. Alexander joked that she got the role by accident. “I did an audition. You just found me off the street, like an urchin,” Alexander said. Latifah responded, describing Alexander as a “professional maverick, kingdom, queendom urchin,” before “clarifying just how intentional the casting choice was.” “To […]
Eddie Murphy is open to doing stand-up again. Speaking with “Extra’s” Derek Hough about his new Netflix documentary Being Eddie, it originally began as a film about stand-up. Murphy said: “It happened organically… I was going to do standup again… And it was like, ‘Okay, let’s document it. Let’s do a documentary and show the whole process of getting the act together.’ And so we started doing that, and then the pandemic hit.” “After the pandemic was over, I was like, ‘Oh, I’m […]
Nearly 17 years after his passing, the late Michael Jackson has made music-history by becoming the first artist ever to land a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in six different decades. The milestone is anchored by the re-entry of his iconic single “Thriller,” originally released in 1982, which recently climbed from No. 32 to No. 10 on the Hot 100. Billboard confirms that Jackson’s run of Top 10 placements now spans the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s […]
West Coast rap veterans, Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and N.W.A. founding member Arabian Prince—are joiningforces to produce Tehk City, a gritty new animated action series. According to All Hip-Hop, the show is set in a harsh near-future penal colony where “every choice is life or death, chaos reigns and only the ruthless survive,” offering a bold new vision for adult animation. The aesthetic of the show is based on the distinctive style of Tommy The Animator who is the co-creator alongside rapper-actor Ice-T. “I […]
Grammy-award winning songstress Anita Baker may be headed to a city near you next year. The 67 year-old who had a successful and somewhat chaotic Songstress Tour in 2023 might be attempting a part-two for her fans. Over the weekend, the R&B singer responded to a post from a fan who praised Baker’s Songstress Tour. The post was a picture of Baker standing in front of a seemingly sold out show. ONE Queen, many sold out stages. We all showed up… for HER […]
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