The beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake is heating up, but New Ho King, a small Chinese restaurant in Toronto, ended up victorious when they caught a stray on Kendrick’s “Euphoria” diss track. At 8:24 a.m. Pacific Time on April 30, Kendrick Lamar dropped “Euphoria” aimed at Drake, and packed with over six minutes of multiple entendres criticizing everything from the Canadian rapper’s parenting and his plastic surgery allegations to his questionable relationships with younger women and his right to say the N-word. Kendrick Lamar spared no one during his tirade. Drake’s Toronto accent, as well ..read more

Comedian Mo’Nique has revamped her routine on Katt Williams’ The Dark Matter Tour. Video footage circulating online features a segment where she encourages the audience to curse her longtime enemies Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. While the crowd seemed to crack up at her jokes, some folks aren’t finding her updated act amusing and are questioning why she’s still clinging to this nearly 15-year-old feud. Mo’Nique (left) goes off calling Tyler Perry (center) and Oprah Winfrey (right) “coons” during onstage comedy rant. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images; Raymond Hall/GC Images; Santiago Felipe ..read more

It’s been six years since “My Prerogative” singer Bobby Brown cropped fellow vocalist Ralph Tresvant out of a group New Editon photo online, but the two appear to have buried their past beef and fans are excited about it. Tresvant joined Brown on stage as he performed for The Tom Joyner Foundation’s Fantastic Voyage 2024 cruise in video footage shared on Instagram on April 30. Brown can be seen performing songs from his solo album in various clips, also joined his son, Landon. New Edition’s Ralph Tresvant (left) and Bobby Brown (right) reunited on stage during Brown’s performance at the 2024 F ..read more

Willow Smith, the daughter of actors Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith, recently revealed why her mother allowed her to shave her head as a 12-year-old. The 23-year-old musician encountered fame when she was just 9 following the success of her single, “Whip My Hair.” In an interview published in Allure, Smith explained that it was a “dark time,” and she took a break from music due to the pressure. Willow Smith (right) revealed that her mother, “Girls Trip” actress Jada Pinkett Smith (left), allowed her to shave her head when she was 12 in a recent interview with Allure. (Photo: @jadapinkettsmi ..read more

A makeup brand is being forced to take extreme measures to quiet online backlash after being called out when its attempt to expand its foundation’s shade range teetered the line of racism. Youthforia, which describes itself as a “universal” clean and sustainable makeup company that believes makeup should be an extension of skin care, was founded by Fiona Co Chan. Chan launched the brand in 2021, and it quickly became a viral sensation, with its color-changing blush taking over TikTok and Chan securing a $400,000 deal from Mark Cuban on Shark Tank. Unfortunately, all that good publici ..read more

Back when Tamar Braxton was a “doo-wop pop” girl, singing background for her sister Toni Braxton, the legendary Whitney Houston spotted her onstage and made a point to praise her as an “amazing” singer. Despite this and being regarded as one of the greatest voices of all time, Braxton places the “I Will Always Love You” singer third on her list of great singers. The “Love & War” soprano set it off after a resurfaced clip captured her choosing Mariah over Whitney during a live taping in 2022 for the “State of Black Music” Podcast with hosts Phil Thornton, Claude Kelly, Chuck Harmony, and Ta ..read more

Aoki Lee Simmons is often faced with criticism about her looks, her body or her desire to pursue a modeling career while in college. And now she’s shooting down Instagram fans who claim that she acts like she’s on drugs. Many have also criticized the 21-year-old model’s behavior online and some have accused her of using cocaine. She claimed that her hyper behavior is a result of her sugar intake as well as her “nerd” personality, not cocaine use, in a video taken from her Instagram Live. Aoki Lee Simmons says her sugar intake and being a “nerd” is responsible for her personality, not drugs. (P ..read more

Pleasure P is an original member of Pretty Ricky, the R&B singing group known for hits like “Juicy,” and “Your Body.” The recording artist — whose real name is Marcus Ramone Cooper Sr. — was the lead singer for the quartet, which also included brothers Spectacular Smith and Diamond “Baby Blue” Smith as well as rapper Slick’em Hound. The group, formed in Miami in the late 1990s, was managed by Spectacular and Blue’s father, Joseph Smith Sr., whom Pleasure blames for causing a wedge between the group. Pleasure talked about their fallout and more during an exclusive interview on “The Culture ..read more

Amy Robach got a small glimpse of the injustices many Black men deal with in the United States after an encounter involving her boyfriend, T.J. Holmes, on a flight to Los Angeles resulted in the 46-year-old former TV host being racially profiled. Holmes and Robach discussed the incident on the April 30 episode of their “Amy and T.J. Podcast.” Holmes noted that he is treated differently as a Black man in society, to which Robach replied, “Very differently.” Holmes and Robach were on a flight to Los Angeles recently, and according to the former “Good Morning America 3: What You Need to Know” hos ..read more

“American Idol” star-turned-talk show host Jennifer Hudson has scored one of the biggest interviews of her life. Her sit-down with Cher has made headlines and even sparked an unexpected response from fellow vocalist Chaka Khan. Chaka Khan goes viral after her shady response to Cher’s interview. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images for Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace; Jennifer Hudson Show/YouTube Screenshot) The “Believe” singer shared that she was too “nervous” to date Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Elvis because “of his reputation,” and further stated that she gets “shy” when she is around men, b ..read more