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Issa Rae channeled Michelle Obama, Kamala Harris for president role in ’Barbie’

Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage In real life, Issa Rae would absolutely never want to be president. But in Barbie Land, she’d jump at the opportunity to do the job.  As the entertainment mogul prepared to flex her acting chops as the head honcho in the new Barbie movie, she thought of a few historical Black female figures to help bring her President Barbie character to…

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See Anthony Mackie tear up the post-apocalyptic road in trailer to Peacock’s ‘Twisted Metal’ adaptation

Peacock/Skip Bolen Peacock released a trailer to Twisted Metal, the adaptation of the hit Sony Playstation video game series, on Monday — and it doesn’t watch its language. Straight out of the gate, the series shows off its mature bona fides, with Anthony Mackie setting the scene: “Twenty years ago, the world fell to s***.”…

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Music notes: Snoop Dogg, Drake, Jack Harlow and more

Snoop Dogg kicked off his High School Reunion Tour with Too Short, Warren G, Berner, special guest DJ Drama and more at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver last week. Snoop shared the stage with Wiz Khalifa for a special performance of “We Dem Boys.” The hip-hop icon performed hits “Gin and Juice” and “Who Am I” from his debut album, Doggystyle, which dropped 30 years ago. Drake confirmed a…

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Nicki Minaj says her contribution to new Barbie film is a “full circle moment”

Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage The new Barbie movie couldn’t have happened without the head Barb Nicki Minaj, so producers called upon the beloved rapper to add her flair to the film.   Speaking about her recent song “Barbie World” with rising rapper Ice Spice, which appears on the movie’s soundtrack, Nicki said her involvement with the film is “full circle.” “I am so excited to be…

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This Day in Black History: Frank Ocean releases Grammy-winning debut album, ‘Channel Orange’

The Island Def Jam Music Group On July 20, 2012, Frank Ocean released his critically acclaimed, chart-topping debut album, Channel Orange. Home to some of the singer’s greatest hits like the album’s lead single, “Thinkin Bout You,” “Super Rich Kids” and “Pink Matter” with André 3000, Channel Orange earned Frank Ocean his first number one on Billboard‘s Top R&B/Hip Hop chart and the number two spot on the Billboard 200. …

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Home of Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson, burglarized

John Sciulli/Getty Images for Beautycon The home of Tina Knowles-Lawson, Beyoncé‘s mother, was burglarized, authorities confirmed to KABC in Los Angeles. The incident happened in Hollywood around 10:30 a.m. on July 5, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, who also said nobody was home at the time of the burglary.  While police could not say what property was taken…

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‘The Wire’ creator David Simon wants mercy for man convicted of selling fatal fentanyl to Michael K. Williams

ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua A call for leniency for one of the four men convicted in the fatal fentanyl poisoning of The Wire star Michael K. Williams has come from an unlikely place: the celebrated cop drama’s creator, David Simon. The 54-year-old actor, who battled addiction issues, died in 2021 from an overdose of fentanyl-laced heroin. According…

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