Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The tributes poured in for actor Richard Roundtree, who died Tuesday, October 24, from pancreatic cancer at the age of 81. “The passing of Richard Roundtree is a real blow,” Samuel L. Jackson wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Loved being around him, learning, working, laughing & feeling Blessed to have an idol live up to…
Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV Nicki Minaj hopped on Instagram with a “major, monumental” update for fans who anxiously await her next album, Pink Friday 2. After teeing up the announcement as “the biggest gift I’ve ever given humanity thus far,” Nicki revealed she’s pushing the album back from November 17 to December 8. The new date, one that…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Moses Michael Levi Barrow, known in the music world as Shyne, will soon have his life on full display in the upcoming biopic The Honorable: Shyne. The former artist, who was signed to Diddy‘s Bad Boy record label, transitioned from hardcore rap genius to politician more than 10 years ago. Barrow, a native of Belize,…
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Richard Roundtree, best known for playing the titular character in the groundbreaking Shaft franchise, passed away Tuesday, October 24, at age 81. His longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed to ABC News Roundtree died following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He said Roundtree’s family was at his bedside. Roundtree’s career spanned five decades, but it was…
ABC/ Ida Mae Astute Beyoncé has released the latest of her line of merchandise — a new fragrance called CÉ NOIR. Unveiling the eau de parfum to her 318 million followers on Instagram, Bey shared first-look images of the shiny bottle with a 360-degree video, along with matching sounds of a dramatic crescendo. The fragrance, created in France and crafted and…
Republic Records Kid Cudi released his latest song and the official music video for “Ill What I Bleed.” The new song follows “Porsche Topless” released in June this year; Both tracks are expected to show up on Cudi’s forthcoming ablum, Insano. Last month, Kid Cudi informed fans that his next studio album would arrive in January 2024, an apparent postponing…
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TIDAL After Jay-Z put an end to the viral dinner with Jay or a half a million bucks debate, telling fans he’d advise taking the money, Rick Ross weighed in with a differing opinion. “I’ma take the dinner. And I’ma tell you why,” Ross said in video posted to his Instagram Live, later shared by The Shade Room. The…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Coco Jones has joined the Platinum party — RIAA-certified Platinum, that is. Coco’s hit record “ICU” earned the R&B singer her first Platinum track, marking her first song to reach $1 million in sales or more. She toasted to the milestone with a special dinner in Los Angeles, later sharing snapshots of the celebratory event…
Netflix/JoJo Whilden Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail again tackles the dangers of technology, taking on an apocalyptic cyber attack with Oscar winners Mahershala Ali and Julia Roberts, in the trailer for Netflix’s Leave the World Behind. If those are not enough famous names, the movie was executive produced by two Hollywood newcomers: Barack and Michelle…
Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images Seems like the wax museums just can’t get it right. While fans were condemning The Grévin Museum’s much too lightskin wax figure of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, another superstar disapproved his statue. Lil Wayne said that his recently viral wax figure at the Hollywood Wax Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, looks nothing like him. “Sorry wax museum but dat s*** ain’t me!”…