Early Wednesday, news broke that A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg had passed at age 45, with the likely cause owing to a long battle with diabetes, and a related kidney transplant from his wife in 2008. Now, the Queens rapper’s family has confirmed and released a statement via his publicist:
It’s no secret that Ava DuVernay’s Selma, very likely the most important American movie of 2014, also served as a litmus test for how the Hollywood establishment views racism, how it views women of color directors, and how it views honest art made about black people. (It also further solidified that the Oscars are…
Over the weekend, Q-Tip attempted to educate Iggy Azalea about her place as a white artist in black culture. Noticing that a reputable dude had joined the Iggy-Azealia debate, T.I. responded with a series of educational tweets of his own.
The past week has been rough for Iggy Azalea. Not only has she been duking it out with Azealia Banks, but this weekend, she was the target of hackers threatening to supply proof of an alleged sex tape to punish her for "misappropriating black culture" and disrespecting #ICantBreathe protesters (they have since…
Leonardo DiCaprio, he of the preternaturally youthful face, this weekend overcame the many ageist barriers facing men when he celebrated his birthday with Kanye West, 2 Chainz (who described DiCaprio as his "brother") and Q-Tip – all while wearing a newsboy cap. Gangs of New York 2: Rap Edition anyone?
Today in Tweet Beat, The Situation sucks at comedy, at least according to Ice-T and Coco, who watched him at a recent taping of Donald Trump's roast. Also, Dr. Ruth watches Glee and approves of how the show handles teenage sexuality.
Today in Tweet Beat, we understand Kelly Bensimon's view a little better, Teresa Giudice meets Santa Claus, and Bow Wow is extremely hot.
Today in Tweet Beat, Kelly Cutrone gets an ominous total at checkout, haters gonna hate, and it's Thong Thursday again for Coco.
Today in Tweet Beat, Marlon Wayans feels the need to assert his and his brothers' sexual orientation. Plus, Bridget Marquardt's closet could easily be confused with that of a five-year-old's.
Today in Tweet Beat, Lil Wayne is Tweeting remotely, while Q-Tip is sorta biting Kanye's Tweet style, and sorta failing at it.
