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In late July, rapper Talib Kweli posted a lengthy message to his Instagram account, announcing that after 11 years,…

Welcome to Not a Phase, a video series where Jezebel remembers some of the most delightfully cringe-worthy phases of…

For some, mid-December is a time to put aside differences and focus on a mutual goal: survive work, buy gifts for…

This is the latest episode of Not a Phase, a weekly video series where Jezebel remembers some of the most…

When I was nine years old, I assumed that Pink was a very light-skinned black woman. It sounds ridiculous now,…

Missy Elliott had nothing to prove when she showed up at Monday’s MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, and yet she…

Miley Cyrus is back: starring in an episode of the new season of Black Mirror, dropping an EP (She Is Coming), and…

In March, three weeks after Atlanta rapper Lil Nas X’s country trap hit “Old Town Road” debuted at number 19 on…

Dee Barnes, who became one of the first women hip-hop journalists to have her own show in the 1980s with Pump It Up,…

You might think that someone who is facing a trial for allegedly raping a teenage girl while she repeatedly told him…

On Wednesday, Hot 97 host Ebro Darden attempted to do his job and it was enough to drive rapper/accused rapist Kodak…

6ix9ine, also known also as Tekashi 6ix9ine and by his government name, Daniel Hernandez, remains a free man by the…

It’s been a rough week for Nicki Minaj, and a still rougher week for those who respect her. Without wading into the…

In a rather charming interview on Monday’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Nicki Minaj revealed that…

After several adjournments in rapper 6ix9ine’s use of a child in sexual performance case, some the result of his fail…

On Tuesday’s episode of The View, the panel asked guest 50 Cent about his recent Instagram post mocking Terry…

If the conditions of his plea agreement were followed strictly, Daniel Hernandez (better known by his hip-hop…

XXL’s annual Freshman Class cover dropped on Tuesday, and once you stop beefing over who should have been on the…

As part of the plea deal rapper 6ix9ine took after pleading guilty to the use of a child in a sexual performance on…

You might think that after the Migos’ first brush with accusations of homophobia, which provoked an outcry that in…