VI CONSORITIUM Five-time NBA champion, two-time NBA M.V.P., three-time NBA Finals M.V.P. and fifteen-time NBA All Star player, Tim Duncan — a St. Croix native — will officially have another accolade associated to his name on Saturday: hall of fame inductee. Mr. Duncan will be officially inducted on Saturday into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall … Continued
VIBE Tina Turner, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, and (finally) Todd James “LL Cool J” Smith will be inducted into the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. On early Wednesday morning (May 12), it was announced that Turner and Carter would headline the performer’s category with the Foo Fighters, The Go-Go’s, Carole King, and Todd Rundgren. … Continued
Earl Simmons, the snarling yet soulful rapper known as DMX, who had a string of No. 1 albums in the late 1990s and early 2000s but whose personal struggles eventually rivaled his lyrical prowess, died on Friday in White Plains, N.Y. He was 50. His family announced the death in a statement. He had been … Continued
The Source Entertainment Tonight is catching on to the changing times and making history with their recent announcement that they have tapped Nischelle Turner, as the first Black woman to anchor their industry-leading Hollywood media brand. Turner is preceded by Mary Hart (1982-2011) and Nancy O’Dell (2011-2019), and is just the third woman in the … Continued
According to TMZ and other sources, DMX suffered a drug overdose Friday night and is currently in the hospital. The prognosis is not good. Sources close to the rapper told TMZ, the OD occurred at his home at around 11 PM. Sources say the overdose triggered a heart attack. DMX was rushed to a hospital … Continued
“I long to sing me some love songs man,” an exuberant Beres Hammond exhaled during his ‘Love from a Distance’ virtual YouTube concert last night, and over a 100,000 attendees longed to hear him sing them. The lovers rock charmer offered the consummate end to reggae month with a 90-minute concert from his Kingston-based Harmony … Continued
Dustin Diamond, who played the role of Screech on the popular 1990s high school comedy “Saved by the Bell,” died Monday after a recent cancer diagnosis, according to Diamond’s manager, Roger Paul. He was 44. Diamond first shared news of his cancer diagnosis last month. At the time, his manager said his client’s health was “serious” and … Continued
Majah Hype was arrested and placed in jail in Cobb County, Georgia, on Thursday night. He has since been released on $15,000 bail. A copy of the charge sheet released on the internet shows that the popular comedian, whose name is Joseph Nigel Theron, was booked around 9:30 PM on felony kidnapping charges, one count … Continued
Cicely Tyson, an award-winning icon of the stage and screen who broke barriers for Black actresses with surpassing dignity, died Thursday, her longtime manager Larry Thompson confirmed to CNN. She was 96. A family statement did not reveal the cause of death. The actress chronicled her lengthy career in her first memoir, “Just As I … Continued
MICROSOFT NEWS After serving a two-month sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, Aunt Becky (aka, actor Lori Loughlin) has left prison, spokeswoman Sally Swarts confirmed on Monday. She’s free! According to CNN, Becky began her sentence on October 30, which means she wasn’t let out early on good behavior like fellow actor … Continued
