Cuba Gooding Jr. scheduled to appear in court Tuesday over alleged rape

Gooding in court in 2022 — David Dee Delgado/Getty Images Cuba Gooding Jr. is scheduled to stand trial beginning Tuesday in Manhattan federal court on accusations he raped a woman…

Rick Ross’ second annual car show receives praise from authorities: “Everything has run very well”

Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images Rick Ross‘ annual car show went down last weekend. Despite initial reservations, it was met with praise from Fayetteville, Georgia, authorities. “Everything has run very well considering…

Yasiin Bey’s earnings from Erykah Badu tour may go to child support

Dominique Charriau/WireImage Yasiin Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, has some upcoming shows with Erykah Badu, but he may not be able to pocket the earnings from his performances. Page Six reports he…

Metro Boomin honors late mother one year after she passed away

Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images Metro Boomin has been busy promoting the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack, but he stopped to take a moment to honor his late mother. On Saturday, the anniversary of her death, he…

‘grown-ish’ adds Kelly Rowland, Latto, Omarion, NLE Choppa to season 6 guest star lineup

Cécile Boko Freeform’s grown-ish has added musical icons Kelly Rowland, Omarion, NLE Choppa, and Latto to their lineup of season 6 guest stars. The news was announced during a panel at ATX TV Festival in Austin, TX over…

Watch the trailer for Keyshia Cole’s Lifetime biopic, ‘This is My Story’

John Lamparski/Getty Images Keyshia Cole stars as herself in the biopic This is My Story, airing as part of Lifetime’s celebration of Black Music Month. In the recently released trailer, she explains the inspiration…

Lauryn Hill reunites with Fugees bandmates at Roots Picnic

Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Live Nation Urban Back in 2021, the Fugees canceled their planned world tour. But Saturday night in Philadelphia, some lucky fans got to see the legendary…

LSU responds to Cardi B’s “Put It On Da Floor Again” lyric

Stewart Cook/CBS In Latto’s new song “Put It On Da Floor Again,” Cardi B raps, “I been ballin’ so damn hard, could’ve went to LSU.” It seems the college got wind of the…

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre postpone ‘Doggstyle’ anniversary show in solidarity with the WGA strike

Trae Patton/NBC Snoop Dogg continues to stand in solidarity with those on the front lines of the WGA strike. In his latest act of support, he announced he’s postponing the anniversary shows…

Juvenile questions why he’s excluded from Essence Festival’s 50th anniversary of hip-hop celebration

Erika Goldring/Getty Images Juvenile feels slighted because of his exclusion from Essence Festival’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. After coming across flyers for the night-by-night lineup, he took to Twitter and asked, “How…