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It’s a sad day in music. The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin died of Pancreatic cancer on Thursday at 76 years old. Throughout her 50 year career, Ms. Franklin has touched numerous souls and provided the soundtrack for many countless life moments. In honor of Aretha’s incomparable legacy, check these heartwarming photos The Queen and […]

The music legend died Thursday, reportedly succumbing to advanced pancreatic cancer.

Via | HipHopDX Safaree got his wig pushed back by ex-girlfriend Nicki Minaj on Tuesday (August 14) when she expressed regret over a $10,000 payment to surgically repair his receding hairline. Off the strength of Minaj’s revelation, Safaree claims he’s nabbed an offer for a book deal worth $500,000 and the opportunity to endorse Hairclub For Men. “Wow. woke up […]

Via | HotNewHipHop Jim Carrey is returning to the screen on September 9 for Showtime’s “Kidding.” In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Jim Carrey has revealed the reasons behind his temporary departure from the film industry. “I just didn’t want to be in the business anymore,” he told Lacey Rose. “I didn’t like what was […]

Via | HotNewHipHop Funk Flex says Cardi B’s camp paid DJ’s for air time to play her music at the beginning of her career. The on-going feud between Cardi B & Funk Flex continues to live on. After Flex went at Cardi earlier this year for not writing her own rhymes and then calling her out for […]

It’s not too often you get an MVP in your presence. James Harden made his 97.9 The Box debut breaking down his JH-Town Weekend festivities for charity, the Rockets landing Carmelo Anthony (“He’s got a fire within him … he’s got something to prove and I think we all do.”), his favorite rappers of the […]

The pregnant 26-year-old's body was found half dressed on a sidewalk in the Bronx.

As news begins to circulate that Aretha Franklin is allegedly alert and laughing/interacting with family at home, many people continue to share songs and videos that remind them of the soul singer. Aretha Franklin’s career spans over 60 years and her legacy will go on for centuries to come. She and a few other divas […]

Macy Gray stopped by 100.3 WRNB for Working Diva Wednesday with Karen Vaughn to initially speak about her new song and promote her upcoming album, but in Macy Gray fashion, her and Karen got into an array of topics during this conversation. Macy explained that this was her best album to date just because of […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter: Oh boy. A man near Philadelphia, PA shot up a Walmart out of anger yesterday (August 14, 2018). He escaped with a female he was with after injuring a few customers, but was later apprehended and is now being held on a $1 million dollar bail. https://twitter.com/dallasnews/status/1029720111320649729 See video below […]

Sheesh! Teyana Taylor wasn’t about to let one tour stop her show. The KTSE singer jumped on Twitter Wednesday to not only air out Jeremih but also reveal that she’ll no longer be on the Later That Night Tour. Taylor wrote on Twitter, “I’ve been extremely mistreated on this tour so on that note i […]