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Dubbed the “battle of the dogs,” hip hop heavyweights Snoop Dog and DMX will square off head to head in the latest Verzuz series. The dogs are about to go wild. 

Kanye West announced today on Twitter that he’s getting ready to drop a new album, coming out next week. Yep , next week. The album is  called  Donda , and it’s supposedly dropping on Friday, July 24. (Earlier this week, West also shared a snippet of a new track called “ Donda ” on Twitter.) 

Brandy has dropped the track 'Rather Be' in the lead-up to her forthcoming album 'B7', which drops on July 31. This will mark Brandy's first studio album since 2012's 'Two Eleven'. 'Rather Be' was preceded by the promotional single 'Freedom Rings' as well as the lead single 'Baby Mama' featuring Chance the Rapper. The album additionally includes a collaboration with Daniel Caesar on a track titled 'Love Again'. A master of R&B, Brandy is no stranger to delivering some quality music, and that's exactly what she has done on 'Rather Be', and fans can't help but praise the singer's absolutely gorgeous vocals on the track. One fan said, ""Brandy *ss sounds like 20 angels singing on this new track! Ack! This album about to slap!" Another stated, "She didn’t have to serve this hard... but she just does naturally." One shared, "Brandy’s BGVs on this track though. Bruh. There is...

On Monday evening, 43-year-old rapper, Kanye West wrote during in a tweet storm  that his wife Kim K was trying to have a doctor "lock me up." "Kim was trying to fly to Wyoming with a doctor to lock me up like on the movie  Get Out  because I cried about  saving my daughters life yesterday ," West wrote on Twitter, referring to his comments about  North West  during his first campaign rally over the weekend. "Kriss don’t play with me you and that calmye are not allowed around my children Ya’ll tried to lock me up," West wrote in one  tweet , seemingly referring to his mother-in-law and her boyfriend Corey Gamble. A few minutes later, he  added , "Kim tried to bring a doctor to lock me up with a doctor." "If I get locked up like Mandela Ya’ll will know why," West wrote in  another tweet . "Everybody knows the movie get out is about me,' he also wrote.

The Blues boss is delighted with their win over the Red Devils at Wembley to reach the final. Chelsea  manager Frank Lampard was proud of his side’s performance in Sunday’s 3-1 win against  Manchester United . The Blues dominated the  FA Cup  semi-final tie against Ole Gunnar Solskjear’s side at Wembley to book their place in the final against  Arsenal . Goals from Olivier Giroud and Mason Mount and an own goal from Harry Maguire put the Stamford Bridge side well ahead of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team before Bruno Fernandes converted a late penalty for the Red Devils. Source: Goal.com

Intro: Rick Ross &  August Alsina ] Special moment in history Huh ( Romano ) August No, oh-woah, oh, oh ( OG Parker ) [Chorus: August Alsina &  Rick Ross ] The definition of entanglement (No, oh-woah, oh, oh) It's when you're tangled in the sheets (Yeah, yeah) Girl I know that we don't call it a relationship (No, oh, oh) But you're still fuckin' with me (Oh), yeah (Yeah) Entanglements, is when you tangled in them sheets Entanglements, is when you're tangled up with me Entanglements ( The number one's here, it's the Biggest ), is when you're gettin' in too deep Tangled up with me ( Huh ), tang—, tangled in them sheets ( Yes ) [Verse 1: Rick Ross] Shawty leanin' on my shoulder, got her questionin' my willpower Jaded by her beauty, but her reputation real solid Mornin' down the hallway, I can tell you how I feel about it Caught up in the Matrix, and I doubt if I can get up out it ( Come on, come on , huh) Livin' like there...

Late Saturday night, August dropped new song called entanglement". August feature rapper Rick Ross on the new track.  The song alludes to the term Jada Pinkett Smith used to describe her relationship with Alsina. "I got into an entanglement with August," Pinkett Smith told her husband, Will Smith, as the couple  came together for a special edition of her "Red Table Talk" show  on Facebook July 10 to share their side of the controversy surrounding her relationship with the singer. Check out the new song and let me know what you think.  Entanglement

Nick Cannon  issued an apology online for anti-Semitic comments he made on a podcast.  “First and foremost I extend my deepest and most sincere apologies to my Jewish sisters and brothers for the hurtful and divisive words that came out of my mouth during my interview with Richard Griffin,” Cannon said on his Twitter account. “They reinforced the worst stereotypes of a proud and magnificent people and I feel ashamed of the uninformed and naïve place that these words came from. The video of this interview has since been removed.” In the hour-plus episode of “Cannon’s Class” released last month that prompted his firing, Cannon and Richard “Professor Griff” Griffin, formerly of the rap group Public Enemy, contended that Black people are the true Hebrews and Jews have usurped that identity.  Cannon then argued that lighter-skinned people — “Jewish people, white people, Europeans” — “are a little less” and have a “deficiency” that historically caused them to act out of fear an...

My Statement on the Passing of Rep. John Lewis America is a constant work in progress. What gives each new generation purpose is to take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it further — to speak out for what’s right, to challenge an unjust status quo, and to imagine a better world. John Lewis — one of the original Freedom Riders, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the youngest speaker at the March on Washington, leader of the march from Selma to Montgomery, Member of Congress representing the people of Georgia for 33 years — not only assumed that responsibility, he made it his life’s work.  He loved this country so much that he risked his life and his blood so that it might live up to its promise. And through the decades, he not only gave all of himself to the cause of freedom and justice, but inspired generations that followed to try to live up to his example.  Considering his enormous impact on the history of this country, what always struck ...

Rep. John Lewis of Georgia died late Friday at the age of 80. He was a civil rights icon and served in the House of Representatives since 1987. A lifelong champion of desegregation, Lewis was one of the original Freedom Riders, a group of civil rights activists who rode interstate buses through the South to demonstrate against segregated bus terminals. He was also the last surviving speaker of the 1963 March on Washington. Lewis rose to national prominence on March 7, 1965, when he led over 600 peaceful protesters across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Source: Business Insider

MZ Menneh recently spoke out about experiencing sexual assault at the hands of a family friend when she was 15 years ago. She revealed this in her recent interview on BBC. According to the singer, about 80% females who were born and raised in Liberia have experienced some form of sexual assault. To listen to the full interview, click the link below.  MZ Menneh BBC interview

George Soros’s foundation, Open Society announced Monday that it is investing $220 million into the push for racial justice.  The largest portion, $150 million, will be given in five-year grants to various civil rights and racial equality groups like Black Voters Matter and the Equal Justice Initiative, according to  the foundation .  The remaining $70 million will be divvied up among local initiatives that support the progression toward racial equality. Some of the money will be used to fund young people participating in internships and civic engagement, as well as "efforts to fight voter suppression and disinformation," according to the announcement.  "It is inspiring and powerful to experience this transformational moment in the racial justice movement," said Open Society Foundations President Patrick Gaspard in a statement. "We are honored to be able to carry on the vital work of fighting for rights, dignity, and equity for oppressed people the world over s...

For the past seven months, Jackie Russ has been a part of the most sexiest gang in the world, the beard gang. Unfortunately, he left the gang few days ago, but for a good cause. The award winning producer, who is the brother of award winning artist, Christoph, lost his mother to the hand of death about a week ago. To mourn the death of his mother, it is traditionally requires that he shave his beard, and he did just that. Check out his new look below

Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela has died aged 59, local media reported Monday. She was ambassador to Denmark at the time of her death. "The 59-year-old daughter of former president Nelson Mandela and struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, passed away at a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of this morning," said public broadcaster SABC.

According to TMZ, Atlanta rapper Rudolph "Lil Marlo" Johnson, who was only 27 years old, was shot over the weekend in Atlanta. Cops responded to a call at 2:06 Sunday morning. The call came in as a car accident on Interstate 285 in downtown Atlanta, but when police arrived they found the rapper had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police do not know if this was a drive-by shooting, whether someone in his car shot him or whether he was shot somewhere else and was driving when he crashed. 

Blame it on retrograde. Guess what, falling in love, emotionally connecting, and building a meaningful relationship with someone you met online one boring Sunday afternoon  is  possible, especially if you're an Aries, Cancer, or Scorpio. According to an astrologer, these three  zodiac signs are most likely to meet their soulmate during quarantine . Astrologer   Mary Cole  stated that, “Right now, we're experiencing  several planets in retrograde , which makes establishing a connection difficult due to communication mishap.” According to what she wrote, “During the fall, Mars will also be in retrograde, which essentially puts your sex drive on hold. However, this lack of distraction may push people to make more logical choices when it comes to love." According to Cole, this isn't really an ideal year to find a soulmate. But there are pockets of time in which it could happen like after Mars goes retrograde, or when Jupiter enters Aquarius, which is when peopl...

Beyonce has teamed up with the NAACP to create the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund. The fund is called BeyGOOD. Its sole purpose is to give Black-owned businesses grants through her foundation.  The Fund will provide grants up $10,000  for small business owners. You Go girl!!!

The president was visiting the Walter Reed military hospital outside Washington, where he met wounded soldiers and health care workers. "I've never been against masks but I do believe they have a time and a place," he said as he left the White House. He has previously said that he would not wear a mask and mocked Democratic rival Joe Biden for doing so. But on Saturday he said: "I think when you're in a hospital, especially in that particular setting, where you're talking to a lot of soldiers and people that, in some cases, just got off the operating tables, I think it's a great thing to wear a mask. He added that he "sort of liked" how he looked with one on. 

50 Cent is at it again, this time, taking advantage of the opportunity to mock Will Smith on recent interview with his wife, Jada Smith.  Will Smith isn’t known for foul language, but had no problem dropping the f-bomb on 50 Cent after the rapper took shots at his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The “Power” producer, 45,  posted a private message  between himself and the Oscar-nominated actor, 51, Saturday morning where he is seen asking Will about the latest edition of Facebook Watch series “Red Table Talk.” The episode found Will and Jada discussing her  “entanglement” with August Alsina  while the couple were privately separated. After asking Will if he’s ok, the “Bad Boy” actor responded that he’s fine and appreciates the concern. “But why she tell you that s–t on a show for everybody to see?” 50 went on to ask, to which Will responded, “We broke up, so she did her and I did me.” Changing the tone of the exchange, the Queens rapper added, “Then she said only SHE c...

Over the years there have been a lot of hard working Liberians in the Liberian Entertainment Industry who have worked to push the industry forward.  Most of these entertainment business owners are doing some really great work, but not getting the exposure. One of these amazing individuals is Mr. Ward. He is hard working and technologically savvy. Here are ten reasons why he deserves all of the accolades the Liberian entertainment industry have to offer. Narrowing down his accomplishments to these ten is a major injustice. He has done so much more and is still contributing tremendously to the industry.  1. Co-founder of Radio Lib, the first Liberian online radio station.  2. Founder of Wlojii, Liberia’s first music app.  3. Founder of IRep, a platform that shines light on the Liberian entertainment industry.  4. Created the Liberian News Network app.  5. Is currently the President of The Liberian community Association of Pittsburgh. (I know this is not about...

About 1,000 heavily armed militia, all of whom were Black, marched through Georgia's Stone Mountain Park on Saturday, challenging white nationalist groups in the area to either come out and fight or join them in demonstrating against the government. Stone Mountain State Park officials said the Black militia group was peaceful, orderly and escorted by police as they called for the removal of the country's largest Confederate monument near Atlanta. Videos posted to social media show the group, the "Not F**king Around Coalition" (NFAC), meeting at the massive nine-story quartz sculpting that depicts former Confederate president Jefferson Davis and Southern generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. NFAC Founder Grand Master Jay told  Newsweek  via phone Sunday that the militia members at Stone Mountain on Saturday were "100 percent Black" and they are not affiliated with Black Lives Matter. "We are a Black militia. We aren't protesters, we aren'...