Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis star in the upcoming thriller Black Swan, the follow up to director Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. This thriller is set around the usually sweet and innocent world of ballet as Portman and Kunis portray rival ballerinas. Set in New York City, Portman and Kunis find themselves chosen to play the […]

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Are you a fan of Star Wars? Is The Empire Strikes Back one of your favorite movies from the trilogy? Do you enjoy playing Chess? Do you also have an affinity for Legos? Well then this Star Wars Lego Chess Set is just for you! This chess set was built by Brandon Griffith who is […]

Mad Men, the award-winning AMC drama centered around the American advertising industry of the 1960s, finally adds some diversity to the cast. Naturi Naughton has been cast as the first African-American character and makes her debut in episode 10 which will air Sunday, September 26th. Naturi is excited to play this landmark role on the […]

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It can be debated that the rap industry is either about lyricism, clever delivery and hot production or the money made from it. We know that the rap videos are largely reflections of a rapper’s bravado and paycheck–each video seemingly growing in the amount of cash being thrown around in the air, locations changed, stunts, […]

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Nike mashes up its skateboarder line with a bit of hip-hop in their latest campaign for the Zoom Paul Rodriguez 4. The Jon Humphries-directed commercial spot features Nike SB skateboarder Paul Rodriguez flipping tricks around New York City and Nas provides the voiceover as the commercial is set to the instrumental of his song ‘Hero’. […]

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Brazilian miniature sculptor Dalton Ghetti creates these little lovely works of arts all from pencils.  These pencil sculptures are a side project for the professional carpenter, who has been perfecting this art for the last 25 years. Dalton uses a razor blade, sewing needle, a sculpting knife, a steady hand and lots of patience to […]

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As Chilli gears up for the second season of her VH1 reality show, ‘What Chilli Wants’ she took some time to speak with writers over at Today’s Black Woman magazine. This face forward shoot was photographed by Robert Ector to promote the new season of ‘What Chilli Wants’ which is scheduled to air this November. Chilli […]

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When I first saw the title for this song, I was immediately excited (pause). As I thought to myself, ‘Could Nicki Minaj have revamped the Master P classic?‘ I quickly rushed to download and press play. Oh, how quickly I found myself to be let down. Nicki Minaj’s ‘Ice Cream Man’ is an entirely different […]

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‘Lay It Down’ is the first single from R&B crooner Lloyd‘s upcoming debut on Zone 4/Interscope King of Hearts. The single boasts production from Zone 4 head honcho Polow Da Don and samples the classic tune ‘You Are Everything’ from The Stylistics. ‘Lay It Down’ is a slightly new direction from Lloyd as he is […]

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Nearly everyone has a camera phone these days and we all seem to be capturing life’s moments a little more frequently while we are out and about in the world. The camera phone allows us to quickly capture the moments that matter most but one of the downfalls of the camera phone is the photo […]

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Last Sunday, we brought you the live Q&A Nicki Minaj did with Billboard.com. Now, we are bringing you the photos you didn’t get a chance to see. Nicki Minaj stopped by Billboard to answer some questions from her fans via Twitter. She was dressed casually fly wearing a fitted denim jacket, coral top and pewter […]

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A brand new Fantasia track has just been released and ‘The Thrill Is Gone’ is a beautiful tale of despised love. While the timing of this track’s release is a bit odd coming off the news of her suicide attempt and failed relationship with a married man. Or perhaps the marketing gurus on Fantasia’s team thought better […]