It’s been a long journey for R&B newcomer August Alsina. We first spoke with the “Benediction” singer back in 2012, when success was a new feeling and he was merely 19-years-old. Since then, August has released not one, but two successful mixtapes, a hit single that sat atop Billboard for weeks, and today, his debut […]

Everything about Coco screams beauty — and of course a bubbly personality. The star of Ice Loves Coco stopped by the No Judgement Zone with Blogxilla and held nothing back. She dished on everything from her new sex toy line to her new peep show. She revealed: “I haven’t spoken of it, ready for the news? Since peep […]

In 2009, after setting out to focus on education in her native Liberia, Saran Kaba Jones noticed a major impediment to quality education for children and women wasn’t access, but health. Children weren’t getting the nutrition they needed to attend school, and they were falling ill for extended periods of time because of contaminated water sources. […]

Meet Kevin Gates. Over the past year, the rising Louisiana rapper has released not one, but two stellar projects, The Luca Brasi Story and By Any Means, both of which have been revered by critics as “something special.” GlobalGrind sat down with Gates to chat about his life growing up with a teenage mother, his affinity […]

Last night, Off the Bat, a new show that merges baseball and pop culture, made its series debut on MTV2. The show, which takes audiences inside the lives of some of your favorite baseball players, is hosted by rapper Fat Joe, Sway, and Guy Code/Girl Code’s Chris Distefano and Melanie Iglesias. Yesterday, we ran an interview with Fat […]

The past few years have been filled with trials and tribulations for Johnnyswim, but through the darkness, there too is light. After releasing their Heart Beats EP in 2013, Johnnyswim has been tirelessly recording their debut album, Diamonds. GlobalGrind caught up with the duo down in Austin, Texas at the SXSW Film & Music Festival. Both […]

If you’ve seen Nas wearing a clean pair of custom frames, or Drake bouncing about in his Versace Versace Versace, or maybe even the always-animated Riff Raff stacking vintage chains and rare shades, then you’ve seen the work of Vintage Frames Company.  The man behind the carefully curated madness that supplies the masses is Montreal-based Corey Shapiro. […]

It’s undeniable: every time we get a glimpse of Ms. Nia Long, our hearts skip a beat. Nia Long stars in Tyler Perry‘s latest movie, The Single Moms Club, and the two Hollywood heavyweights sat down with BlogXilla to discuss their new film, the importance of our Sons and Brothers, and more. The film focuses around […]

Last week, a legion of beautiful black women and men joined in celebration to honor women and their accomplishments in the industry at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon. In attendance were some of the most famous women in the industry, ranging from Oprah to Kerry Washington, who were on the scene at the L.A. luncheon to […]

It’s all about Mya! While it may have been a minute since you last saw her, the beautiful singer and actress Mya stopped by the No Judgement Zone with BlogXilla. She had some interesting things to say about her love life, being independent with her music, and have a few choice things to say about jealousy […]

Basketball Wives: LA is back and the shade is as thick as ever! Yesterday, we posted an interview with Sundy Carter straight hating on Draya Michele. In the sit-down with C Nikky, Sundy made it no secret she doesn’t like Draya, calling her busted and saying: “I feel like she’s faking it until she makes […]

Lil Duval is this week’s guest on the No Judgment Zone with BlogXilla. The comedian stopped by to promote his show on MTV2 Ain’t That America. He made it very clear, “MTV cares about me.” They should since Lil Duval put together the second highest rated series in MTV2 History. As for his chat with Xilla, […]