The man who inspired the Deebo character in Ice Cube’s 1995 movie Friday, known as Big Sam, has died in LA. The iconic neighborhood bully was played by Tom ‘Tiny’ Lister Jr, and despite rumors flying around the internet, Lister himself is NOT dead. However, according to Ice Cube, the real-life individual who led to
Rapper Ice Cube has taken to Twitter to clarify his role in helping the Trump administration formulate their plan to address issues within the Black community in America. The NWA rapper was forced to address the situation when a senior Trump advisor took to Twitter to thank him for his “willingness to step up and
Ice Cube was supposed to appear on the morning talk show Good Morning America today but canceled his appearance — telling that he was not in the “mood to tell America, good morning.” His decision came on the back of the situation in Minneapolis, with riots taking place after video emerged of unarmed black man
Sarunas J. Jackson is best known for his role in the new mini-series Games People Play based on Angela Burt-Murray’s novel Games Divas Play. Jackson appears in the BET series, which premiered on April 23, as Marques King, a national basketball star married to Vanessa King (Lauren London). Fans who might be wondering where they
When the internet dies, the world falls apart and a handful of electronic music’s finest are convinced they are Diplo, then it must be time for HARD Summer 2016. Following their biggest HARD Summer last year (which you can read about from our coverage), the company’s looking to outdo themselves with their best lineup yet,
This provocative and incredible story of the rise of N.W.A. is worthy and well-made and signals the beginning of awards season. It’s that good. At 2 hours and 45 minutes it’s rich and dense as it follows the dramatic journey of Compton rappers N.W.A. as an expression of a politically and socially important time and