Prince requested InStyle Magazine to hire a black woman to interview him

The legendary artist formerly known as prince was known for many things: his genius level talent, his fancy clothing and the love he had for black women. 

Prince supported and mentored countless people, particularly women of color, and used his platform to help boost their careers. Erica Kennedy was one of those people.

Kennedy, a feminist author and journalist, known for her best selling novel "Bling," spoke on how she attempted to get her work published with InStyle Magazine in the year 2000 and how it was extremely difficult due to the fact that black writers weren't as visible in mainstream media. 

Kennedy explained how prince helped her get in with InStyle Mag: "I had sent my clips to InStyle and one Friday afternoon they left me a frantic message. Turns out they wanted me to interview The Artist (as he was called then) and it could happen at any moment so they wanted to have me on standby. Of course, I’m psyched, but I’m also suspicious because they had never worked with me and I was so green. So I asked, “Why me?” They tell me he specifically asked for an African-American female writer and I thought, Out of the whole Time, Inc. network, I’m all you got? At that point in my career, anybody would have been more qualified than me! So in the book, the idea that Sydney is offered this cushy contract, even though she was previously just a temp, is derived from the fact that I got drafted into the big leagues under the Prince Rogers Nelson affirmative action plan." 

The story is truly remarkable, sadly Prince and Erica Kennedy are no longer living with us today. Kennedy passed away in 2012.

Will & Jada Pinkett-Smith are now majority owners of the 76ers

#WillSmith & #JadaPinkett are now the majority owners of the 76ers!  #VIBE reported that a press conference was held in which the Hollywood couple was introduced as the now majority owners of the beloved NBA team, replacing now minority-interest owner multi-billionaire Joshua Harris.

The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the transfer of majority stake over to The Smiths. In a brief statement, Harris thanked the Hollywood power couple for leading the franchise into the future.

The team was originally purchased by Harris’ group for anywhere between $270 and $290 million, with a now estimated value of $700 million, the amount of money exchanged for the Smith’s to be majority owner is somewhere between $250 million.

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Is Nicki Minaj behind the D'angelo Russell scandal?

This is better than #Empire! Ok, so D'angelo Russell has been getting dragged on social media for allegedly "dry snitching" on his teammate, #NickYoung. Well everyone seems to be wondering who leaked the video because the rookie didn't make it go viral himself. 

#Bossip revealed that A Houston ESPN radio affiliate claims they may have the answer. During a phone interview with a staffer from #Fameolous, ESPN Houston 97.5 exposed #NickiMinaj and her team, as the TRUE culprit behind the D’Angelo Russell tape leaking to social media.

The anonymous Fameolous source says that Nicki Minaj didn't appreciate the shade #IggyAzalea threw her way while appearing on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live last week. So she wanted to aim below the belt and decided to blow up the video, which was actually posted via D’Angelo’s SnapChat the very next day. A source from Nicki's camp sent the video to Fameolous, and vuala, there you have it.

Kelly Rowland opens up about new ventures

The lovely #KellyRowland sat down with 'TheYBF' and chatted about her beauty line, "Chasing Destiny," and the secret on how she keeps her toned body...

On her upcoming make up/beauty line:

“I am [coming out with my own beauty line]! I’m so excited! It couldn’t come fast enough. We have been working on this forever. We’re actually starting with lashes, and then we’re going to graduate into everything else. Sheika, one my makeup artists, we have just become tighter than tight, like. She’s one of my closest friends, and she started just by literally cutting lashes and making them for my eye shape. She works with one of my best friends, Lala, and now she does Nicki Minaj, too. She tailors the lashes to each eye, and I’m like, ‘We’ve got to figure out a way to do that for the masses.’ We’ve done it, and we’re very excited about that.”

On how she keeps her trimmed and toned figure:

“I love food, and I just have to be careful. I try to practice the 80/20 rule, where 80% of the time you eat the food that really helps your body, and then you have that 20% where you just want like three glasses of wine, some whisky sours, pizza, nachos [laughs], that kind of thing. That’s me.

On why she chose to do “Chasing Destiny”:

“Ever since Destiny's Child’s very last tour, I remember thinking to myself, ‘I want to put together a girl group.’ I just haven’t had the time to do it because I was busy doing my own projects and I was so invested in that. I didn’t want to be one of those artists who was so enthralled in what I had to do that I couldn’t really pay attention to the artists that I would be taking under my wing. I wanted to be completely focused on it, and that’s exactly what happened [with Chasing Destiny]. I had the time, and it has been a wonderful process.

On advice to aspiring artists:

“[My advice to anyone wanting to be a musician is to] save your money. You have to be selfish with your money. It’s so funny—as an artist, you have people who are so supportive of you on the way up, and you want to be able to help them because you feel like they were there for you. The truth is that you have to take care of yourself first, and then you take care of those people. Think about your future. The more you help people out, you have to look back at your account and be like, where did the thousands, the hundreds of thousands of dollars go? It’s great to have a good heart, but it’s also good to look at your account and be like ‘Look at what I accomplished, how can I invest it?’

Will Blac Chyne be a Kardashian?

Blac Chyna is attempting to work her way onto the set of KUWTK. Rob's girlfriend is asking for $1M to be featured on the show. According to TMZ, not only does Chyna want a million dollar stipend, she's also hoping to get a non exclusive contract, so she & Rob will have the chance to work on a project together. 

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Jared Fogle got his a** whopped!

Remember #JaredFogle? The Subway guy, who was jailed for distribution and receipt of child pornography? How can we forget right? Well #TMZ reported that Fogle was attacked in prison by an inmate who despises child molesters. 

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According to docs, Fogle got jumped in the rec yard at Englewood prison in Colorado back on January 29, and it was not much of a fight. An inmate named Steven Nigg pushed Fogle down and then unloaded a barrage of punches to his face. 

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Nigg, who's in for a weapons charge, left Fogle with a bloody nose, swollen face and scratches on his neck. 60-year-old Nigg was also injured -- a small cut on his left hand from delivering the whuppin'. Prison officials put Nigg in solitary as punishment.

Amber Rose hates being reminded of her stripper past

#AmberRose is still trying to figure out why #Beyonce can get away with being half naked and she can not. Amber sat down with #ETonline and mentioned how she is sick of being reminded of her past. "No one gives a f**k that Channing Tatum** was a stripper," she said of the Magic Mike XXL star. "He's an established actor who's at the Vanity Fair parties and the Oscars, but for me, no matter how far I go in my life, I see these stories that keep referring to me as a 'former stripper.' No one says 'former stripper' about Channing Tatum, or 'former McDonald's worker' about Brad Pitt. No one does that to men."

She added that other women, like Beyonce**, who may dress provocatively aren't subjected to the same treatment as herself and Kardashian due to their talents.

"We all love Beyoncé, but she's on stage half-naked and twerking all the time, yet people say, 'Oh, she has talent so she's able to do that.' We don't have the talent that Beyoncé has, so we get criticized as former sex workers, but at the end of the day we're just women - we're all women - and we should all embrace each other," Rose said. Do you agree with Amber? 

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Keri Hilson is back from her 5 year Hiatus

#KeriHilson is back! Keri announced that she will be releasing a new album titled 'L.I.A.R.' The first single from the album will be available on Friday, March 18th. The album will address her musical hiatus. “I promise, I will tell my fans everything on this album. Why I was really gone, what actually happened, what didn’t, what I could control, and what I couldn’t,” said Hilson. “Never will I ever again take a break from music. Welcome back to the game Keri!

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First Transgender joins Love & Hip Hop: ATL

#MonaScott is adding some "flavor" to the cast of #LHHATL. Transgender music producer, D.Smith, is set to join the cast and #LilScrappy is not happy about the addition. According to Scrappy's Instagram, he feels as though transgenders depict a bad image of self to the youth. 

Despite how Lil' Scrappy feels, D.Smith is a very talented music producer. She is a Grammy award winning talent who produced tracks for artists such as: Lil Wayne, Andre 3000, Monica and Ciara.

Sounds like this season will be interesting.

Beyoncé negotiated higher price for film, no deal.

It was reported last year, that #Beyonce would be making her way back to the big screens. #BradleyCooper was planning to direct and star in a film titled "A Star is Born." The film was a remake of the 1950s Judy Garland Musical. Beyoncé was being lined up to play the lead, a young woman whose dreams of stardom are helped by an aging icon.

But one Hollywood source tells #PageSix, “Beyoncé wanted too much money, and Warner Bros. balked at her price. The production budget was also said to be an issue with the studio, so the project has fallen apart.” Thanks to Bey's request, there will be no film.

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Post Malone receives response from White Iverson

#PostMalone, the rapper known for his hit "White Iverson" received feed back from #AllenIverson himself. According to HiphopDx, A.I. Had nothing but good things to say. “I want to meet him,” the basketball player said of Post Malone. “He did an awesome job. I was just telling my friend on the way over here that when we get in the car, we hear [‘White Iverson’] at least like 10 times a day. It definitely gets a lot of record play around here. And it’s just an honor for him to make a song with my name in it.” We agree with A.I, the song is quite catchy.

Blue ivy and Beyoncé having fun at rehearsals

Being the offspring of two of the most successful musical artist has to be a great thing. The heiress of Beyoncé and Jay-z is their cutie of a daughter, Blue Ivy. 

Check out some photos of Beyoncé and Blue ivy during rehearsals.

Meet the 5 year old producer, Egypt

Egypt, the five year old producer, is what happens when your mother is  #AliciaKeys and your father is #Swizzbeatz. Swizz announced on Instagram that his son Egypt helped produced a track from #KendrickLamar's 'Untitled Unmastered' album called "2014-2016." Check out the young mogul in the making.

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Tyrese responds to Tank about former group TGT

Can't we all just get along!? Tyrese responded to former #TGT member Tank via Instagram, in response to his initial interview he had with tmz. Tank mentioned in a clip that the reason behind the group's split was that the business aspect of the group wasn't right. Tank mentioned that the money wasn't divided properly between the three: #Tyrese, #Ginuwine and #tank, and that Tyrese was paid the Highest. A rep for Tyrese says the group’s money was never split equally because the economic fact is Tyrese has had more chart success on his own. The rep did not deny money was behind the breakup.

On a personal level … the rep said Tyrese still considers Tank and Ginuwine his brothers, but “business is business.”

New couple alert? Amber Rose & Terrance Ross

Is #AmberRose & NBA Raptor's player #TerrenceRoss an item? It has been rumored that these two are gearing towards a relationship. Ross made Rose his WCW, also known as Woman Crush Wednesday, last week. Now the WCW could simply be a cute gesture, there's nothing wrong with having a crush. However, the plot thickens when Amber Rose uploaded a video of herself supporting Ross at one of his games. Just know that if anything does evolve between these two, #PhoxTalk was on it. 👀

Fetty Wap is welcoming fatherhood with $20K

#TMZ reported that Fetty Wap and his baby mother Masika are finally working together to make it right for their unborn baby. In preparation for fatherhood, Fetty spent $20k on baby supplies. It's great that Fetty Wap decided to step to the plate. However we would expect nothing less of the rapper, considering the $140k car that he purchased for his right hand man Monty.

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R.I.P Aubrey McClendon, part owner of OKC Thunder NBA team

Aubrey McClendon, Former chief executive of Chesapeake energy company and part owner of the OKC Thunder NBA team, died Wednesday in what appears to be a suicide vehicle accident. McClendon was indicted on bid-rigging charges a day before the fatal accident.  

The Department of Justice said in a statement that McClendon orchestrated a scheme between two large energy companies, which are not named in the indictment, from December 2007 to March 2012. The companies would decide ahead of time who would win bids, with the winner then allocating an interest in the leases to the other company, according to the statement.

McClendon denied violating antitrust laws and planned on fighting to prove his innocence and clear his name.

Former Hot Boy in need of a loan

Turk, former member of the rap group Hot Boys, started a GoFundMe account in efforts to raise $5 million dollars that he owes the government. Turk posted a tweet saying "The Police Sued Me For 60 Million Was Awarded 10 Million And Agreed to 5 Million And 20% Of My Gross Income#HOTBOYTURKISINNOCENT." Turk's wife Erica is also supporting the idea of his GoFundMe account. She explained to the fans how the money will help support the rappers family. 

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Music Producer shot for a second time in Harlem NY

Oh No! Music producer Araabmuzik was shot on Thursday evening in Harlem NY. According to NY daily news, the producer was shot in the arm, jaw and suffered from a grazed wound to the head. This is the second time Araabmuzik has been shot. According to police he was shot back in 2013 during an armed robbery. Despite the inconvenience in his life at the moment, he seems to be recovering well. 

Caitlyn Jenner will be releasing a line with MAC

TMZ announced that Caitlyn Jenner will be releasing a limited edition lipstick with MAC called "Finally Free." All profits will be donated to MAC's AIDS fund transgender initiative. Will you support the cause? 

Michael B. Jordan closed a deal on a new movie

Michael B. Jordan closed a deal on a new project! He signed on for the remake of the thriller "The Thomas Crown Affair." An insider from The Hollywood reporter says the MBJ pitched the idea to executives at MGM and the deal was made. The film is still in its early development stage, so it hasn't been confirmed if he will have an acting role in the film or work behind the scenes. Nonetheless Congrats! 

J.Cole performing for the Democratic Party

J.Cole is making moves! The rapper is going to perform at the democratic national committee show & fundraiser, which is set to take place March 11. Tech guru, Whurley, will host the event & honor President Barack Obama. 

Azealia Banks disses Rihanna

It's no secret that Azealia Banks is no fan of Rihanna, or the music industry for that matter. Banks dissed Rihanna on Twitter by saying that her "Work" video reminds her of Beyonce's video "Baby boy," just not as fly... Take a look at the photos and judge for yourself.

My only problem with Azealia is that she seems to be very opionated about others in the industry when she doesn't have any business for herself. She should worry about finding herself sone business, then maybe we will value her opinion. I'm just saying Ms. Banks, divert your energy into something more positive.

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Judge places order for 50 Cent

A judge has placed an order for 50 cent to appear in court after posting numerous photos of himself with lots of money. According to the judge, "There's a purpose of having a bankruptcy process be transparent, and part of that purpose is to inspire confidence in the process," the judge continues to say, "Bankruptcy court is where an honest but unfortunate debtor can come into court and seek relief,” Nevins added. "When that process becomes very public, the need for transparency, I believe, is even higher.” 

Oh no! JT & Will-I-AM are being sued

Justin Timberlake & Will.I.AM are being sued over 2006 hit "Damn Girl." A music publisher is saying that the song is a complete rip-off of the song "A new day is here," written by a member of a group called "A Taste of honey."

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Kylie Jenner has a PUMA deal

Kylie Jenner has officially teamed up with PUMA despite Kanye's Twitter rant of Puma trying to divide the family. Kylie will be featured in the brand's spring/summer women's training campaign, set to launch April 2016.

Congratulations Kylie!

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Kanye spending too much on home causing debt crisis?

No wonder Kanye West is $53 million dollars in debt. Apparently, Kanye has been overspending on his new $20 Million dollar mansion that is currently undergoing a second round of renovations. "They both make a ton of money, but they also spend a ton," a source says. The insider from #DailyMail continues to say "& they are sparing no expenses with their new house. They are spending $20,000 fixtures, the perfect flooring - the costs have been endless." The estate sits on 3.5 acres of land; it features 2 swimming pools, 2 spas, 2 barbecue centers and a vineyard. 

Russell Simmons invest into an energy drink

Russell Simmons takes on another business venture by investing into something that he believes could potentially revolutionize human health. He chose to invest in "Celsius," an energy drink that reportedly delivers remarkable results. "If you drink a Celsius, you lose 100 calories without working out," say Simmons. Those joining him as investors are his ex wife Kimora Lee Simmons & her husband Tim Leissner.

Jaden Smith's girlfriend innocent!

Sarah Snyder, Jaden's Smith girlfriend, was acquitted in an upstate Bedford court on accusations pertaining to her stealing a $15,995 Hermes bag. Snyder was arrested in June, however when she appeared in court she mentioned that she was visiting family in FL during the time of the crime. 

Jayz finds new talent to sign

Philly boxer, Darmani Rock, signed to Roc Nation Sports. Roc Nation's COO of boxing, David Itskowitch expressed in a press release how thrilled they are to have the 19 year old boxer on board. "He has the talent to become a force in a reinvigorated heavy weight division... And with his skill set the sky is the limit." Congratulations to Darmani!

R.I.P Denise Matthews, Vanity

Denise Matthews, also known as, Vanity passed away February 15, 2016. She was the lead singer in Vanity 6, a group founded by Prince in the 1980s. Reportedly, she suffered from kidney failure and other abdominal issues. Her legacy will live on and she will always be remembered.

And the nominees for the 58th Grammy Awards are …

Best Music Video

 LSD - Asap Rocky

I Feel Love - The Dead Weather

Alright - Kendrick Lamar

Bad Blood - Taylor Swift

Freedom - Pharrell Williams

Best Rap Album

2014 Forest Hills Drive - J.Cole

Compton - Dr. Dre

If You're Reading This its Too Late - Drake

To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar

The Pinkprint - Nicki Minaj

Best Rap Song

Alright - Kendrick Lamar

Energy - Drake

Glory - (SongWriters) Common & John Legend

Trap Queen - Fetty Wap

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

One Man Can Change the World - Big Sean

Glory - Common & John Legend

Classic Man - Jidenna

These Walls - Kendrick Lamar

Only - Nicki Minaj, Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown

Best Rap Performance

Apparently - J.Cole

Back to Back - Drake

Trap Queen - Fetty Wap

Alright - Kendrick Lamar

Truffle Butter - Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne

All Day - Kanye West

Best R&B Album 

Coming Home - Leon Bridges

Black Messiah - D'Angelo

Cheers to the fall - Andra Day

Reality Show - Jazmine Sullivan

Forever Charlie - Charlie Wilson 

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Ego Death - The Internet

You Should be Here - Kehlani

Blood - Lianna La Havas

Wildheart - Miguel

Beauty Behind the Madness - The Weeknd

Best R&B Song

Coffee - Miguel

Earned it - The Weeknd

Let it Burn - (Songwriter) Jazmin Sullivan 

Really Love - D'Angelo & Kendra Foster

Shame - (Songwriter) Tyrese

Best R&B Performance

If I Dont have you - Tamar Braxton

Rise Up - Andra Day

Breathing Underwater - Hiatus Kalyote

Planes - Jeremih

Earned It - The Weeknd

Best New Artist

Courtney Barnett

James Bay

Sam Hunt

Tori Kelly

Meghan Trainor

Record of the Year

Really Love - D'Angelo

Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

Blank Space - Taylor Swift

Can't Feel my Face - The Weeknd

Kanye West sends Mark Zuckerberg a cry for help

Kanye West went on a Twitter rant asking Mark Zuckerburg to invest into His dreams. Kanye revealed that he was $53 Million dollars in debt, and desperately needed assistance to further his projects.

Kanye has more resources than the majority of us. Why couldn't he go about asking for Mark's assistance in a more professional manner. Is Kanye doing this for publicity? The world may never know

Martin Skhreli offers Kanye $10M for a bogus proposal

Martin Shkreli, a pharmaceutical executive, offered Kanye a whopping $10 million dollars to own the rights to his CD "The Life of Pablo." Apparently he wants to keep the music away from the people & he's willing to do everything in his power to achieve that goal. Have a seat Mr. Shkreli 

Kim K & Kanye in NYC

Kim K has been spotted out for the first time after giving birth to her son Saint West. Kim is all about supporting her family as much as she can so she did it all for her hubby. Kanye has a lot of big things going on in the city such as an album listening party and Yeezy season 3.

Kim K & Amber Rose are buddies?

For as long as we can remember Kim K. And Amber Rose had a mutual beef over a boyfriend that they shared, Kanye West. 

Ms. Amber Rose was introduced to us by Kanye West when she was known as his hot bald girlfriend. Their relationship was idolized by many until the couple decided to end things. Rumor has it that Kanye cheated on Amber with Kim. Needless to say, Kanye is now married to Kim.

Not to mention their (Ex) Boyfriends were fueding over Twitter earlier this week. They seem to have a lot going on. This is getting interesting.

New Baby: Tyra Banks and Erik Asla

Tyra Banks and boyfriend Erik Asla welcomed a baby boy into their family!

Apparently Tyra has been experiencing fertility issues, so the couple decided to go with a surrogate mother. She became very emotional in saying: "You have no idea what people are going through, so when you ask me, or anybody why don't you have kids ... It's none of your friggin business okay."

Tyra admitted to undergoing IVF treatments in order to conceive their child. Despite the hardships she was going through, Tyra still held a positive attitude. She is grateful for her life and her supporting boyfriend. She also openly thanked the surrogate for carrying the baby.

Congratulations! Welcome to parenthood 

Meek Mill Donates to Flint, Michigan

Despite the fued that has been going on between rappers Meek Mill and 50 Cent, Meek mill has been helping the people in Flint, Michigan. As we are all aware of by now, Flint, Michigan has been experiencing a crisis to where their tap water is contiminated. Meek Mill is doing his part to help the water crisis in Flint, Michigan by donating to the Flint Child and Family Health Development Fund, which helps fight the adverse effects of ingesting lead-filled water. He’s also sending 60k bottles of JUST Water to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan

Here's an image of Meek Mill offering 50 cent a chance to match him in his donation:

Danai Gurira set to star in Tupac Biopic

Remember the Tupac biopic that was set to be released sometime this year? Well we just received news that Danai Gurira will be playing the role of Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother. You may recognize Gurira from The Walking Dead where she plays S character by the name of Michonne. 

The film will be titled All Eyez On Me. In the film we will get a glimpse of Tupac's rise to stardom as a HipHop artist and actor, his imprisonment for sexual assault as well as the fued between the east and west coast.