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The California Philharmonic reinvented the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker by adding a little hip-hop. According to BuzzFeed, the maestro of the orchestra, Victor Vener, thought: Why don’t we put hip-hop dancers doing pinwheels and doing 21st century street dance instead of the Russians doing 19th century street dance?” Here’s the result:
In case you missed it, the hashtag #CivilRightsTwitter was trending this week. What would Twitter have been like if Malcolm, Martin, Rosa and others had been able to beef with each other or tweet their thoughts. Now we have an idea! https://twitter.com/TheCosby/status/676193568692809728/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/ubuntugraphy/status/676229970193203202/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/neosoulful/status/676228350382329856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes place 30 years after Return of the Jedi, and the wait is finally over. One of the most anticipated movies in decade opens tonight. Will You Attend? MUST SEE: Star Wars Intergalactic Red Carpet Premiere ‘Star Wars’ Actor John Boyega Has No Time To Worry About Racist White Tears
LL Cool J is back as your host for the 58th Grammy Awards This will be his 5th year as master of ceremonies. Recording Academy President Neil Portnow said “We are delighted to welcome back the very talented LL Cool J as our host for the 58th Grammys,”. The Grammys will air Feb. 15 […]
December 16th – Queen Pen released her debut album, “My Melody” produced by Guy superstar Teddy Riley’s, on this day in 1997. Queen Pen made her debut on BLACKstreet’s classic “No Diggity”, which also featured Dr. Dre. “My Melody” had the hit single “Party Ain’t A Party”, featuring Mr. Cheeks and Markell Riley. […]
Fatima Robinson, the woman behind The Wiz Live!, is getting her own show on NBC. After working her Black Girl Magic on The Wiz Live! and casting a spell with the moves she mapped out for the show, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are looking to focus on Fatima for their next big project. […]
Kimora Lee Simmons is busy raising her newest baby (and her other three kids), and she’s not getting ready to add baby no. 5 to the family. If you think Kimora is looking a little rounder these days, don’t start expecting her to pop up with a special announcement. Apparently, some people think that Kimora […]
Tamar Braxton has settled back into her spot at the table on “The Real” as she taped her first show since her health scare last month. It’s been weeks since Tamar was sidelined from “Dancing With The Stars,” “The Real” and Mary J. Blige‘s tour, when she was sent to the hospital with multiple pulmonary […]
Last night was the world premiere for Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Dolby, El Capitan and TCL Theatres in Hollywood. The new Star Wars movie mixes familiar characters such as Harrison Ford’s Han Solo and Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia with a new cast that includes Daisy Riddley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Gwendoline […]
December 15th – Busta Rhymes releases his third solo album “E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event) – The Final World Front”, on Flipmode Records, on this day in 1998 The hit album would contain the singles, “Gimme Some More” and “What’s It Gonna Be?!”, featuring Janet Jackson.
Serena Williams was selected as Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the year. Obviously. Who else would they have selected?? But the horse lovers took to Twitter to show outrage over Triple Crown Winner American Pharoah being snubbed. (insert side-eye) Um. American Pharoah is a horse. Not a person. https://twitter.com/harlockian/status/676425022316093441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Of course, […]
Queen Latifah returns to TV. Latifah is shooting a pilot for Lee Daniels on FOX. She will play a salon owner who becomes a surrogate mom to three children. Singer Brandy returns to TV in a new BET sitcom. She will star in “In Zoe Ever After”, and portray a single mom and career woman […]