A teaser from Azealia Banks‘ feature length movie ‘Coco‘ has surfaced online following fears her feud with its creatives would see it buried by Lionsgate.

In it, with help from Common, Lorraine Toussaint, Lucien Laviscount and Jill Scott, the Jazz-inspired rapper plays a young woman named Coco who seeks to find a life away from her own via the power of poetry.

An official release date is yet to be set.

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Peaches Monroe seeks to break the curse of the viral sensation.

Indeed, after watching several members of the internet community create content which went on to be monetised by everyone but them, the creator of the ‘On Fleek’ phenomenon has put plans in place to claim what is rightfully hers.

How she intends to do it?

With your help.

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This week saw Chris Brown back out of his boxing match with Soulja Boy; but according to ex Karrueche Tran he’s been practising on her long before. Allegedly.

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BET’s ‘The Quad’ has moved to real members of the HBCU community…for all the wrong reasons.

Find out why a number of Historically Black Colleges and Universities are worried about what the show may do to them below….

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The Real Housewives Of Atlanta is back for its 9th season. And despite almost a decade on-air, the Bravo smash is losing none of its sassy steam.

Already delivering on its promise of shady twists and turns, the latest outing of the ensemble title is proving a must-see.

Want to know what Phaedra, Kenya, Kandi, Cynthia, Porsha, and Sheree will be serving up on episode 15 / season 9?

Watch a sneak peek below to find out out below…

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Donald Glover and James Earl Jones are to portray Simba and Mufasa in a live action remake of Disney’s ‘The Lion King’.

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As reported here, Trey Songz is taking a very unique approach to promoting his new album, ‘Tremaine,’ by teaming up with VH1 for a “reality” dating show.  Titled ‘Tremaine the Playboy,’ the web series will see the R&B heartthrob look to give his heart to one of 20 female contestants (including the likes of Kayla Nicole, Holly Joso, Neeandra Brooks and more).

While there are conflicting reports on the parodic nature of the series, what we can say for sure is that you can catch Episode 1 of the Steelo Brim & Draya Michele -hosted fair inside:

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With Urban music’s heaviest hitters leading the nominee pool (Beyonce, Rihanna, Kanye West, Drake, Chance the Rapper), Grammys 2017 lived up to its title of “music’s biggest night” by drawing in its biggest viewership figure in years.

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A new study carried out by the marketing research firm Nielsen has silenced the claim that mainstream America isn’t interested in TV shows fronted by African-American actors.

Why the likes of ABC, NBC and Fox can be expected to develop new content of colour in the coming years?

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Have you been in serious need of a Joseline Hernandez, Mimi Faust, Karlie Redd, or Rasheeda fix?

Well, if you’re like us, you answered that question with a very loud “yes.”

Thankfully, VH1 is revving up the ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ promo for its highly anticipated season 6 premiere.

Blasting onto televisions in March, tuck in below to get your ratchet reality appetite its wettest and find out the latest happenings of the Atlanta gang of #LHHATL…

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The Real Housewives Of Atlanta is back for its 9th season. And despite almost a decade on-air, the Bravo smash is losing none of its sassy steam.

Already delivering on its promise of shady twists and turns, the latest outing of the ensemble title is proving a must-see.

Want to know what Phaedra, Kenya, Kandi, Cynthia, Porsha, and Sheree will be serving up on episode 14 / season 9?

Watch a sneak peek below to find out out below…

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The 59th Annual Grammy Awards are well underway in sunny Los Angeles today and, thanks to a shiny gramophone trophy, the day just got brighter for a select few.

The Recording Academy hands out many awards over the course of the day before the telecast hits the CBS airwaves.  Among the categories already awarded are Best R&B Performance, Best Music Video, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and many more.

Curious to see what big names have already thanked the Academy for their Grammys?  Find out inside:

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