In 1990, the creative Jennie Livingston ventured into the streets of New York City to document the lives of members of its ballroom community via the movie ‘Paris is Burning’.

By the time the documentary was released in the September of that year one of its stars, an ambitious artist named Venus Xtravaganza, was dead.

Today, her murderer is still at large.

Meet us below to revisit the unsolved murder below…

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K. Michelle has never been one to hold back and rapper Moneybagg Yo found out the hard way.

During an Instagram Live chat yesterday, the singer took aim at the MC – alleging that he tried to make sexual advances at her and claimed that he is renting Lambo to gift Ari Fletcher amongst others.

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Michael Jackson‘s ex-manager Thome Thome‘s has not seen the $3 million he felt the King of Pop’s Estate owed him until now.

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Katy Perry had some carefully-worded thoughts on her former collaborator Kanye West‘s bid for president.

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Cardi B may sit at the forefront of the female Rap game, but she isn’t sitting in front of the money she’s earned from her music.

At least not yet.

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Keke Palmer is reaffixing the focus on her music with the arrival of the video for ‘Snack.’

Recent weeks have seen the multi-talented star make headlines for sparring with August Alsina and the apparent end of her show ‘Strahan, Sara and Keke’.

Now, though, it’s back to her main-love.

Watch below where the visual for ‘Snack’ is unwrapped…

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Big Sean is opening up about the death of former girlfriend Naya Rivera.

As widely reported, the 33-year-old ‘Glee’ actress lost her life after drowning in Lake Piru on July 8th.

After authorities found her four-year old son safe on the boat the star had rented, the search for her launched immediately and quickly shifted from a rescue mission to a recovery effort. Her remains were found six days later.

Now rapper Sean, who had a much-publisized romance, engagement, and fall-out with Rivera has broken his silence on the tragedy.

His words below…

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With millions mourning the death of Civil Rights activist John Lewis, so too are many notable figures.

Indeed, it didn’t take long for an outpouring of emotion and appreciation to manifest following the announcement of passing aged 80.

Head below to see what the likes of Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Ava DuVernay, and more had to say about the the Congressman and pioneer for equality.

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Jidenna is back and aiming to blaze with new song ‘Black Magic Hour’ – the video for which arrived in tandem with the track.

Directed and produced by Wesley Walker & Sam Pressman, the visual chronicles the singer’s journey and aftermath of meeting an ancestral spirit who flips his life upside down. Literally and figuratively.

Speaking on the release (which is first for new label home Bullish Entertainment), Jidenna said:

“I think in these times the song becomes important because what I’m really speaking to is centralizing our power in a way that we channel our economic worth and we channel our spiritual worth into our lifestyle I don’t believe that we can have the economic progress that we need to empower communities without the spiritual progression. And If we do not focus there, we will never see our worth in our bodies if we don’t see our worth in our spirit.”

The release, which comes on the heels of last year’s ’85 To Africa,’ is lifted from incoming Bullish compilation project ‘African On All Sides.’

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In breaking news, Civil Rights icon John Lewis has died aged 80.

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As impatient fans prepare for the release of Migos‘ highly anticipated ‘Culture III’ album, they’re keeping the group’s latest tune – ‘Need It’ – afloat on charts.

Having peaked at #62 on the Billboard Hot 100 since its late May debut, the YoungBoy Never Broke Again-assisted tune – which has garnered modest attention on streaming and digital download formats – has seen the lion’s share of its buoyancy on Billboard come from radio formats across the nation (particularly R&B and Hip Hop stations).

In fact, the Buddah Bless-produced bop recently blessed the top 10 of R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts with its presence – a history-making feat that was accompanied by news they’d tied a previously thought untouchable record.

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Days after Thandie Newton took to press to slam the creators of the 2000 movie reboot of ‘Charlie’s Angels’ (as we reported here), fellow actress Nia Long co-signed her comments by recounting her racially-charged history with the female-empowerment film.

Hot on the promo trailer for her recently released Netflix flick ‘Fatal Affair’ (click here to see the trailer), Long took to Insider to recall trying out for the role of “Alex” in ‘Charlie’s Angels’ but says casting agents and producers passed on her because she was ‘too Black’ and ‘too old.’

What’s worse, the role was eventually given to Lucy Liu who is two years Long’s senior.

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