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Black Excellence: Solange Is Being Honored as Harvard’s 2018 Artist of the Year

Rick Kern/WireImage Solange Is Being Honored By Harvard Solange has truly had the career of a lifetime, especially in these past few years. Not only did her most recent album,  A Seat at the Table, reach number one, but she’s been making her mark with a string of powerful performances at places like the Guggenheim Museum and the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas. Her latest achievement is a big one, too, as it’s been announced that Knowles has been named the 2018 Harvard Artist of the Year. Harvard University chose to honor the artist for using “her platform to advocate for representation and justice while providing constructive and empowering political messages,” which was announced via a press release from the institution. To date, this is the third major award Solange has received for her work. She was previously named Glamour Woman of the Year and before that received the Billboard Impact Award. Solange is set to be recognized and presented with the award at a ceremony on next month, on March 3. The award comes from the Harvard Foundation for intercultural and race relations, which is the university’s office for inter-racial, inter-ethnic and inter-religious relations; They honor the nation’s most acclaimed artists and scientists each year. Previous artists of the year have included names like Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Will Smith, Jackie Chan, Viola Davis, Salma Hayek and John Legend. Continue reading

Missy Elliott, Lil Kim, SWV, Naturi Naughton And More Turn Up For Grand Opening Of Teyana Taylor’s Junie Bee Nails

Chad Ubiwa / Splash News Teyana Taylor Celebrates Launch Of Junie Bee Nails With Famous Friends Congratulations are in order for Teyana Taylor who celebrated the successful soft launch of her latest business, Junie Bee Nails Thursday night. The party brought out big names like Lil Kim, Missy Elliott, Naturi Naughton, Lori Harvey, Kima from Total and all three members of SWV as well as Bre-Z, Donshea Hopkins and Teyana’s hubby Iman Shumpert. Teyana posted about the shop a little over a week ago. She’s a real make it happen captain. Congratulations. Keep flipping for some of our favorite photos from the night.

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Congratulations! Toya Wright Finally Welcomes Little Baby Reign

Toya Wright Welcomes Baby Girl Congrats are in order for Toya Wright and her boo Robert Rushing (and of course, big sis Reginae). Toya has finally dropped off her bundle of joy , Reign Ryan Rushing — weighing in at 7 pounds and 7 ounces — earlier today. Mama seems super excited, though she neglected to show off her bouncing baby girl’s face quite yet…opting instead to show her precious little foot in a “Reignbeaux” sock: Reign Ryan Rushing 2/8/18 7 pounds 7 ounces I’m in love. #myreignbeaux Too cute. We hope Mama and baby are doing well! Congratulations to Toya. Getty

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Remy Ma, Eve, Trina, and Mc Lyte Celebrating 3 Decades Of Female Hip Hop With Upcoming “Queens of Hip Hop Tour”

On March 18th at Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, history will be made as some of the most prominent women in hip-hop reunite for the Queens of Hip Hop tour, and not a moment too soon. At a time when women all over the world are unapologetically proclaiming “Time’s up,” effectively breaking glass ceilings throughout Hollywood, and having their voices resonate with a new movement that aims to reposition how women are seen and treated in a male-dominated society, the reuniting of some very prolific female emcees is just what the world needs. Trina, one of the indisputable queens of hip-hop and current star of VH1’s Love & Hip Hop Miami recently sharing the stage with other phenomenal women, and looking forward to seeing her fellow emcees.   “I am honored to share the stage with women who have placed an imprint on the Hip-Hop scene of music worldwide with their sound and stamp. The Queens of Hip Hop Tour supports empowering women of music, more so, hip hop and being able to unite for our fans on one stage. I look forward to seeing my fellow female emcees, and presenting a memorable performance experience for my Rockstarrs.”

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#BlackInkCrew: Bae’s Pregnancy Announcement Had Twitter Going All The Way Left

VH1 Bae Is Pregnant…Maybe Black Ink Crew was absolutely ratch. Can’t even lie. The crew went to Korea and it was absolutely embarrassing. The reason? To find Bae’s mom. But lo and behold Bae is apparently knocked up? Word? What the hell is going on? The insanity had everyone on Twitter going ham and it was pure chaos. Let me slide over to Bae social media accounts to see what’s really going on with this pregnancy #BlackInkCrew pic.twitter.com/0tE0gODQ7z — Ämbs (@Captavatin_amb) February 1, 2018 Hit the flip and see the reactions.

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Congratulations: Chicken Plucker Azealia Banks Says She Hatched A Million Dollar Record Deal

Picture by: AdMedia / Splash News Azealia Banks Signs New Record Deal Those sacrificial chickens worked in Azealia Banks’ favor… The troublesome stage performer announced today that she’s signed a record deal for a million dollars with E One Entertainment. Azealia took to IG to spread the good news. I’m now officially signed to E1 Entertainment!! I HAVE A HOME AGAIN… I’m crying . The Industry left me out on the street like a stray dog and now I have shelter again. This is really making me cry I’m so happy and grateful and thankful for all of this and I promise I’m going to make the KUNTS so proud. Thank you guys so freaking much you don’t know how much this means to me   Who’s excited for new music from Azealia?

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Woman Farts on Harassing Co-Worker, Gets Him Fired

Ladies, has this ever happened to you: A male co-worker continually touches you inappropriately, “accidentally” brushing up against your breasts or buttocks throughout the day? Yes? It has happened? To basically every single one of you? We're guessing no one out there used the tactic employed by Reddit user “ThankCod” in order to get her revenge? Scroll down to learn the hilarious details of how this woman got her sexually aggressive colleague booted from her company… 1. #HerToo This is not a photo of the man and woman in question. But the #MeToo movement has empowered females around the corporate world to stand up to their aggressors, which is terrific. 2. An Intriguing Introduction This is how the Reddit user opened her post, piquing the interest of all who looked at it. 3. Allow Her to Set the Scene Nearly every woman reading this is likely nodding in agreement right now. They’ve been victims of these kinds of “bumps” every day of their working lives. 4. Action Was Required HA! LOL! Amazing! This was the action the woman chose to take. 5. Cue the Freak Out! The man will no longer view this woman’s backside as something sexual, but instead as something stinky. Genius. 6. The Fart Heard ‘Round the World Or at least around the office. After her boss learned what happened, he called the man and woman into his office and it came out that this man was a serial grabber. View Slideshow

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Hillary Scott Welcomes Twin Daughters!

A couple of years ago, Lady Antebellum singer Hillary Scott opened up about her miscarriage , confessing that she had struggled to move forward after such a tragic loss. Last year, she revealed wonderful news — she’s pregnant again! With twins, no less. Now, Hillary Scott has given birth, and she’s taken to social media to share the wonderful news with her fans and followers. No, Lady Antebellum didn’t take home yet another Grammy Award on Sunday. But that’s probably just fine for HIllary Scott, and not just because she already has three. No, Hillary Scott gave birth in the wee hours of Monday morning. She shared this joyous news with fans, who’ve known for a while that she and her husband, Chris Tyrell, are expecting their second and third children. She’s been using the #waitingonthetwins tag for a while on Instagram. While she hasn’t yet posted a photo of her twin daughters, she announced the birth with a photo: In the captions, Hillary wrote: “Our family is thankful and proud to announce the arrival of our precious baby girls.” That’s great news! “They were born in the early hours of January 29th, 2018.” Awwww! “And we can’t wait to share more about them in the days to come.” No photos yet and still no names, but it sounds like they have plans to share those details soon. Hillary Scott also writes: “Thank you to everyone who prayed and prayed for these little ladies, and thank you Lord for healthy babies. #twins” It’s always a relief to give birth to healthy babies, particularly when there are potential complications. (Twins come with twice the birthing risks, folks; some people had twins they never got to meet). For Hillary Scott and Chris Tyler, however, the relief must have been magnified. Because a few years ago, Hillary suffered a miscarriage. “This is something that is not talked about very often,” Hillary Scott said at the time. It’s true that there’s an awkward culture of silence around miscarriages. It may be that people just don’t know what to say. One minute, a couple is happily preparing for their family to be larger. The next … they aren’t. “I also feel that there’s this pressure that you’re supposed to be able to snap your fingers and continue to walk through life like it never happened.” Of course. Recovery is complicated, and everyone recovers from grief and loss at their own pace. In 2013, Hillary Scott gave birth to her first child . The couple’s daughter, Eisele Kaye, is currently 4-and-a-half years old (those halves count when you’re that young!).  Though she was probably too young to really wrap her head around her mother’s miscarriage (though, sometimes, people don’t give children enough credit), she’ll be 5 this year, and is certainly old enough to be excited about being a big sister. Congratulations to Hillary and Chris and Eisele and to their two beautiful new additions to the household.

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Congrats, Kings: World’s Best Stage Performer Bruno Mars And Kendrick Lamar Have Already Won 3 Grammys

Image via Getty Kendrick Lamar And Bruno Mars Have Already Won 3 Grammys **UPDATE** Kendrick Lamar just won his fourth Grammy for “Loyalty” featuring Rihanna. The 60th annual Grammy Awards hasn’t even started yet and Bruno Mars is already having a huge night Here’s how things look for Kendrick thus far: Congrats Best Rap Song – “HUMBLE.” K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters ( @KendrickLamar ) #GRAMMYs — Recording Academy (@RecordingAcad) January 28, 2018 Congrats Best Music Video – “HUMBLE.” – @kendricklamar , The Little Homies & Dave Meyers, video directors; Jason Baum, Dave Free, Jamie Rabineau, Nathan K. Scherrer & Anthony Tiffith, video producers #GRAMMYs — Recording Academy (@RecordingAcad) January 28, 2018 And another one. “HUMBLE.” is three-for-three so far tonight, picking Best Rap Performance. Bruno Mars has also taken home three awards. Album of the Year could end up being K. Dot vs. Bruno. — DJBooth (@DJBooth) January 28, 2018 Also, live show champion Bruno Mars has himself a Grammy trifecta: Congrats Best R&B Album – '24K Magic' @BrunoMars #GRAMMYs — Recording Academy (@RecordingAcad) January 28, 2018 Congrats Best R&B Song – “That's What I Like” Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, @BrunoMars , Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) — Recording Academy (@RecordingAcad) January 28, 2018 Congrats Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical – '24K Magic' Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer ( @BrunoMars ) #GRAMMYs — Recording Academy (@RecordingAcad) January 28, 2018 If you’re wondering about whether or not Cardi B was going to take home a trophy, it doesn’t look like it. She’s already lost in both categories to Kendrick. Some might call BS on that, but hey, it’s the Grammy’s. Also of note, SZA has also lost in two of the categories she was nominated to Bruno, but she still a couple more opportunities in the Best New Artist and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration categories. Congrats to the early winners! Fingers crossed for the hopefuls! Continue reading

Must Be Nice: A 20-Year-Old Just Claimed the $451 Million Mega Millions Jackpot

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The Mega Millions Winner Is A 20-Year-Old From Florida A youngin’ by the name of Shane Missler just got lucky, and at 20-years-old, became a multi-millionaire over night. On Friday, the Florida resident claimed his $451 million jackpot from the January 5 drawing, making him the sole winner of the fourth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions’ history.  The Tampa Bay Times   reported that Missler declined the annual installment option for his cash and instead chose to take his winnings in a lump sum payout of $281.2 million. *Cries in poor* Missler commented on what he plans to do with the money saying, “I’m only 20, but I hope to use it to pursue a variety of passions, help my family and do some good for humanity,”  according to lottery officials . When he realized one of the tickets he purchased had the winning numbers, he called up his brother and set up a coffee date with his attorney father for the following day. He then decided to set up a trust, with him as the managing member, called Secret 007, LLC.     Continue reading