Friday, Jun 14, 2013 8:50PM Written by Cyrus Langhorne Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz has finally come clean on what really went down last weekend in San Francisco following the release of security footage showing him being attacked by gunmen. According to Chainz, the only reason he fled the scene was because of the weapon one [...]
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the Washington Redskins‘ nickname is a “unifying force that stands for strength, courage, pride and respect.” Goodell responded last week to a letter from 10 Congress members who want the Redskins‘ name changed because they say it’s offensive to many Native Americans. Goodell cited the nickname’s origins and polls that [...]
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell defended the “Redskins” name to a bipartisan group of Congress members who are asking for it to be changed because it is offensive to many Native Americans. In a letter dated June 5, Goodell cites the roots of the team name — which Goodell says was changed in 1933 to “Redskins” [...]
Gregg Popovich and LeBron James, during Saturday’s team practices (Getty Images) San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has never lost in four NBA Finals appearances, but he knows the feeling. The feeling that leaves you wanting after acting as a major part of a championship contender, and yet still falling short once spring or summer [...]
Friday, May 31, 2013 3:05PM Written by Cyrus Langhorne After reports of Miguel’s Billboard Music Awards victim considering legal action against him sprouted online, the hitmaker has reflected on the unforgettable night he laid a crucial leg drop on a female showgoer. The singer detailed his exact emotions from immediately following the leg drop up [...]
Video After The Jump Ludacris is preparing to release his eighth studio album later this year. Ludaversal is the Georgia rapper’s follow up to 2010′s Battle of the Sexes. Luda sits down with Rap-Up to discuss why he feels he is an elite emcee, Justin Bieber being an artist that will be around for a [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Grizzlies want to make sure everyone knows that just because Tony Allen was fined $ 5,000 for flopping by the NBA, it doesn’t mean the key foul he drew in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals wasn’t a flagrant. The NBA fined Allen on Friday after the Grizzlies had [...]
NEWS » by Latifah Muhammad (@TheLatifah) May 23, 2013, 22:22pm President Obama responded to the news that four Americans have been killed in drone strikes since 2009. In a speech Thursday (May 24), the commander in chief defended the counterterrorism efforts but called for better tactics limiting civilian casualties. Attorney General Eric Holder presented the [...]
by Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports MIAMI — If Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel is faced with his team trying to defend the Miami Heat in the closing seconds of a tie game tonight, he will have a plan in place. It’s probably not going to be the same plan he had Wednesday. Vogel faced [...]
Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:45PM Written by SOHH for Continental Five [After taking to the recording booth to air out Jay Electronica, French Montana and Trinidad James with his "Exhibit A" anthem, 50 Cent's cousin Continental Five tells SOHH readers what sparked the diss track.] To be honest, I’ve known Frenchie for a while. It [...]
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:50PM Written by Cyrus Langhorne Roc Nation’s J. Cole is letting the world know he will not have cold feet at the last minute after announcing plans to push up his Born Sinner release date to face-off against Kanye West‘s Yeezus. In Cole’s opinion, his release would not make as much [...]
In the midst of her referencing Diana Ross‘ “I’m coming Out” and requesting someone to slap her, Keyshia Cole‘s mom Frankie was able to conduct an interview at the Love and Hip Hop Premiere Party on her daughter’s recent remarks toward the Destiny’s Child halftime performance for the Super Bowl. Although she believes her daughter [...]
NEW YORK – A single voter kept LeBron James from making NBA history. LeBron James took home his fourth MVP trophy on Sunday. (Reuters) The Miami Heat‘s superstar fell one vote shy of being the league’s first unanimous MVP winner when the Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn, a sports writer who has covered the NBA for [...]
Posted by Inside Hoops Apr 29 Brooklyn Nets interim coach P.J. Carlesimo thinks Joe Johnson’s critics have no idea what they’re talking about. Responding to a question during a Sunday conference call about how critics think Johnson is too reliant on isolation plays, settles for too many jumpers and isn’t worthy of his [...]
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 6:27PM Written by Cyrus Langhorne West Coast rap veteran Snoop Dogg recently talked about the heat Maybach Music Group leader Rick Ross has received over the past month from his controversial “U.O.E.N.O” lyrics and reacted to Reebok’s decision to severe ties with him. In Snoop’s perspective, Reebok pulled the plug on [...]