I always tell teens to research the brands they love to see if they offer college scholarships. That means if you eat McDonald’s fries, listen to Jay Z or sip Coca-Cola, jump on their websites and do some research to see who has some coins to cover tuition, books and room/board. All three of these brands […]
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The Philly native, who made it real clear that she’d “Bust The Windows” of her bae’s car, returns after an almost four-year hiatus from the music industry with Reality Show. During that time Jazmine watched a lot of—yup, you guessed it—reality TV, especially Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta. While Jaz is “fully entertained” by those shows, she’s
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Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson checks in for a quick chat about her character Cookie Lyon on Empire, debuting Jan. 7 on FOX at 9 p.m. If you haven’t seen the trailer, here’s the SparkNotes verison: Cookie, ex-wife to music mogul Lucious Lyon (played by Terrence Howard) and mother to their three sons, was just
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It’s time to brush up on your news because The New York Times Our Year in Rap Student Contest is baaaaaack! Here are the deets on the contest: Write 12 to-16-hot bars about the craziness that happened in the news this year. You choose the topic. It can be anything: The Michael Brown and Eric
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Quvenzhané Wallis, the star of Annie, checks in about singing her fave songs from the movie, dancing and meeting Beyoncé. Hang out with us as be go BTS (behind the scenes) with the 11-year-old star. Annie hits theaters Dec. 19th. On people mispronouncing her name: If they keep trying they’ll get it. I don’t like when
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Current events have people divided, once again, about matters of race and police misconduct. Some protest. Some speak. Some stay silent. Some make music. Check out the video for the Wu-Tang Clan’s “A Better Tomorrow.” #BlackLivesMatter #HandsUpDontShoot #ICantBreathe “This encompasses all of us as Americans, regardless of race, religion, faith. If we recognize this is
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Truth: I procrastinated about writing this post, which in a weird and twisted way makes me an expert on the subject. We all do it. Wait to the last minute. Avoid. Ignore. Or my personal fave, pretend like it will go away after the next Netflix movie. But it doesn’t. So I whipped up this
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Instagram is cyber crack, right? It gives you life first thing in the morning, the very second you rub crust from your eyes. Later, you post a selfie and check the likes and the comments. One of your IG followers, a stranger (okay, a troll), takes a jab at your teeth. All of a sudden
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I don’t have a bucket list, okay, that’s not exactly true. Let me explain. The term bucket list sounds all depressing and sad. Makes me think of someone who spent her life chained to a desk, chased paychecks, got gray and wrinkly and while the hospital ventilator wheezed in the background, she suddenly wished she’d
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I can escape reality TV (if I want to), but every once in a while I find a good, unscripted series that’s more social experiment and less catfight, like SundanceTV’s Dream School. This time around Dream School hits NYC with Chuck D and 50 Cent; It’s produced by British chef Jamie Oliver and 50. If you
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