Los Angeles was the epicenter of Hip Hop and R&B Sunday night (June 25) as the stars of black entertainment assembled for the 2016 BET Awards.
"Black-ish" stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross returned to host the TV event at the Microsoft Theater, with a ceremony that opened with a surprise performance from Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar.
Going into the awards, Drake led the nominations with nine, with Rihanna and Beyoncé tied for second place with five.
Drake won the prize for Best Male Hip Hop Artist, beating out last year's winner Kendrick Lamar, as well as the other nominees Fetty Wap, Future, J. Cole and Kanye West. The Toronto rapper also took home the prize for Best Group for his What A Time To Be Alive mixtape with Future, and Best Collaboration with Rihanna, for their track "Work."
The man behind that video, Toronto's Director X, took home the honor of Video Director Of The Year.
Beyoncé was voted Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, and her video for "Formation" won for Video Of The Year, the Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award, and the Centric Award.
Nicki Minaj continued her dominance in the Female Hip Hop Artist category, taking home the trophy for the seventh straight year.
Two prizes were pre-announced for the show: a Lifetime Achievement Award that went to actor Samuel L. Jackson for his body of work in film, and a Humanitarian Award that went to "Grey's Anatomy" star Jesse Williams for his contributions to the Black Lives Matter movement.
BROOKLYN, NY - 2016 has been a breakout year for Brooklyn's own Desiigner. Not only is his debut single "Panda" a platinum chart dominator, but Kanye West gave him a legitimate co-sign after signing him to GOOD Music and placing him on Life of Pablo track "Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 2."
Future comparisons aside, the big question was whether or not he could deliver a project. Now after weeks of building up anticipation and catching a spot on the Freshmen 10 List, Desiigner has dropped his debut mixtape New English exclusively on Tidal.
The 14-track project was originally posted on Audiomack before being taken down. New English only features two guest appearances, with GOOD Music president Pusha T and fellow Brooklynite King Savage contributing.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Kanye West is a homewrecker, crazy as hell and a nuisance, according to a fraction of the butt-naked celebrities who appeared in his new "Famous" video in their wax figure form.
Former president George W. Bush — who was infamously outed by West for "not caring about black people during a 2006 Hurricane Katrina telethon — already said his piece over the intentionally controversial video and there are a lot of suspect "quotes" from Taylor Swift's camp floating around the Internet. But now Chris Brown and Ray J are speaking out with two polar opposite reactions.
Breezy, whose nude likeness is wedged in between former girlfriend Rihanna and Taylor Swift, laughed it off, wondering, of all things, why his ass had to be the center focus of his portrayal in the nearly 10-minute video.
"Why I gotta have the plumbers butt/ crack showing WAX figure?," he said on Instagram with a barrage of emojis before adding, "This nigga KANYE CRAZY, talented, but crazy ????."
Unfortunately for Ray J, who previously dated Kanye's wife Kim Kardashian (and created a fame-inducing sex tape with her circa 2003) didn't find the short film art piece too funny, seeing that it's making his fiancée and fellow Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood co-star Princess Love an unhappy bedmate.
"Man, I'm just trying to stay positive," Ray J, 35, told Entertainment Tonight during the 2016 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in L.A. on Sunday, June 26.
"I'm engaged. My marriage is all messed up 'cause of craziness. I'm not part of nothing crazy. I walk down a good path," he continued. "[My fiancée] tripping. It's all bad in my world, and that ain't cool. "Don't put me part of nothing that's weird, that don't make no sense," he said before asking "Can I grow up?"
Fans of LHHH can attest to Princess Love's physical way of expressing herself but Ray J can't exactly hide his hands in this cold war over KK either. In 2013, he released a self-explanatory titled single in "I Hit It First," and the video featured a Kim Kardashian look-a-like and Kanye is just getting around to responding. On The Life of Pablo, the album that hosts "Famous," Ray J is mentioned on another record titled "Highlights" where Yeezy raps: "I bet me and Ray J would be friends/If we ain't love the same bitch/Yeah, he might have hit it first/Only problem is I'm rich."
On the flipside, Ray J's manager Wack 100, had nothing but heat and tough talk for Kanye,telling TMZ's cameras "If they didn't show Ray J with his dick in Kim Kardashian's mouth, tell Kanye to go back and reshoot that shit."
"Tell that nigga he a long way from Chicago. He better watch his muthafuckin' mouth," he snarled.
Wack 100 also manages The Game, who has been close with Kanye for years, so don't be surprised if this ordeal is resolved without a hint of violence.
One thing is for certain, Kanye is getting the attention he sought out when he created the video. In a recent tweet & delete scenario, he begged one of the 11 celebrities to take legal action over the clip.
Take a look at all the recent madness caused by the Kanye West "Famous" video below.
Wale’s 5th studio album, Shine, is set to release later this year and will mark his 10th year in the industry. Mainly carving his niche during the fast-paced consumerism of this past decade, the D.C. rapper has showcased an almost Darwinian instinct for remaining marginally relevant. With each release he stretches the confines of his artistry enough to modernize his approach, but unfortunately remains safe and familiar. Remember when he did a sunny collab with the indie band fun.? Refurbish that, mix in a lot of alcohol and fairweather friends, and you get the mixed bag of triumphs and setbacks presented on Summer on Sunset.
The singer who is also a member of Black Eyed Peas shared a photo of yet to be released album Double Duchess. She is topless in the black and white photo
Police on Thursday, June 23, arrested a 21-year-old man over the murder of a female major with the Ministry of Defence in the capital’s Tuol Kork district, Cambodia.
The victim, identified as Ly Davy, 36, was stabbed to death on Wednesday, June 22 as she was walking down the street to buy food. She was stabbed to death with a vegetable knife in the back, on the left side. The knife pierced the heart and she died instantly.. *graphic pics after the cut - viewer discretion advised*
During a radio chat on the B Real with Bethenny, Amber revealed her marriage to Wiz Khalifa didn't work out because they rushed in too early. The 32-year-old explained the pair got married too young - and that things could have worked out differently if they'd wed when they were more mature.
Kim Kardashian stepped out with her husband Kanye and daughter, North on Saturday wearing a white baggy shirt as she walked into a movie theatre in Calabasas. More photos after the cut...
Kanye West has dared 'somebody' to sue him following the release of his controversial video 'Famous'. The rapper tweeted this afternoon: "Can somebody sue me already #'ll wait" The video comes from his album The Life of Pablo, and includes the nude likenesses of himself and his wife Kim K, Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Bill Cosby, Caitlyn Jenner, Amber Rose, Ray J, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Anna Wintour and George Bush.
