Tag: Editorial

Ashley Walters for Empire Magazine. Styling: Leah Abbott Barber: F4Fade

Dame Dash's life story sold for $550,000 at a bankruptcy auction, but the proceeds will go toward paying his creditors rather than to him. The sale includes approximately 100 hours of video footage, photographs, memorabilia, and rights to an unreleased documentary project.

If 2026 proved anything, it's that nobody does homecoming quite like an HBCU! From celebrity sightings and showstopping marching bands to Divine Nine pride, campus royalty and edge-of-your-seat football finishes, this season delivered plenty of headline-worthy moments. Many historically Black colleges and universities celebrated major milestones, while students and alumni created new memories across their campuses.

The forthcoming Snoop Dogg biopic is rounding out its cast with a pretty full picture of which stars will help bring the film to life. While recent casting news may have been met with online reactions, other choices may inspire more confidence. The film hits screens in August 2027, featuring Jonathan Daviss as Snoop Dogg, Lauren London as his mother Beverly Tate, and an ensemble including Myles Bullock as Dr. Dre, Camron Jones as Tupac Shakur, and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Snoop's wife Shante Broadus.

After nine years of separation, Carmelo and La La Anthony have reportedly reached a divorce settlement, bringing their 16-year marriage closer to its legal conclusion. The pair first met in 2003 through mutual friend DJ Clue, when Carmelo was establishing himself as an NBA star and La La was building her career in radio and television. Carmelo proposed on Christmas Day 2004, and they married in July 2010 in a lavish New York City ceremony documented for VH1's La La's Full Court Wedding.