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Dame Dash Criticizes Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium Concerts
Damon Dash isn't giving Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium victory lap a standing ovation, saying the three-night spectacle looked less like a celebration and more like a carefully crafted marketing ploy. Dame unloaded on The Art of Dialogue, picking apart Hov's anniversary shows from a business perspective rather than a musical one, questioning why the concerts happened for the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt and arguing the entire production felt designed to push Yankees-branded merchandise.
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Jay-Z’s Yankee Stadium Residency: Star Guests
Over the weekend, Jay-Z marked the anniversaries of his albums "Reasonable Doubt" and "The Blueprint" with a three-day residency at Yankee Stadium in New York. While it was only the first stop of three more anniversary concerts scheduled for Los Angeles, Paris and London, it set the tone for exciting moments to come, as Hov was joined by a star-studded list of guests onstage, including Beyoncé, Usher, Fat Joe and Pharrell.
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Jay-Z Nearly Canceled His Last Yankee Stadium Show
One hour after Jay-Z was supposed to be onstage Sunday night, almost half the Yankee Stadium crowd was still stuck outside the venue creating chaos. A few hundred people without tickets bum-rushed an entrance, prompting security to shut down all gates. At 10:15 PM, twenty thousand fans were lined up outside, and even A-listers like A$AP Rocky, Tyler the Creator, and Usher were locked out. Jay decided to wait rather than start late, not wanting to abandon fans still outside. Finally at midnight, they started the show, ending around 3 AM with fireworks.
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Jay-Z Concert Fight: Security Clash at Yankee Stadium
Jay-Z's second night at Yankee Stadium featured crowd drama when two fans got into altercations with security guards. The incident occurred during Alicia Keys' performance of "Empire State of Mind." Exclusive video shows one fan punching a security officer in the face before being taken away, while another fan was restrained on the ground. Sources indicate the fight started because the fans were not in their assigned seats and were blocking other attendees' views. When security arrived and asked them to leave, the men refused, triggering the physical altercation.
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Birmingham Church Bombing: Four Girls Killed 1963
Martin Luther King Jr. described Birmingham as probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States. The city earned the nickname Bombingham after at least 21 bombings targeted Black homes and churches in the eight years leading up to 1963. Yet none resulted in fatalities until September 15, 1963, when a bomb exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church, killing four young girls during Youth Day.
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Chris Brown Slams Texas Rep. Over Apology
Chris Brown is slamming Texas State Representative Venton Jones after he apologized for honoring the singer amid backlash. The singer is pissed at Jones for apologizing for appearing on stage with Chris to announce that Chris had been placed in the Congressional Record for his musical and entertainment achievements, along with Usher. Jones made the apology Tuesday on Don Lemon's show after the politician caught heat for honoring a woman abuser, as you know, Brown was convicted of physically abusing Rihanna in 2009.
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Shamea’s Graphic Love Scene in New TUBI Movie
Producer Todd Tucker directed a graphic, explicit scene for a Tubi movie featuring newly minted peach-holder Shamea Morton getting extremely intimate with famed Atlanta exotic dancer and actor Bolo the Entertainer, causing tension in her marriage to wealthy businessman Gerald Mwangi.
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Black Designers Shine at New York Fashion Week
As New York Fashion Week ends, Black designers made sure our influence was felt from the runway to the front row. Familiar heavyweights like LaQuan Smith and Sergio Hudson showcased their latest looks for the Spring/Summer 2027 season, alongside rising stars, including Rachel Scott's Diotima, Keith Herron's Advisry and Jakarie Whitaker's Hikari no Yami.
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Trump Pardon Broker Texts Shared by Boosie Badazz
Boosie Badazz is posting receipts of his alleged conversations with pardon brokers who couldn't secure him clemency from President Trump. The texts show a chaotic string of messages full of typos from one of the men he claims he paid $600,000. The rapper posted screenshots on his X account Monday, which appear to be communications between him and Jack Burkman, one of the alleged pardon brokers. The messages were exchanged between November 2025 and February 2026, with Jack assuring Boosie that his team was working on getting him a Trump pardon. Ultimately, Boosie wants his money back and is now suing Jack and fellow political operative Jacob Wohl to recoup his cash.