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Lil Wayne Writes A Letter To The Emmett Till Family — Tha Wire [VIDEO]

Gina Cook — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:19:15 +0000

The family of the late Emmett Till wanted an apology from Lil Wayne for the disrespectful lyrics the rapper laid down on the remix of “Karate Chop”. This week, they got it…..or did they? As previously reported, there’s been a lot a static over the bad choice of words on Lil Wayne’s part in the [...]

Singer Fontella Bass Dead At 72

Erik Tee — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:00:17 +0000

According to The Huffington Post R&B Singer Fontella Bass passed away on last night in St. Louis, Missouri. This is a sad day for music lovers all over the world and even if you are not familiar with her name. I am pretty sure that you are very familiar with the song. This year we have lost [...]

Nicki Minaj Drops New Single Today! –Tha Wire–

Gina Cook — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:42:19 +0000

It’s full steam ahead for The Best New Artist Grammy nominee Nicki Minaj. Nicki shot out a tweet yesterday that read: “Roman releases his teaser tomorrow on itunes. It’s entitled : Roman In Moscow. 1pmEST”. Not only does she have a new single but her sophomore album is already scheduled for release. Get Nicki new [...]

Today In Tha Wire

Gina Cook — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:16:27 +0000

Tyrese has added “Author” to his long list of titles. After the success of his debut book, “Get Out Of Your Own Way,” which he co-wrote with Rev. Run, the two are teaming up for another run. Tye’s new book, “Manology,” will focus on understanding a man. Plus, he’s got a new album in the [...]

Today In Tha Wire

Gina Cook — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:31:01 +0000

Aretha Franklin is not only gearing up to drop her 38th album next week, but she’s also doing Late Night With Jimmy Fallon this Friday. Yolanda Adams is getting ready to drop her new CD next Tuesday. Lil Wayne is letting the cameras in and filming a documentary on his current tour “I Am Still [...]

Aretha Franklin Is About To Get It Poppin In A Major Way!

Erik Tee — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:00:35 +0000

There is about to big a big party going down in Detroit, but I do believe you must be on a very special guest list to attend! The Queen of Soul is secretly making arrangements for a spectacular, star-studded celebration at the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel in NYC on March 25, The ENQUIRER has learned. [...]

Halle Berry Respectfully Decides Against The Queen's Request

Erik Tee — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:43:11 +0000

It was announced that Aretha Franklin really wanted to have Halle Berry play the role of her in a soon to be released biopic movie. One thing we know for a fact is Halle can definately act from cat woman, to drugged out mother and more. This would have definately been a movie, I would have loved to see.