TV / Movies

On the latest episode of BET’s Real Husbands of Hollywood, Duane and Tisha Campbell-Martin make their television return with their own sitcom called, “Tisha & Duane.” But when Kevin Hart shakes things up, all hell breaks loose. Meanwhile, Bobby Bro...

Jim Jones’ reality show with his lady, Chrissy, made its return to VH1, and the happy couple have added a new addition to the family dynamic. Jim’s 10-year-old son, Pudie, joins in on the home fun, causing him and Chrissy to step up to the plate and act as full-time parents. Meanwhile,...

The King Kong of reality shows, Love & Hip-Hop (New York), is back and it’s bigger and badder than ever. With both new and familiar faces, this week’s season premiere brought the real and the ratchet on all fronts. Yandy is still holding her man down while he spends time behind bars, Joe Budden is back with his original main squeeze and New York’s own, Peter Gunz, joins the franchise to becom

Ja Rule’s new film, I’m In Love With A Church Girl, introduces the rapper in a way we haven’t quite seen from him before. Based on a true story, Ja Rule plays Miles Montego, a former drug trafficker, now on the straight and narrow, who falls in love with Vanessa Leon (played by Adrienne Bailon), a church girl who turns his life around. Ja takes his acting p...

On this week’s episode of BET’s Real Husbands of Hollywood, “Frauditions,” the thirst was to a max. Determined to get over his obsession with Selita Ebanks, Kevin Hart comes up with a scheme to find a new woman. Unfortunately for him, his master plan ends up blowing up in his face, quite literally. In addition, Boris Kod...

It seems as though slave and post-slavery narratives are the new wave in Hollywood. With films like The Help, The Butler and Django Unchained, more and more flicks about racism and the life of Black Americans are making their way to the big screen...

Rarely does a film focus its lens on the lifestyle of the underprivileged, let alone the hard-knock life of Brooklyn. In fact, everything about The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister & Pete is unusual, from its title to its story plot. Executive produced by Alicia Keys and directed by George Tillman Jr., w...

Ja Rule is a new man. Since being released from prison back in May, the Murder Inc. rap OG seems to have turned over a new leaf. During an exclusive interview with XXL in New York City, Ja breaks down his new role in the Steve Race-directed film, I’m In Love With A Church Girl, which he filmed shortly before being sentenced in 2010. The ...

With a massively star-studded cast including Paula Patton, Boris Kodjoe, Jill Scott, Taye Diggs and the like, you’d almost expect to be blown away by Baggage Claim, which hit theaters September 27. The comedy flick is told through the narration of Montana Moore (played by Patton), a 30-something flight attendant who’s determined to both find a man and get engaged in 30 days before her sister’s wed

David Banner wears many hats these days. Though he’s best known for hits like “Play” and “Like A Pimp,” what many may not know is that the college-educated rapper is also an accomplished actor and entrepreneur. More recently, Banner starred alongside Mariah Carey in Lee Daniels’ The Butler (which has grossed over $100 million), in which he plays the enslaved father of Forest Whitaker’s younger cha

On this week’s episode of Marrying The Game, Tiffney is treated like a queen as Game spoils her to a trip in Cabo for her birthday. Considering their relationship was nearly down for the count, their trip was long overdue. Getting along for the first time in awhile, Game and Tiff enjoy their vacation on the beach, where they reminisce about the days before kids, before the fame and, more important

It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen Ja Rule on the big screen. The Queens rapper is set to make his cinematic return with a leading role in I’m In Love With A Church Girl, a dramatic love story that also stars former 3LW member Adrienne Bailon. Ja (real name Je...