• Questlove Says Things Weren't "All Good" Between The Roots & Biggie When He Died: "I Never Made It Right"

    Questlove and Chris Rock stopped by for a chat on the bi-monthly hip-hop podcast, Juan Epstein, hosted by Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds. Throughout the two-hour conversation, the group debated who was hip-hop's greatest producer and what was the best year for rap releases, among other topics. Rock shared stories about his early years on the comedy circuit opening up for rappers as well as the hand he played in Kanye West's "Blame Game," and the group ended up in a conversation about how each of them found out about Biggie's death.

  • Chris Rock's Jokes About ISIS, 9/11 and Boston Marathon Bombing While Hosting 'Saturday Night Live' Leave Many Outraged

    The only thing worse than knowing in advance that an episode of Saturday Night Live might be a bit lackluster is putting tons of faith in a host only for them to miss the mark. Chris Rock did the honors last night and while some were entertained, it seems that his jokes about terrorism hit a little too close to home for some. Rock spoke of the irony of those who had trained to run the 26 mile Boston Marathon only to be told to run because there's a bomb. While Rock repeatedly expressed his love for NYC his comments connected to 9/11 were a bit too much for some.

  • Prince Will Appear on 'Saturday Night Live' as Musical Guest on Nov. 1 with Host Chris Rock

    On his Facebook account, Prince announced he will be the musical guest on the Nov. 1 episode of "Saturday Night Live," which will be hosted by comedian Chris Rock. Included in the post is a photo of Prince with his band 3rdeyegirl alongside a photo of Rock dressed as the legendary musician — which is not the first time he has used an image of a comedian dressed like him. You can check out the Facebook post below:

  • Chris Brown Returns To The Stage At BET Awards: Chris Rock Disses Him, Jermaine Dupri Calls Him The Next Tupac [WATCH]

    Chris Brown has become a controversial figure in the music industry. Some applaud his talents above all and others condemn the actions in his personal life as reason not to support the singer. So when it was confirmed that Brown would be performing at the BET Awards last night, many people were curious how audiences would react to his comeback after being released from jail June 2.

  • QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Your Black Classical Music History?

    As Classicalite's favorite classical music radio station reminded us, the historian Carter G. Woodson chose the second week of February in 1926 to be deemed "Negro History Week" because the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12) and Frederick Douglass (Feb. 14) occurred...
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