August Alsina released the music video for “Hip-Hop,” a song he dropped in April. The video debuted at the BET Awards pre-show last night. Directed by Payne Lindsey,…

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Symbols Matter. Words Matter. That’s what one local entrepreneur, Frank Scurlock, reminded us of when he paid for skywriting during Jazz Fest. New Orleanians looked…

In a crime that spilled from social media into reality, a 20-year-old New Orleans woman faces three years in prison after playing a role in…

Beyonce and Jay Z have shelled out the big bucks for the “La Casa de Castille”, according to sources like Variety and the real estate blog Curbed. The mansion, located in…

Beyonce and Jay Z have purchased yet another home! According to reports, the power couple headed to New Orleans to buy their latest piece of…

It looks like Young Thug may have changed his mind after saying he would never “beef” or “swap words” with his idol Lil Wayne. As we…

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The details of former NFL star Darren Shaper’s plea deal for serial rape have come out, and one bizarre one – penile plethysmograph, or PPG…

Richard White, the man who attacked a TSA agent with a machete at a New Orleans airport, has passed away. 63-year-old White was shot three…

@theadvocateno @fstockman excellent report… — Guyton W (@TigernBham) March 21, 2015 A man was shot three times after attacking a TSA agent in a New…

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As the city of St. Louis celebrates Mardi Gras, the lighthearted celebration can’t change the somber tone in the area following the death of Michael…

August Alsina returns to the road. After suffering seizures on September 15th, he was released from a New York hospital late last week and readies to get back to performing, joining Usher on a 27-date “UR Experience” tour starting in November. The New Orleans singer was forced to cut his “Testimony Live” tour short following […]

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What you see above is a map of Detroit. The small colorful dots represent people, plotted to show where they live and their race. Whites are…