KINGZDOM

What’s black and white, and red all over? A blushing zebra. A newspaper. And race relations in America, as millions seethe in anger at actor Jussie Smollett for his alleged hoax. Smollett, who is black and gay, claims that he was attacked by Trump-supporting thugs because of his race and gender. In the wake of Chicago police charging Smollett with a felony (filing a false police report), a national firestorm erupted, making the "Empire" star Public Enemy Number One. If Smollett is convicted, he will have rightfully earned that scorn. However, there is a silver lining, as Smollett is single-handedly responsible for two monumental, if temporary, shifts in American thinking: A) For the first time in forever, virtually everyone is united in the race-relations debate. Whites are indignant that they were first implicated as the attackers, when it was nothing of the sort. And blacks are fuming because a black man betrayed them, reversing racial progress and victimizing thos...

R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail Monday after posting $100,000 bail that allows him to go free while awaiting trial on charges that he sexually abused four people dating back to 1998, including three underage girls. Hours earlier, the R&B star pleaded not guilty to the allegations after spending the weekend behind bars. He said little during the brief arraignment, telling the judge only his name. His lawyers spoke on his behalf. The singer-songwriter  was arrested Friday  on 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse. A judge set bond at $1 million, meaning Kelly had to post 10 percent of that amount to be released. Court records show a 47-year-old woman from the Chicago suburb of Romeoville, Illinois, posted the $100,000 bail and identified herself on the bond slip as “a friend” of Kelly,  according to  the Chicago Tribune. Kelly will be forbidden from having any contact with females younger than 18. The black van that took the entertainer away from th...

Tyga  and  Soulja Boy's   viral beef  has gone from social media to the recording booth. After Soulja bragged about having sex with  Tyga's ex and baby mama Blac Chyna,  the L.A. rapper decided to clap back with a special  L.A. Leakers  freestyle over  Blueface's  "Thotiana." Tyga doesn't hold back. "Nigga call me a G.O.A.T., don't call it a comeback/7 million records, 9 months, where's Soulja at?" Tyga raps on the  L.A. Leakers  show. "I can make the same song, bitches will still play that/Running 'round saying that you made me, why you say that?" Soulja Boy clearly wasn't impressed by the disrespectful verse. The rapper, who still maintains that he had the  biggest comeback of 2018 , fired back with his own "Thotiana Freestyle (Tyga Diss)." In his remix, the SouljaWatch creator boasts about sleeping with Chyna while her son with Tyga was in the other room. “Niggas don’t want drama/Word aro...

After  turning himself in to  Chicago police for  10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse  on Friday night,  R. Kelly  has entered a not guilty plea today (Feb. 25).  CNN confirmed the news earlier today. The new charges stem from four women who claim Kelly sexually abused them at one point in time between 1998 and 2010. His indictment accuses the singer of sexual acts with "three children older than 13 but younger than 17." If convicted, Kelly could receive at least seven years in prison for each count. If he's found guilty on all counts, he would be facing 70 years in prison. Kelly's plea comes nearly two weeks after attorney Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for the alleged victims,  claimed he had an unreleased sex tape of Kelly  engaging in sexual acts with a  minor.  CNN reports that the new video is 42 minutes and 45 seconds long and contains clips of Kelly and an  alleged victim ...

The  Harverd Dropout  is soon to be the Harvard University commencement speaker, as  Lil Pump  has been tapped by the prestigious university to give their 2019 commencement speech. Pump's label Warner Bros. Records announced as much Monday (Feb. 25), and the folks at WHRB Harvard Radio also reached out. If Pump does take the stage to give a commencement speech, he will be the youngest commencement speaker in Harvard history. People like Oprah, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Steven Spielberg have previously given commencement speeches at the famed university. “You don’t gotta graduate from Harvard to do this speech," Pump said in a statement. "I dropped out, so they called me like they called the guy that made Windows and PCs and shit before I was born. You just need a cap and gown, which I got. When I found out, I was happy to give everyone a lesson. I’m all about the youth. Yes, they are the future. This is a preview of my speech, one word: ESSK...

It seems like  Soulja Boy  is not a fan of  Tyga . The ostensibly playful beef between the two seemingly began after Soulja  claimed to have had the biggest comeback of 2018 . That notion was  contested by Tyga fans  earlier this year. Since then, Soulja went on to  briefly date Tyga's ex and son's mother, Blac Chyna , and now he's taunting the " Taste " rapper on Twitter. "I fucked yo baby mama and played  Fortnite  with yo son," Soulja in one Tyga-directed tweet Sunday night (Feb. 24). In earlier tweets, Soulja tried to roast T-Raww for being dragged out of Floyd Mayweather, Jr.'s birthday party this past weekend. "Tyga?!" Soulja tweeted on Sunday night (Feb. 24) with laughing emojis and a photo of Tyga from  his incident at Floyd Mayweather's birthday party  on Saturday. He then went on to write in a now-deleted tweet, "Me and Blac Chyna could neva work she like niggaz like Tyga lol." There are rumors that ...

R. Kelly is regarded as one of music's all-time hit makers, but the years of sexual abuse allegations against the embattled R&B star have created a dark cloud over his musical legacy. Some believe Kelly's career is in serious jeopardy once again after being charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving four females, including three minors. A Chicago judge set the singer's bond at $1 million Saturday after he turned himself in to police the day before.   After being acquitted on child pornography charges more than a decade ago, Kelly's new criminal charges might be too hard for his career to overcome. "I think the court of public opinion is too strong," said Evelyn McDonnell, an associate professor who focuses on women and music at Loyola Marymount University. "I think venues will not book him. He's reached the proportions of Harvey Weinstein. There's no coming back. There will be those psycho fans who will stand behind him n...

Things went from zero to 100 real quick for  Tyga  at Floyd Mayweather's birthday party on Saturday night (Feb. 23), resulting in the rapper being violently removed from the venue and reaching for a gun afterward. Tyga and crew were at the Sunset Room in Hollywood, Calif. for Floyd's 42nd birthday soiree.  TMZ  obtained video of the incident, which shows T-Raww posted up against a wall when a man walks up to him and they start arguing. Tyga is then grabbed up by his collar by someone who presumably works security for the club. He is then violently dragged out of the premises while in a head lock as he resists his removal. "Alright bro, chill out," he yells after being deposited on the sidewalk. "Y'all doing too much, bro." Tyga is then seen talking with a man who appears to be his security guard. In the video, Tyga reaches in the man's pocket and tries to remove his firearm. The man does not let the rapper have the weapon, though he ...

Rapper, Soulja Boy who broke up with Blac Chyna after dating her for only two weeks and then taking to Twitter to write that  ‘he just wanted to see what her p***y felt like’ , has gotten himself a stunning new girlfriend. Soulja Boy, 28, took to Instagram to share a photo of his new boo Tiona Fernan posing in sexy lingerie and wrote:  ‘I love u so much babe @xttiona

On Thursday morning (Feb. 21),  Jussie Smollett  was  indicted by Chicago police  on suspicion of filing a false report. According to Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, the  Empire  star paid two men $3,500 to stage the alleged attack on him last month, "taking advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career." When reports of the initial attack came out back in January, where Smollett alleged two men yelled racist and homophobic slurs, tied a rope around his neck and poured something on him, rappers like  50 Cent and T.I. immediately came to the defense of Smollett  and sent their well-wishes—and now many are speaking out against him in light of the new details. 50 Cent  and  Snoop Dogg  have both joked about the turn of events via Instagram. Others took a deeper approach. "Jussie is a by product for the times many folks this millennium have clamored for,"  Chuck D  of Public Enem...

The Latest on the attack reported by Jussie Smollett (all times local): 8:15 p.m. Lawyers for Jussie Smollett say the Chicago Police Department put on an "organized law enforcement spectacle" when its superintendent detailed investigators' findings about the alleged attack on the "Empire" actor In a statement Thursday night, Smollett's legal team said Superintendent Eddie Johnson's comments had no place in the American legal system. At a news conference earlier in the day, Johnson said Smollett owes the city an apology and should admit what he did. Smollett is accused of paying two men to help stage the Jan. 29 attack. Smollett's lawyers say the presumption of innocence was trampled upon at the expense of Smollett. The statement called Smollett a man of "impeccable character and integrity" who fiercely and solemnly maintains his innocence. ___ 6:45 p.m. Actor Jussie Smollett is earning more than $100,000 per episode of the ...