Compton female rapper Yo-Yo found fame in the early 1990s as a Hip-Hop artist and protégé of fellow west coast rapper Ice Cube.

Popular rapper-turned-businessman 50 Cent is deciding to his talents to the world of boxing. The rapper, born Curtis Jackson, isn’t stepping inside the ring any time soon, but he wants dip his hand into boxing promotions.

An Arkansas state crime lab has released an autopsy report revealing Chavis Carter had drugs in his system before his death.

A Coronor has ruled the death of a 21-year-old African American man who was shot in the head while handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser a suicide.

Ebony magazine will honor 10 women from various Historically Black College Universities around the country in an upcoming September 2012 issue.

Jonesboro, AK police department have released a 90 minute-long footage of Chavis Carter’s arrest before his death in the back of a police squad car.

No one can question Jay-Z’s star power and marketability. The rapper, born Shawn Corey Carter, has amassed a wealth of over $450 million, spearheaded a profitable clothing line in Roca Wear and sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Not to mention, he has the “hottest chick in the game wearing his chain.”

NFL free agent wide receiver Chad Johnson has been dropped from his coconut water brand Zico endorsement deal.

President Barack Obama is standing behind Vice President Joe Biden’s controversial comments made during a southern Virginia campaign stop.

Yale graduate Marina Keegan had plans to change the world before her untimely death in a May car accident. Keegan was a talented writer who co-wrote a musical that recently debuted in New York City. The musical “Independents” premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival.

Renowned professional athlete Earvin “Magic” Johnson is one heck of a success story. The former standout guard for the Los Angeles Lakers rose from a poor background in Lansing, MI to a successful entrepreneur.