Superstar Akon announces his Akon Lighting Africa initiative at the United Nations headquarters Senegalese-American pop singer Akon, whose Akon Lighting Africa initiative aims to bring electricity to some of the 600 million Africans who currently lack it, announced the launch of a new “Solar Academy” for the people of Africa.Continue Reading
From the looks of it, actor Johnny Depp can possibly be facing some time behind bars. The 51-year-old has been filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in Australia and decided to take his dog pals with him. However, Depp did not declare his two Yorkshire Terriers,Continue Reading
Over the weekend, Sevyn Streeter hit the stage at TV One’s Verses and Flow where she was joined by none other than her rapper boyfriend, B.o.B. Rumors have been flowing for so long about these two dating, but I’m pretty sure at this point it’s safe to say they areContinue Reading
Check out photos from Lyfe Jennings after party at Club Royale Presented by IMG & The Commission. Photos by Christopher Chinaka and Bianca Warren for The Konnected Magazine!Continue Reading
The Konnected DJ, Tee Blaze & Kevan Glover produced this mixtape compilation composed of hip-hop Artists from US and Canada. The artists selected on here all had great songs and represent their side of the border well! Thanks once again to all the artists who submitted to the mixtape, weContinue Reading
Ray Rice is officially no longer a domestic violence offender — the charges from the elevator beating of his then-fiancee have been dismissed and expunged. The former Baltimore Ravens star completed a pretrial intervention program, and the Atlantic County D.A. sent a dismissal order to the court. Judge Michael A.Continue Reading
A Queens-born rapper was killed and another person wounded early Sunday after someone opened fire on a car in Queens. The victim, shot multiple times in the torso, has been identified as 31-year old Lionel Pickens of Ozone Park, known as Chinx. It happened just after 4 a.m. at Queens Boulevard andContinue Reading
Kobe Bryant has been a brand ambassador with Hublot for some time now and they have recently continued to grow their relationship. Hublot has created their second piece that is modeled after the great Kobe Bryant. Click more to read the full story! After already having an established relationship, HublotContinue Reading
All 6 officers involved with the arrest of Freddie Gray will be charged with several counts including second-degree depraved-heart murder, which the driver of the van to get the most charges. UPDATE: Freddie Gray’s family responds to the charges that State Attorney Marilyn Mosby brought to the 6 officers involvedContinue Reading
Message to any transgender rappers — do NOT follow Bruce Jenner‘s lead, ’cause hip-hop culture’s not ready for that kinda thing … at least according to hip-hop legend Erick Sermon. We got Sermon — one half of rap pioneers EPMD — in NYC, and when we asked if hip-hop wouldContinue Reading
