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Willow Smith has had quite a week thus far. She started things off as Will Smith's 9-year-old daughter -- obviously not such a bad position to be in -- and then released her first single and initial foray into the music industry called 'Whip My Hair...

Jay-Z and Will Smith's Broadway musical, 'Fela!' is being sued by a New York City photographer who claims that one of her images was used in the play without permission. Brooklyn photog, Marilyn Nance is seeking $150,000 in compensation for an iconic photo of Fela Kuti's nightclub in Lagos, Nigeria, which currently appears in 'Fela...

While most would kill for the success that Jay-Z has accumulated in his four decades on this planet, T.I. is saying he'd have chosen retirement. "I'm not going to be the 40-year-old rapper. I would not," the 29-year-old "King of the South" explained in an interview with CNN...

The Fresh Prince's Queen, Jada Pinkett has been rumored to be in open marriage with husband Will Smith for years now. In a recent radio interview, she alluded to the "free" nature of their relationship. "We always have people that were attracted to that we talk about," said Pinkett...

Broadway musical 'Fela!' continues to garner awards and acclaim. The musical, which was produced by Jay-Z and Will Smith, and directed/choreographed by stage legend Bill T. Jones, took home three of the 11 Tony Awards it was nominated for at last night's award show...

The Jay-Z and Will and Jada Pinkett Smith-funded musical 'Fela!' was nominated for a whopping 11 Tony Awards when the nominations were announced early Tuesday (May 4). The production, based on the life of Nigerian musician-turned-activist Fela Kuti, received rave reviews when it opened at New York's Eugene O'Neill theater on November 23, 2009, after a brief run off-Broadway in 2008...

Once controversial, the practice of sampling is now generally regarded as a viable artistic method of production and a mostly legitimate commercial endeavor. Good public reception of a sample-use often depends on a combination of factors including what is sampled, who is sampled, and how that sample is used to create something new...

Jay-Z and Will Smith are exhibiting their passion for the arts with generous sponsorship for the production of an upcoming $11 million Broadway musical titled 'Fela,' which documents the life of Nigerian activist and performer Fela Anikulapo Kuti...

Filmmaker Maori Karmael Holmes set out to shoot her master's thesis at Temple University with two goals in mind -- one was to explore the history of women in hip-hop, and the other was to look at the city of Philadelphia's contributions to the genre...

Rapper-turned-actor Will Smith and wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith offered support to embattled couple Chris Brown and Rihanna. Smith claims he and his wife "reached out to both of them." "If it's help they need, then let's get it right," Smith told 'Extra' at the NAACP Image Awards Thursday night ...