The hip-hop genre officially turns 50 years old on August 11. Admittedly, it feels weird to pin an exact date on the birth of the United States' biggest genre. Elements of hip-hop were beginning to take form well before 1973. The musical style was born out of New York kids' graffiti, DJ sets, breakdancing, and MCing. At its core, the beginnings of the genre were rooted in exhilarating rebellion. Outcasted African American teenagers in the impoverished blocks of New York were searching for a creative outlet to better reflect the chaos of their upbringing. Read More...
The Challenge champ Coral Smith hasn’t competed on the MTV reality competition show since her 2008 appearance in The Gauntlet 3, which she quit. However, fans want to see her again in the spinoff All Stars. Coral seemingly teased a return to the franchise in a recent tweet.
Coral Smith won her rookie season of ‘The Challenge’ In 2001, then-21-year-old California native Coral Smith made her reality TV debut on The Real World: Back to New York. Read More...
Celebrity babysitters' club! A-listers including Jennifer Garner, Selena Gomez and Michael Bolton all earned some extra spending money by watching stars' kids (or the stars themselves!) See which celebrities were babysitters or nannies for future famous people — and find out what their charges were like. Jennifer Garner Getty (2) While she didn't technically look after a future celeb, Garner did babysit for an already established star: Stephen Colbert. Read More...