Tag: African Entertainment
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N.O.R.E. Faces Civil Lawsuit Over Alleged 1999 Sexual Assault
NEW YORK — Rapper and television personality N.O.R.E. is facing a civil lawsuit filed by Carmen Bryan, who alleges that the hip-hop artist sexually assaulted her at a Manhattan nightclub in 1999. The lawsuit concerns an alleged incident that Bryan says occurred at a crowded New York City nightclub while N.O.R.E. was promoting his sophomore…
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🇺🇸 Pierre “P” Thomas Hospitalized After Reported Heart Attack as Quality Control’s Pan-African Influence Continues to Grow
ATLANTA — The hip-hop community is rallying around Pierre “P” Thomas, the influential co-founder and CEO of Quality Control Music, following reports that the veteran music executive suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized in Las Vegas. Quality Control Music confirmed on August 21 that Thomas is alive and receiving medical care, after false reports…
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🇬🇭 Ghana to Host Inaugural African Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives in December 2026
Accra, Ghana — A new continental cultural gathering is set to place Africa’s creativity, heritage and contemporary cultural expression at the center of the global conversation as Ghana prepares to host the inaugural African Festival of Arts, Culture and Creatives (AFESTACC) from December 9–12, 2026. The four-day festival is being positioned as a major platform…
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🇱🇷 Liberian Rapper Bucky Raw Reportedly Returns to Court in Ongoing Marijuana Case
Monrovia, Liberia — Liberian rapper Bucky Raw has reportedly returned to court in connection with the marijuana case that previously resulted in his arrest in December 2025. The development has renewed public attention around the ongoing legal proceedings involving one of Liberia’s prominent hip-hop artists. According to reports, Bucky Raw was recently arrested again and…