Tom Cruise is an international movie star, and has been for decades.

Twenty years ago this month, Will Smith kicked a bunch of aliens' asses in Independence Day, raising his status from adorable rapper and lovable sitcom personality to bankable movie star.

Is Denzel Washington the greatest actor of all time?

For hardcore rap fans, today's a tough one: February 10th marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of James Yancey, the Detroit-bred producer and MC better known as J Dilla.

As we enter Black History Month, Hollywood is immersed in #OscarsSoWhite, a swell of backlash against Academy Awards voters' failure to nominate people of color for major awards at this year’s Oscars.

Thirty years ago, if rappers had beefs with each other, they'd usually settle it with diss tracks or battle-rap sessions.