Despite what's going on in her personal life, she was in New Orleans with family dancing in a traditional second line funeral.

Son of Alton Sterling speaks out “come together as one united family”.

With the success of his inaugural music festival Lil WeezyAna, Lil Wayne is bringing the fest back to New Orleans for its second year.

In response to this week’s tragic events Jay Z Drops a brand new song. Check it out.      

It's been a month since NFL star Will Smith was shot and killed following a car accident in New Orleans, but it feels like yesterday for the people he left behind.

In a love letter Smith wrote for his family and friends in 2011, he stressed, "When I die I don't want people to cry. I lived a wonderful life."

The former NFL star and commentator admitted to drugging and raping three women in New Orleans, yet still gets plea deal.

Judging by her Instagram, Solange Knowles was super excited for Mardi Gras in New Orleans, yet the excitement was short-lived after she lost her wedding ring.

In this special edition of the NewsOne Top 5 we take a look at the top news stories during a summer that gave us plenty to talk about and reflect on. Read more about them, below.

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Lil Wayne put on for his city in the hugest way possible with a music megafest on the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and he…

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Young R&B trailblazer August Alsina has spent much of 2015 growing his already-massive fan base by hitting stages around the world to perform music from his…