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Relationships Joey Bada$$ & Serayah Reveals The Gender Of Their Baby On The Way In Essence Cover Story Joey Bada$$ and Serayah began dating in early 2023. The couple have gone viral several times in their relationship. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 25, 2025
Music Big Sean Recalls Nearly Getting Eminem To Perform Over A J Dilla Beat With Him This would've been huge for Big Sean. By Cole Blake April 24, 2024
Relationships Omarion Kept Calm During Fizz & Apryl Jones Drama After "Self-[Reflecting]" Finding his zen. By Erika Marie January 14, 2020
Music H.E.R. Is Ready For R&B Artists To Get Back To "Real, Honest Music" The 22-year-old covers "Essence" magazine's digital issue. By Erika Marie June 13, 2019
Streetwear Halle Bailey Confirms She's In Love With DDG In "Essence" Cover Story With Big Sister Chloe "As much as people think I’m so confident, 80 percent of the time I feel the complete opposite of that," Chloe admitted in the duo's interview. By Hayley Hynes August 23, 2022
Pop Culture Lizzo Finds It "Exhausting" To Keep Talking About Her Body She believes people should take a neutral stance in discussing body acceptance topics. By Erika Marie November 19, 2021
Music Dionne Warwick Says Beyoncé Is Not Yet An Icon, Catches Wrath From Beyhive She clarified her comments made during an "Essence" magazine interview. By Erika Marie May 23, 2019
Relationships Damson Idris Gasses Up Lori Harvey's "Essence" Cover After Dinner Date Less than a year after ending things with Michael B. Jordan, the Memphis native seems to have found a new flame. By Hayley Hynes December 19, 2022
Music Rapsody Announces "Eve" Album For August, Complete With A Queen Latifah Duet Rapsody's next album "Eve" is steeped in the empowering image of Black Womanhood. By Devin Ch June 30, 2019
Music Rae Sremmurd Says They're Ready To Drop Their Next "Classic" Album The brothers were the second artists to be the cover feature of "Essence" magazine's digital issue. By Erika Marie March 07, 2019
Music Beyonce Opens Up On Dealing With Psoriasis Beyonce reflected on treating her psoriasis from a young age during a new interview with Essence. By Cole Blake February 18, 2024
Pop Culture Rihanna Stuns In "Jaw-Dropping" Lorna Simpson Collab For "Essence" The award-winning singer and the iconic artist come together for a unique, artistic shoot for the famed magazine. By Erika Marie January 14, 2021
Pop Culture Halle Bailey Gets Emotional Explaining Why She Kept Her Pregnancy Secret She got candid about her new baby during an acceptance speech. By Lavender Alexandria March 08, 2024
Music Method Man Speaks On The "Changing Of The Guard In Hip Hop" The Wu-Tang icon explained his transition from artist to actor and spoke on the "so-called gatekeepers" not having "much use for a 44-year-old rapper." By Erika Marie February 03, 2022
Music "Surviving R. Kelly" Episode 3 & 4: Murder Schemes & Child Pornography The 2nd installment of "Surviving R. Kelly" is difficult to bear. By Devin Ch January 05, 2019
Music Vic Mensa Is Training 11,000 Young People To Become Street Medics The musician wants to help people develop skills to become first responders in urban neighborhoods. By Erika Marie July 02, 2019
News WizKid Adds Justin Bieber To "Essence" For A Song Of The Summer Candidate WizKid's "Essence" with Justin Bieber and Tems may be the song of the summer. By Alex Zidel August 13, 2021
Music Bobby Brown & Keith Sweat Poised For The Next "Verzuz" The R&B icons will bring their best hits to the stage this week. By Erika Marie June 29, 2021
Gram Safaree Samuels Jokes About Nicki Minaj Poster Inside Of Vacation Home He's in New Orleans for Essence Fest—as is Minaj, who is headlining the weekend. By Erika Marie July 01, 2022
Music Bobby Brown Honors His Late Daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown During RBRM Concert He shared Bobbi Kristina with his late ex-wife, Whitney Houston. By Erika Marie July 08, 2019
Entertainment "Black Panther" Cast Cover Essence Magazine's March 2018 Cover The magazine drops in advance of the film's theatrical debut this Friday. By David Saric February 13, 2018
Relationships Jhené Aiko Reveals Big Sean's Reaction To "Triggered" Single Last year, Jhené Aiko released her single "Triggered (Freestyle)" where she aired out her frustrations about a breakup. By Erika Marie February 25, 2020

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