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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 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
Pop Culture Halle Bailey Looks Stunning In Post-Pregnancy Essence Cover Fans are hoping Bailey makes a return to music soon. By Lavender Alexandria March 05, 2024
Streetwear Coi Leray's "Essence" Photo Shoot Shows How Much She's Grown As An Artist Her sophomore album is finally here, and now Coi is ready to kick back and enjoy life again. By Hayley Hynes July 11, 2023
Pop Culture Daniel Kaluuya Almost Quit Acting After Dealing With Racism It was just prior to landing Jordan Peele's "Get Out" that Kaluuya almost went in another direction. By Erika Marie July 20, 2022
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
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
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
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
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 Wizkid's "Essence" Becomes First Nigerian Song To Reach Top 10 Of Billboard Hot 100 WizKid's "Essence" with Tems and Justin Bieber has cracked the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 and subsequently made history. By Joshua Robinson October 12, 2021
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
TV Rasheeda Frost Slams Critics Trashing Her For Taking Husband Back Rasheeda Frost and her husband Kirk will soon celebrate 20 years together, but the rapper has gone through serious trials to make it this far. By Erika Marie March 18, 2020
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
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
Relationships Omarion Kept Calm During Fizz & Apryl Jones Drama After "Self-[Reflecting]" Finding his zen. By Erika Marie January 14, 2020
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 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
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
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
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
Pop Culture Janet Jackson Promises New Music, Explains Why She Doesn't Care About Fame The music icon says she doesn't even have Grammys or awards on display in her home. By Erika Marie June 15, 2022

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