Any good underboss worth his weight in body bags knows how to play his position. They know that even though the don may be getting the spoils and shine at the moment, the family wouldn’t be the same without them. Underbosses diversify the family’s strength by being leaders without all the hoopla, thus freeing up the dons to attend to other agendas. The experience often makes them better leaders due to the amount of time they spend on deck practicing their swing until it’s their turn at the plate.

Muni Long reveals she’s autistic. On Sunday (Dec. 3), the singer took to X/Twitter to provide a health update. Long disclosed last year that she had lupus. However, she believes repressing her condition exacerbated her lupus disease.   “So apparently, I’m autistic, and my free self is the version of me that I began repressing at the age of 22 because it made people highly uncomfortable,” she said. “It started first with me doing insane amounts of drugs, and then when that didn’t work, I just held it in, which led to lupus.

Musicians have been offering their condolences to the fans and loved ones of R&B singer Leah LaBelle. She and her husband ex-NBA star Rasual Butler were killed in a single car crash on Wednesday (Jan. 31). LaBelle’s introduction to the industry came in 2004 as a contestant on season three of American Idol. After the show, she was signed to Epic Records, in a joint deal with So So Def and I Am Other.

When you’re Oprah Winfrey you tend to do things bigger and better than most people, and Thanksgiving is just another way to showcase how much bigger and better you can do things. Ms. Winfrey took to Instagram Thursday (Nov. 23) to show off what’s going on in her kitchen. While most of us have one bird in the oven (just one) Winfrey has four turkey’s she making–one of which is going to her neighbor.

Grammy-Award winning pop icon Peabo Bryson is the quintessential master of passion, with his romantic songs and gifted vocal range leaving behind 40 years of timeless music. Considered one of the greatest vocalists in music, Bryson, 67, contributed to decades of hit singles such as “Feel The Fire,” “I’m So Into You,” “If Ever You’re In My Arms Again,” and “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love” with Roberta Flack. In the 1990s, his career reached new acclaim with “A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme)” with Regina Belle, and “Beauty & The Beast” with pop icon Celine Dion – which became Disney’s two most successful singles, and earned Bryson a pair of Grammy Awards.