It’s All Black Music
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) (New) Yankee Stadium, 1 East 161 St, Bronx, NY 10452 When: October 30, 2009 What: Jay-Z and Alicia Keys perform their anthemic “Empire State of Mind” before a World Series game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration of Black Music […]
Jill Scott’s “The Light Of The Sun” album debuted number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts selling 135,000 copies in the first week of release! Jilly From Philly just gave an amazing performance at the 2011 BET Awards featuring sexy chocolate actor Idris Elba. Looks like all the promoting has paid off for Jilly from […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) MTV Offices/Studios 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 When: August 6, 1988 What: The first nationally televised rap video show debuts on MTV with Eric B & Rakim’s “Follow the Leader.” Host Fab Five Freddy’s first guests were Salt-N-Pepa. « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration of Black Music Month, […]
Jay-Z has a lot of women to thank for his achievements and Latrice Burnette is one of them. Though the digital era is filled with stories of overnight success, this marketing maven followed the more traditional analog-era path. When a lot of her high school peers were playing with video games or obsessing over a […]
Chris Brown is the latest celeb to cover Drake’s “Marvin’s Room” track! Chris takes the opposite approach on the viral hit and sings from the “n*gga she loves so much” perspective. Chris Brown released this message with the song: “Havent given yall free music in a while.. thought i would do something for the ladies!!! […]
This year, Memorial Weekend in Miami was packed with our favorite celebs Chris Brown, Drake, Trey Songz and Rick Ross just to name a few! All whom performed at the annual SpringFest concert sponsored by Radio One. Ace Hood made a surprise appearance on stage to perform the summer anthem “Hustle Hard.” When we caught […]
On a dry March night in New York City the basement at SOBS night club has been converted into a bomb shelter. Lil Fame from M.O.P. Jean Grae, Large Professor, Mr. Len, !llmind, Skyzoo, King Of Chill, Showtyme, Mela Machinko, Styles P, DJ Boogie Blind, Dru Ha, Shucky Ducky, Craig G, Immortal Technique and many […]
A very pregnant Mariah Carey posed nude for the cover of the April 18th issue of Life & Style Weekly. The cover story accompanies an exclusive interview and photo shoot with the megastar.
Before President Barack Obama, The United States had not seen a black person as head of state. Though not one of the men who held the coveted position were even a shade close to brown you could hear things said like: “Clinton was black” or “JFK was a black man.”Sorry folks, but no—none of those […]
Since the hit single with Soulja Boy “Kiss Me Through The Phone” Sammie has been back in the public eye. After the success of It’s Just A Mixtape 1 the fans were in a frenzy for part 2. While working on his new album for Interscope Records Coming Of Age he recorded “It’s Just A […]
There are few current-day groups that are able to so potently harness the sheer balls-to-the-wall bombast of 70s rock and roll groups without traveling down the slippery slopes of parody or limp revivalism. Earl Greyhound is definitely an exception.
Written by Armond X Goss DeCarlos ‘Cos’ Waller has been avoiding clichés, boxes and labels his entire career. Spending 15 years as a musician in front of the bright lights as well as behind the scenes, Cos has been exposed to the ins, outs, highs, and lows of both the gospel and secular music industries. […]