If the chronicles of Solange Knowles (aka the elevator Larry Davis) have taught us anything, it’s that you don’t court the crazy. And any man that wants to fist fight an entire arena at halftime definitely qualifies as a few forties short of a front porch. But once the word hit the wire that QB’s […]
If you’ve seen the movie The Purge starring Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey and Edwin Hodge, you’re already familiar with the concept that drives the film. In the not to distant future, the government is replaced by “The New Founding Fathers,” and in an attempt to keep their citizens content, the politicians allow for a yearly […]
When 2013’s dystopian film “The Purge” was released, audiences weren’t exactly sure what to make of it. The concept of a decriminalized 12-hour period where all police, fire and hospital services are suspended and all crime–including murder–is legal under the premise that one night of unpunished lawlessness would allow America to flourish the rest of the […]
Three days ago, Meek Mill decided to dive diamond chain deep in his feelings and blast fellow MC and MMG label mate Wale for not supporting his upcoming project on Twitter. According to the Dream Chaser, Mr. Folarin was hating on him and had been for quite some time behind the scenes. It never occurred […]
This has got to stop… I want it said from the top of the talk, I have not come here to bash the boy Robin Thicke. It’s my understanding in the fundamentals of manhood, that you just aren’t a man until you know what it feels like to camp out on a couch in the […]
“When I got around sixteen I was playing ball, and when n*ggas practice, we always listened to music,” Recalls Quincy “Dubb” White, on how he came to make mic rocking his life. “So I had my couple of favorite rappers I was listening to at the time so I would always imitate them.” With […]
“Mommy! Can you come here for a second?” Soul vocalist, Grammy nominee and Roots collaborator Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh, has taken a time-out of the interview to ask her mother, fellow singer Nataska Hasan something only a mother would remember. “Ma, I’m doing an interview and he wants to know what my first big performance was,” […]
Hey folks, Fathers Day is coming. That one magical day in the year where, single women claim both, daddy issues and social sites collide and somewhere in America a husband gets another tie while good/single dads are treated like Bigfoot. While it’s true, there are plenty of dads that aren’t exactly Cliff Huxtable in these […]
Thanks to cats like Swizz Beatz, Diddy, Arab Music and the like producers in 2014 no longer have to take backseats to the rappers they make hits for. With signature catchphrases like “Its Showtiiime!!” or “Just Blaaaze!” hitting the listeners ears before the first bar is ever spit, producers getting their just desserts is quite […]
When you ask “LaLa’s Full Court Life” co-star Po Johnson if there’s a line she wouldn’t go beyond, the answer comes quick and easy. “I haven’t come across that line yet… That line disappeared a long time ago,” She says with a quiet smile. “If there is something that I won’t do or tell the world […]
When it comes to crafting classic albums or block-breaking singles, there are few better on the boards than Just Blaze. Since his start in 1999, Just has been a consistent source of heat for new-jacks and established acts alike with a diversity that’s allowed him to supply sonics for everyone from Mariah Carey, Kanye West, […]
For all those with no access to commercials on public television, actor extraordinaire Tom Cruise is starring in the new movie “Edge Of Tomorrow,” a sci-fi action flick in which Tom’s cowardly character Major William Cage is killed over and over again during an alien invasion that threatens to wipe out the human race. During […]