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Erykah Badu
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6 Life Lessons Erykah Badu Taught Us with Her Songs

Who knew twenty years ago when Erykah Badu dropped her debut album Baduizm that the isms from Badu would continue to flow as more music came? For the past two decades Erykah has dropped some pretty solid knowledge on life and love. Here’s a few gems regarding life and it’s lessons through Badu’s songs.  ...

Lil Kim’s ‘Hard Core’ 20 Y.O. – The Reigning Queen
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Lil Kim’s ‘Hard Core’ 20 Y.O. – The Reigning Queen

To think here we are twenty years later and “Crush on You,” “No Time,” “Big Momma Thang,” and other fiery rhymes that Kimberly Jones spat can still move a dance floor like nobody’s business. That’s how you differentiate classics from want-to-be classics. The year was 1996, which was a golden era for hip-hop, and who...

Issa Rae
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Once ‘Awkward’ Now ‘Insecure’: Issa Rae’s New Comedy Series

It’s been a long time coming, but your favorite awkward black girl finds a new home. Issa Rae; who found career and fame with her YouTube web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl takes her talents to HBO.  In 2011 Rae launched her YouTube show with 24 episodes, which garnered millions of views. With that...

KimYe
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The Bazaar Love & Hate for KimYe’

The mere mentioning of their names will cause most to cringe in despair. “Ugh I can’t stand him and she just makes me sick,” remarks easily uttered from lips of hated ones, but their fame and popularity is downright unstoppable. The West’s- Kim and Kanye have become the world’s most notorious loved and hated couple....

Amber Rose
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The Rose that Grew from Concrete

Whether she’s dragging someone for filth on Twitter with her infamous clapbacks, or teaching women across the world how to become bad bitches. The love and hate for Amber is as real as her breast. Haters proudly stand on frontlines and criticize her, as they privately emulate her. Regardless, Amber Rose has indeed schooled many...

Wendy Williams
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Wendy Williams Caught the Heat

Millions gather each weekday to hear big mouth Wendy from Jersey deliver the juicy hot topics. With her unique spin and amusing antidotes, she became the real life hot topic in the summer of July when she delivered one wrong comment that left people asking “Wendy, How You Doin?” During her “Hot Topic” segment on...

Bill Cosby
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Dr. Huxtable & Dr. Hyde: Do We Still Hate Bill?

I received a text message from a friend that read “So sad about Bill Cosby going blind. SMH. But I don’t know if I’m supposed to feel sorry for him?” Immediately after reading that text I thought about my very own personal feelings towards him. I thought back to my two previous articles I wrote...

Prince
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8 Songs That Resemble Prince’s Sound

There aren’t enough words to describe the artist known as Prince. The man has provided the world with countless music that transcends generations. With that comes his influence. There is no doubt that he has influenced generations of musicians with his unique one of a kind sound. If it were possible any and every artist...

Mariah Carey
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Mariah Carey’s Chart-topping Collabo’s

Mariah has made many contributions to the music world throughout her music career. The singer is known for her signature “whistle” high note, but more importantly; Mariah is known for a good-ole collaboration. Mimi’s partnership with artist that included singers and rappers has provided her with more than a few chart-topping collaborations that have broken...

The Notorious BIG’s Duets
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The Notorious BIG’s Duets

Without a doubt The Notorious BIG was one of the best MC’s to walk this Earth. Sadly an early demise took him from us far too soon. However, his short-lived music career will live on forever as it surpasses most new artist, and a few veterans. BIG embodied a storytelling method to paint a portrait...