Gone are the days when your mother would force you to tuck in your t-shirt, in hopes it prevented you from looking sloppy. Those days are long and gone, just like the 80’s and 90’s. But the trends from those eras have returned with a vengeance; for instance, dad hats. Whether you want to fell...
The man, the myth, the legend, known as Lawrence Walker has become the superhero for black men everywhere. After being cheated on by his longtime girlfriend Issa (Issa Rae) in season one of HBO’s new hit comedy Insecure; Lawrence’s (Jay Ellis) comeback story is becoming a win for all men. While season two started off...
“Five years after R. Kelly’s indictment on child-pornography charges, there have been plenty of allegations, denials, hearings, motions, and countermotions, but no sign of justice. As Kelly’s wife and brother turn against him, and as his fifth year without a trial comes to a close, R. Kelly keeps dropping hits, collecting awards, touring the world,...
I wanna be, I wanna be like MIKE…”I perform like Mike, anyone Tyson, Jordan, Jackson, Action,” said The Notorious BIG in the song “Victory.” Far as my knowledge, BIG was the first rapper that referred to himself as the greats, known as Mike. Since then, that line has been recycled and a slew of other...
One thing that everyone has in common is a mother, and everyone wants to brag about his or her mother in particular. What better way to do it than through song? We all have a favorite song that reminds us of our mother. Over the years we’ve been lucky to have artist share their kind...
There’s one thing to like a song or really enjoy it, but it’s another thing when the song actually reflects your current situation. That’s the power of music! A song can take on a completely new meaning and feeling when you’re actually living out the lyrics. I guess that’s how the term when words fail,...
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. ...
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...
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...
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....