The official trailer for the Tupac Shakur biopic “All Eyez on Me” was released Thursday. Demetrius Shipp Jr. who portrays the iconic rapper, gives fans a glimpse into the late American rapper’s life, and his rise to the top of the music industry as he battles crime and the pressures of stardom. Tupac rose to […]
In the era of Black Lives Matter, Common’s latest album “Black America Again” featuring Stevie on the title cut, is timely and brings to the forefront police brutality, mass incarceration, and institutionalized racism. It’s Common’s 11th album, featuring contributions from John Legend (“Rain”), Bilal (“Joy and Peace,” “Home,” “Letter to the Free”) and BJ the […]
Benson explained he doesn't use checks for payments, which is why he took out so much money to purchase a high-end vehicle.
DMX has been sentenced to six months in jail after failing to pay child support for his 12 children, Buffalo News Network WIVB reports. The…
Rapper Chinx Drugz was shot and killed early Sunday after someone reportedly opened fire on his vehicle in Queens. He was 31 years old. His…
In 2013, Rapper Kanye West was focal point of misdirection with his rants and over the top opinion. Fast forward to 2014, if you wished West would button his lip, your wish is coming true, but for how long? Recently at a Toronto concert, the gift of gab rapper announced that he’s turning over a […]
A new season of the award-winning show “UnSung” kicks off tonight at 8p.m. featuring Heavy D. I caught up with producer, songwriter, DJ Eddie F, he remembers Heavy D as a kind-hearted, talented person who gave the guys from the neighborhood jobs when he toured and never compromised his integrity. DJ Eddie F interview
William Michael Griffin Jr. known by his stage name Rakim, one half of Ol’Skool hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim is one of the most influential and most skilled MCs of all time. Rakim has always been praised for his lyrical content and flow and became involved in hip-hop at the age of 18. […]
Will Smith has come a long way since his rapping days and his start on The Fresh Prince of Bel-air. I had the pleasure of meeting him at a Columbia records bowling party in Palm Springs, CA when he released the album Big Willie Style. He’s one of most humble and coolest on the planet. […]
It seems like only yesterday that fans learned of the untimely death of Dwight Arrington Myers, better known as Heavy D. Today, he would have celebrated his 46th birthday. Heavy D died much too young and so suddenly, one can’t help but feel an enormous void his death left in the hip hop community. Heavy […]
Stanley Kirk Burrell, better known as MC Hammer. This hip-hop legend is a rapper, dancer, entrepreneur, spokesman and occasional actor. His greatest success came in the late 1980s until the mid-1990s. Hammer’s story is a “rags-to-riches-to-rags-and-back saga.” He gave us hits like “U Can’t Touch This” and “2 Legit 2 Quit”, and his shows mesmerized […]
