Feb 21, 2013

Michael Anthony, who has served as the main curator for THEMpeople for a couple years has played more of a behind the scenes role. You’ve probably heard his vocals on a couple features, and you’ve probably seen some of his video work (if you’re up on the underground Chicago scene) and didn’t know it, and [...]

Feb 20, 2013

On his latest visit to Chicago, The Conscious Tip was able to sit down with R&B crooner Bilal. The candid discussion covered a variety of topics and we thank him for taking some time out to speak with us. We’ll be dropping the full interview on Monday.

Feb 18, 2013

When my iPod was on shuffle earlier it hit me with Robin Thicke’s “Sex Therapy”. At that very moment I was reminded of Daniel de Bourg’s version on The Bridge. So of course it was time to check on what’s new with him and I learned that I’m 7 months late on Outro, his final [...]

Dec 10, 2012

Does BET Have Our Back? For years, I’ve always felt as though we’ve been missing a voice. This voice was one that not only represented “us,” but one that also properly represented Black Entertainment Television, better known as BET. As a network, that existed independently from 1980-1999, BET used to always be ahead of its [...]

Nov 30, 2012

Siaira Shawn is undeniably talented. She’s slowly but surely becoming a regular on our site, but is still going under the radar of most. She recently moved to New York from her hometown of Oakland to take her music career to the next level. Her cover, which you can watch below, was inspired by Robert [...]

Nov 21, 2012

  Lincoln Steffens has set one major goal. That goal being, to bring diversity to advertising. By diversity, we mean more faces of color working within the advertising industry. The African American community has always been underrepresented in this field, which led to former ad executive Steffens to co-found The Marcus Graham Project. In this video clip [...]

Nov 20, 2012

  It’s the same thing every year. Visit our loved ones from out of town…who we barely talk to any other time of the year. Make a few hours of small talk about life…careers…dating….and reminiscing over childhood memories. Grab a plate…collard greens…stuffing…cornbread…turkey/ham, and dare I say chitterlings. You make sure to thank your family for [...]

Jul 31, 2012

I’m convinced the Chicago bred combination of emcee Add-2 and producer Slot-A will always result in dope music. I’m still complacent with Add-2′s latest project Save.Our.Souls, but of course I’m always down for some new music. Check out The Reunion, featuring Add-2 flowing over Slot-A’s piano led backgrounds. Add-2 “The Reunion” (produced by Slot-A)