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 [...]

Aug 27, 2012

Due to Hurricane Isaac, the GOP Convention has been delayed until Tuesday, but that’s not keeping Presidential candidate Mitt Romney out of the news. In an interview with Politico, Romney discussed potential cabinet members if elected. The short list consisted of corporate leaders from the private sector, and even included BET CEO Debra Lee. Let [...]

May 30, 2012

I had no idea that it’s already been seven years since the departure of AJ & Free, and the beginning of the duo known as Terrence & Rocsi. While throughout their time on 106 & Park, you heard cries and murmurs of the show not being what it once was, but there’s no doubt that [...]

Feb 29, 2012

The Conscious Tip favorite, Jesse Boykins III is back with yet another music video. My personal favorite B4 The Night Is Thru  produced by Kickdrum now has a visual to go along with a tune that I play pretty often. Directed by Dr. Woo and Mr. Boykins himself, the video also features guest appearances from [...]

Many have complained about the short Whitney Houston tribute at the Grammy’s, but I commend them for putting together a successful tribute in such short notice. We all remember the terrible randomness of the Michael Jackson tribute at the BET awards after his death, and clearly The Grammy’s didn’t want anything like that to happen. [...]

Jan 25, 2012

Keep ur live-stream on the computer #SOTU http://bet.us/w7cXLu & tune ur flat screen to @thegameBET #onBETnow That was the tweet from the certified twitter account of Black Entertainment Television while President Obama‘s State Of The Union address overlapped into an episode of BET’s The Game. When I viewed that on Twitter in real time, so many thoughts ran through my [...]

Nov 23, 2011

BET links up with Flatbush Native, Melo-X in the second season of their Follow Friday Video Series. The renaissance man talks about the beauty of being multi-talented. How he’s able to do things such as design a website, produce, rap, record and mix his own project. Need I say more? He also discusses about how [...]

Nov 04, 2011

I can’t believe what I’m about to write, I honestly thought this day would never come. I commend BET for making a serious effort in restoring the image of the network with the new sitcom Reed Between The Lines. Tracee Ellis Ross and Malcolm-Jamal Warner star as Alex and Carla Reed, who try to balance their [...]