May 09, 2013

While we don’t know the results to what has caused this, it has been confirmed by friend of the family, Terrie Williams that Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of Malcolm X has passed away in Tijuana, Mexico.  While the cause of his death is unconfirmed, it is speculated that the cause of his death is either from [...]

Jul 26, 2012

Jhene Aiko pays tribute to her brother who passed away last week from cancer at the age of 26. It’s really sad that she had to lose her brother so young, and I admire her for having the courage to pour out her emotions through music, and willing to share it with the world. In [...]

Jul 24, 2012

Sherman Hemsley, was a man that could always make me laugh as a kid. The Jeffersons ( the longest running African American sitcom to date) was a show that all of my family could enjoy together. He made a huge impact on the television screen, many families and several generations. Earlier today, he was pronounced [...]

Jul 19, 2012

Ms. Melodie, was not only the former wife of KRS One, but she also made a huge impact on Hip Hop herself. Ms. Melodie released her first single in 1988 called “Hype According to Ms. Melodie” and one album, Diva in 1989 on Jive Records.  Her video “Live On Stage” was one of her biggest hits and she [...]

Jul 03, 2012

You absolutely have no reason to say that there’s no good music for you to blast through your speakers this 4th of July weekend, cause everything we’ve been posting today is perfect. Terry Urban takes two legends, Nas & Amy Winehouse and blends their music into one great project, “Me And Mr. Jones.” With July [...]

Jun 19, 2012

I’m sure you’ve probably heard Rita Orta’s catchy, fun single, How We Do sometime in the past couple months. Right before you get a little tired of the record and question her style, she teams up with VEVO Lift for these acoustic versions of of two songs with a slightly different vibe, Roc The Life & [...]

One of my favorites right now, Robin Thicke pays homage to the late Whitney Houston by creating a video to her classic ‘Exhale’ (Shoop Shoop.) The video, shot completely in black and white sets the perfect tone for you to reflect over everything Ms. Houston did for our generation of music, along with all of [...]

While I think they’re a little late with this tribute, I’m always in support of anything positive going on in Hip Hop. Even though it’s only been a couple of months since the accident, Trayvon Martin will not be forgotten. I’m rocking my hoodie as I make this post actually. We saw the behind the [...]