John West is Island Def Jam’s newest signee. His single which has the internet buzzing is called Lovely. Pusha T was enlisted to help paint the picture of love in the summer time. Produced by Christian Rich, West’s lyrics are exactly what your significant other wants to hear. More New Music: Chris Brown Ft. Tyga […]
Jill Scott’s “The Light Of The Sun” album debuted number 1 on the Billboard 200 charts selling 135,000 copies in the first week of release! Jilly From Philly just gave an amazing performance at the 2011 BET Awards featuring sexy chocolate actor Idris Elba. Looks like all the promoting has paid off for Jilly from […]
Missy Elliott’s VH1 “Behind the Music” airs tonight at 10pm! In these sneak peeks, Missy reveals details about starting out in the group Sista, meeting Ginuwine and Tweet in Da Bassment, becoming friends with Aaliyah, rapping for Diddy, and filming the iconic video for “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly).” Missy Elliott Suffering From Thyroid Disease […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 1635 N Cahuenga, Los Angeles, CA When: June 1992 What: After already achieving legend status with N.W.A., Dr. Dre embarked on his solo career by launching Death Row Records and releasing his groundbreaking debut. The Chronic featured the label’s roster of talent including Snoop Dogg and is […]
There are rumors that Clint Eastwood is hoping to get Leonardo DiCaprio to co-star with Beyonce in his remake of A Star Is Born. Will Smith was also mentioned but Eastwood reportedly feels Leonardo will make things a bit more interesting. Clint is currently working with Leonardo on the J Edgar Hoover biopic so there […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Chung King Studios 170 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 When: March 11, 1989 What: In an effort to promote a positive image of the hip-hop community, KRS-One invites friends and colleagues to join him in the seminal posse cut. The song debuted at #1 on the […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) MTV Offices/Studios 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 When: August 6, 1988 What: The first nationally televised rap video show debuts on MTV with Eric B & Rakim’s “Follow the Leader.” Host Fab Five Freddy’s first guests were Salt-N-Pepa. « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration of Black Music Month, […]
If you were looking forward to seeing Cee Lo Green on Rihanna’s “Loud” tour at Chastain Park Amphitheatre on July 12, you can look elsewhere. The Atlanta-based singer/rapper and current coach on NBC’s “The Voice” announced in a statement that he is leaving the tour. Citing scheduling conflicts, Cee Lo’s spokesperson told The New York […]
Kelly Rowland reveals the track list to her “Here I Am” album. Looks like Kelly is finally taking things to the next level. She has a number 1 single “Motivation,” A judge on Britain’s “X-factor” and a fitness DVD with Hollywood trainer Jeaneatte Jenkins. The album hit stores July 26 and will feature Lil Wayne, […]
The official U.S. trailer for Mission Impossible–Ghost Protocol dropped this week and it is H-O-T! Directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles) and co-written by Hollywood’s newest sci-fi wunderkind J.J. Abrams (Super 8, Star Trek), this fourth installment looks to deliver the same thrills, chills, and high octane action as its predecessors. Tom Cruise is back […]
Gilbert Arenas and Dwight Howard have joined the trend that swept Facebook and now made it’s way to Twitter.”Planking is the action of lying face down with arms to the sides of the body, in unusual public spaces and photographing it”(Wikipedia). It started in Australia and there has already been a death reported from planking […]
Jay-Z has a lot of women to thank for his achievements and Latrice Burnette is one of them. Though the digital era is filled with stories of overnight success, this marketing maven followed the more traditional analog-era path. When a lot of her high school peers were playing with video games or obsessing over a […]