Category: Entertainment
You Can’t Love and Support R. Kelly and Also Love Black Women and Children
For 24 years now (24!), R. Kelly’s behavior has been as essential to his place in the zeitgeist as his music. He married Aaliyah in 1994, which also happened to be my...
TWITTER REACTS: KANYE, “SLAVERY WAS A CHOICE.”
During a TMZ conversation, Kanye West stated slavery “sounds like a choice.” In addition to that faux pas, he added “When you hear about slavery for...
Kanye West Ends His year-long Twitter silence with a Rant
Kanye West said on Wednesday that he had fired his manager and suggested he may run for U.S. president in a frenetic Twitter spree in which he promised four new albums...
Meek Mill speaks out following release from prison
Rapper Meek Mill was granted bail by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday after being sentenced in November to two to four years in prison for a probation violation...
J Cole ‘KOD’ Review: “a brilliantly brooding antidote to hip-hop excessiveness”
When J Cole announced the imminent arrival of KOD earlier this week, some of excitement was caused by the tracklisting: not the titles themselves so much as the fact...
Prosecutor won’t file charges in Prince’s death
The prosecutor in the Minnesota county where Prince died said Thursday that no criminal charges will be filed in the musician’s death, effectively ending the...
Yung Bans “Yea” Feat. Che Trill (Explicit – Official Music Video)
Atlanta rapper Yung Bans has released what is being dubbed as the 4th installment in his self-titled EP series, featuring guest appearances from artists Lil Yachty, Lil...
Review: Beyoncé Is Bigger Than Coachella!
Let’s just cut to the chase: There’s not likely to be a more meaningful, absorbing, forceful and radical performance by an American musician this year, or any year...
‘Scarface’ Was Not The People’s Favorite until Hip-Hop gave it Credibility
Brian De Palma’s “Scarface” has a rightfully earned reputation as a blood-fest, but the reviews it received upon release in 1983 were almost as gory. “An...
‘Invasion of Privacy’ Confirms Cadi B’s Authentic Hip Hop Skills
Invasion of Privacy is a hustler’s tale told by a woman in a manner that hip-hop has only seen in fits and starts (see: Lil Kim’s verse on the 1995 Junior M.A.F.I.A....
