Category: Entertainment
August Greene’s new video “Optimistic” featuring Brandy highlights Black Greatness
The trio August Greene won an Emmy last year for outstanding original music and lyrics for their song “Letter to the Free,” recorded for Ava DuVernay’s Netflix...
Bruno Mars is urging the NFL to book a hip-hop artist for the 2019 Super Bowl in Atlanta!
The 2018 Super Bowl is old news — we’re on to 2019, and Bruno Mars is already pitching names for the halftime show! Mars took to Twitter Monday to remind...
Like true hunters, Foles and the Eagles took Super Bowl LII from Brady and the Patriots!
The Philadelphia Eagles’ flight from last to first ended up with a Lombardi Trophy. In a record-setting shootout between Nick Foles and Tom Brady, the backup...
“Rap Is in a Very Trash Space”, according to Joey Bada$$
Despite JAY-Z and Kendrick Lamar leading this year’s Grammy Awards with the most nominations, some people still aren’t too thrilled about the current state...
What is America’s Relationship Hip Hop and Blackness (i.e. The Grammys
“You Hate Me Don’t You.” During his first solo Grammys performance in 2016, Kendrick Lamar emerged on stage dressed in a prisoner uniform. Hobbling in lockstep...
The Grammys snubbed hip-hop yet again — and it fits a trend of rewarding safe, apolitical pop music
With Bruno Mars’ sweep of the three major Grammy categories on Sunday, including album of the year, the Recording Academy yet again thumbed its nose at great,...
Netflix To Release hip-hop culture with 8-part documentary Rapture
“Hip-hop is about being truthful — you tell the real story.” So begins the teaser trailer for Netflix’s Rapture, a new documentary miniseries seeking to tell...
Trump declares a Twitter War with Jay-Z over the “Black Unemployment” Rate
President Donald Trump lashed out against Jay-Z on Sunday, after the rapper and entrepreneur criticized Trump’s attitude and actions regarding race. In an interview on...
The People’s Republic of China bans hip-hop culture and tattoos from television
China’s state television has banned anything related or directly linked to hip hop and tattoos from national television. According to Sina, a Chinese news outlet, the...
Who Is The Biggest Grammy Winner Ever?
Winning a Grammy Award is one of the highest achievements for an artist, and as the 2018 Grammy Awards approach, this year’s nominees are gearing up for the big night....
