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Noname with J. Cole

Noname: Song 33

Artist: Noname Released: June 2020 Genre: Rap Song 33 is Noname's response to J. Cole's Snow on Tha Bluff, a record many think is critical of Noname. And they're right. Where they're…
Diddy on his ocean chill

Diddy’s meditation audiobook: Honor Yourself

The COVID-19 coronavirus has got us all trippin'. Illness, insecurity, unemployment, next month's rent has everyone stressed and losing sleep. If you haven't done it before, now is a good time to…
50 Cent Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter

50 Cent: Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter

The path that Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson's life has taken is nothing short of incredible. 50 Cent's music career took shape in the early 2000s. At a time when competition from mega…
Fresh

Rewind: Fresh

FRESH Release Year: 1994 Stars: Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, N'Bushe Wright Director: Boaz Yakin Writer: Boaz Yakin   Fresh (Sean Nelson) is a 12-year-old drug dealer who finds himself…
American Me

Rewind: American Me

American Me Release Date: March 1992 Director: Edward James Olmos Writers: Floyd Mutrux (story), Floyd Mutrux (screenplay), Desmond Nakano (screenplay) Stars: Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Sal Lopez   American Me jolts…
Decoding 40

The podcast for grown a** black issues

Podcasts are a great way to get information, stay entertained, and distract yourself while doing everything from driving, working, to nothing at all. But finding a good podcast can be tough. Enter…

Summer, summer, summertime is coming

F* Winter… Summer is Coming

It’s shocking to say that the first two episodes of the final season of the HBO series Game of Thrones (GoT) has been like the hood in the dead of winter… noticeably…

Beyoncé Homecoming

Homecoming: The Live Album

Homecoming: The Live Album Beyonce Beyonce fan or not, there's no denying Homecoming: The Live Album is a 10. Digitally released on April 17th and probably the greatest Beyonce album to date,…

VH1 pays tribute to TLC’s musical legacy

[minnosh_ext_dropcap font-size=”75″ font-weight=”700″]I[/minnosh_ext_dropcap]f you’re like me and consider the 90s a “golden era” for both Hip Hop and R&B, then you were probably anxiously awaiting the premiere of the TLC biopic, “CrazySexyCool: The…

Fantasia Barrino

Fantasia in a “Good Place” with #1 Album

With a new number one record on the R&B charts, Grammy Award winner for “Best Female Vocal Performance” and actress, Fantasia Barrino, is back with a follow up to her 2010 album,…

Heath Ledger as Joker in The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight: Always Leave Em Smiling (No Spoilers)

Yea I’m Late… So sue me. I will attempt to share a well thought out perspective on aspects of the mega blockbuster film The Dark Knight. While this write up wont serve…

HBO's Inside The NFL

All Endings Are Inevitable

After 31 years… it’s a wrap. So I was in last night and around 2am got to watching some of the shows I had saved on my DVR. After flipping through a…

I Am Legend poster

I Am Legend (no spoilers)

The Last Man on Earth… is a Long Way from Bel Air.  Will Smith is synonymous with what people think a Blockbuster film should be. It all started in July of 1996…