It’s All Black Music

Anthony Mackie unintentionally created a lingering story when he shared his thoughts about the state of Black cinema. Mackie said that Blacks have not done enough to get their stories told. Speaking with NPR, the New Orleans-bred actor said his statement was “blown completely out of proportion,” but did acknowledge that it “was a bad […]

Muhsinah is smarter than you. Well, at least your favorite singer.  The alumnus of Howard University had the beautiful audacity to name one of her recent projects Oscillations: Sine and Triangle. Explore Our Nation’s Capital “I was in recording school and I wanted to be an engineer,” she says with a smile. “I was learning […]

Nicki Minaj adds just the right sugar and spice to Madonna’s “Give Me All Your Luvin.” Nicki, M.I.A and Madonna will be performing the catchy tune at this year’s Superbowl half-time show! Watch Nicki throw up her pom poms! Nicki Minaj Is Pretty In Pink For “Wonderland” David Guetta Ft. Nicki Minaj “Turn Me On” […]

Despite limited vocal ability, Rihanna has remained popular by reinventing her look. When she broke on the scene in 2005, she was rocking an island swag. Seven years later, she has taken to wearing blonde wigs. Rihanna posted pictures of her in the wig on Twitter and the virtual opinions were split. Some loved the […]

Besides bring a Grammy winning R&B superstar, John Legend is a huge sports fan. He made an appearance on First Take where he sang a parody of his signature ballad, “Ordinary People.” Legend changed the lyrics to reference Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith’s constant debates about Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. John Legend basically […]

Ja Rule is currently serving a two year sentence for tax evasion but that hasn’t hindered him from creating music. The “Between Me and You” rapper released a new video off his Pain Is Love 2 album for his single “Fantasy.” Why Ja Rule Feels He And Lil Wayne Were Targets [AUDIO] Ja Rule Says […]

If you’ve ever heard of The Roots, you know their drummer, Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson, is a huge Soul Train fanatic. Questlove went on Okay Player and remembered his first non-musical or blood related hero, Don Cornelius. In the piece, ?uestlove says, his bag of hard drives of Soul Train episodes have caused trouble for him […]

Fresh off their tour with the boys of Mindless Behavior, the young ldies known as OMG Girlz drop their latest video for “Gucci This (Gucci That).” The trio features T.I. and Tiny’s daughter, Zonnique aka Star. The other two members’ names are Beauty and Babydoll. Beauty is also an singer and Babydoll spits a few bars […]

Chris Brown as gone back to black…hair that is, for his new video “Turn Up The Music” which is the second single off his forthcoming album Fortune. The LA shoot shows Brown, in the front seat of an automobile and apparently dancing on the car in others. “I’ll let you guys judge but this Turn […]

When Bow Wow signed to Young Money plenty of people assumed he languish on the shelf. His latest single, “Sweat,” is here to prove those naysayers wrong. Lil Wayne and Bow Wow gallavant in a futuristic city with women while rapping singing about getting those ladies to sweat when they’re in the bedroom. “Sweat” will […]

Rapper 2 Chainz is now riding around and getting it for Def Jam! The Atlanta emcee plans to make the big announcement on MTV’s RapFix Live tomorrow. Where are the best places to eat in Atlanta? “It’s the Real University, Two Gun Gang, Street Executives. It’s not DTP no more. I’m actually behind [Ludacris], he’s […]

DJ/producer Sam Champ has compiled live versions of your favorite D’Angelo songs for this D’Angelo Live mixtape. It’s one hour and twelve minutes long, so listening to this is like experiencing a live D’Angelo show without the visuals! Take a listen to D’Angelo Live by streaming the audio below, or download it by clicking the […]