Popular Atlanta personality DJ Drama will return to his hometown of Philadelphia tomorrow (December 7), to help celebrate the relaunch of Hip-Hop station Hot 107.9. In September, the station was flipped on the radio dial from 100.3 The Beat, in addition to being renamed Hot 107.9. In order to be more competitive in the city, […]
What can be said about The Roots that hasn’t already been said? Everyone knows they are the go to band for rappers wanting to experiment with live instrumentation. Need we remind you of their performances with Jay-Z for his Unplugged show in 2001 and his Fade to Black concert film? The Philadelphia bred hip-hop musicians […]
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has extended the city’s juvenile curfew, the mayor’s office announced Tuesday. The curfew, which has been in effect since Aug.12, was instituted in response to a string of mob attacks by young people who gathered using text messages and social media to alert one another. The 9 p.m. curfew is in […]
Photo: Getty Images When Jill Scott was interviewed by Philadelphia’s own Star & Buc Wild on the air several years ago, there was some tension during their conversation. While Star doesn’t remember what caused her to get a little tight, it’s quite obvious that Jilly from Philly has NOT forgotten. Take a listen to this […]
So, the man responsible for the choreography of Beyonce’s video for “Run the World (Girls)” is not a Philly native, but we will claim him anyway. Jeffrey Page was a fixture in the Philly dance world in the late 1990’s as a student at The University of the Arts. This man is an African Dance […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILL SCOTT Seems like she’s been gone from us for so long, doesn’t it? When we last heard from Jill Scott she was fresh into motherhood and successfully raising her first child – a baby boy, whom we are absolutely convinced he’s just as sweet and adorable as his mother is. Before that, […]
The “I Am Still Music” tour is one of the hottest shows hitting major markets all across the U.S. and this week, we’re off to a great start with great reviews from the recent shows this past weekend. Check out the footage and behind the scenes action out on the road as Hip Hop’s own […]
Philly’s favorite soul child, Musiq Soulchild, recently became a viral sensation after falling off of the stage during a performance of his latest single “Anything” in NYC. Yes, falling offstage is a bad look, but Kendra G points out that he’s in good company with another great who’s taken a spill while performing. Kyte.Embed.path=”http://media.kyte.tv”;Kyte.Embed.altpath=”http://www.kyte.tv”;window.kyteplayer=new Kyte.Player(“”,{appKey:”default”,width:416,height:436,p:”s”,s:1197781,tbid:”10″}); […]
Soul Singer Teddy Pendergrass Dies At 59 Well known soul singer, Teddy Pendergrass who was paralyzed in 1982 due to a car accident dies at 59 in Philadelphia at Bryn Mawr Hospital Wednesday. Teddy Pendergrass had went through colon cancer surgery eight months ago. Since then, Pendergrass has had a hard time recovering. Teddy Pendergrass […]
Michael Vick Doesn’t Sound too thrilled to be an Eagle (Via: Yahoo.com) While being really, really careful not to say anything that would make waves, Philadelphia Eagles“quarterback” Michael Vick(notes) said yesterday that he’s not thrilled about his role in the Philadelphia offense.He doesn’t dig the Wildcat, and if it’s up to him, he won’t be doing it next […]
