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Veteran rapper Lord Jamar of the rap group Brand Nubian issues the #BookPhoneChallenge. In contrast to the popular "money phone" pose that's been all over the Internet for a while now, the #BookPhoneChallenge inspires one to instead hold a stack of books to your ear. The challenge has garnered over 2,000 posts from professors to children to families. Check out some of our favorite posts and interesting...
Shawn Carter is peeling back more vulnerable layers of JAY-Z. This week, the artist and entrepreneur released the complete visual for teaser released prior to his 13th studio album, '4:44.'
Rick Ross knows exactly what it takes to become a rap superstar. After he climbed to the top of the Billboard charts with the help of Hov and Def Jam, the Miami entrepreneur launched his own imprint, Maybach Music Group, and helped further the careers of artists like Meek Mill, Wale and Gunplay.
Those who were birthed in the 90s and later come from an era when hip-hop concerts were extended house parties with your favorite artists. This was the era when rappers used to pile on stage with posses of about eleven other dudes that would hover in a clump at the back end of the platform. While most of them would wave their hands in the air and frantically lean in with the intent to amp up the artist,...
In recent years, there has been a surge in television shows that speak to the various black experiences in America. Kenya Barris’ Black-ish portrays an affluent, black family living and working in a suburban California area, while Donald Glover’s Atlanta follows a group of young black adults trying to get that work by any means necessary. Insecure, which was created, written by and stars writer/producer/director...
Karim “French Montana” Kharbouch is hiding out in the subterranean level of the historic Weylin building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn when I arrive at its doorstep. What was once a savings bank for “the people”, is now hailed as one of the city’s premier event venues and community hubs. Upon entering the building’s main floor, my eyes dart around the frescoed dome and scan for the intricate...
Music’s purpose in 2017 posed an impulse of more feeling, more groove and more substance. And boy, did it deliver. From matters of the heart to those politicking on Capitol Hill, this year’s releases have strapped us into a rollercoaster of emotions, praying for another go around. There was no shortage of prompts for song fodder—a sh*tty political storm that just won't end, the evolution of dating...
