Chi Ali was the youngest member of The Native Tongues that included De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and The Jungle Brothers. He started rapping when he was 14 making guest appearances on songs by Black Sheep and De La Soul. His one and only album The Fabulous Chi Ali came out in 1992 [...]
1. Isn’t it eerie how much ODB’s son Boy Jones looks like him? 2. Will the arrest of T.I. and Tiny do any harm to his career or freedom especially after Lindsay Lohan was released from jail and rehab so quickly? 3. How successful will Wendy Williams’ show be now that the network is toning [...]
Los Angeles – Tuesday, August 24 will mark the evening that Captured Light Films, along with producer William Arntz and author E. Raymond Brown, debut a private screening of their groundbreaking collaboration “GhettoPhysics: Will The Real Pimps and Ho’s Please Stand Up!” A documentary feature which mixes political commentary with social awareness and spirituality dynamics, [...]
Abbey Lincoln who once sported a dress previously worn by Marilyn Monroe in The Girl Can’t Help It died yesterday in Manhattan at age 80. Ms. Lincoln sang on and helped shape We Insist!- Freedom Now Suite with ex-husband Max Roach in 1960 and found her ultimate inspiration in the civil rights movement. Her 1964 [...]
1. Will the Black community or anyone else have a heart attack about Queen Latifah’s personal life? 2. Why is Travis Barker on the cover of The Source? 3. Why did Rihanna ever agree to work with Eminem on a song about domestic violence?
Here is a hilarious tune from The Other Guys soundtrack.
SYNOPSIS: Kings of the Underground tells the story of the humble beginnings of Pimp C and Bun B, who eventually banded together to form the super rap duo UGK. The film chronicles UGK’s influence on hip-hop and their quest to remain relevant in a volatile industry. The candid expose’ also examines Pimp C’s personal struggle [...]
Tamra Davis, who’d become friends with the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, filmed a 20 minute interview with him back in 1986. The interview is the focal point of The Radiant Child, an 88 minute film she did about his life. Basquiat’s childhood introduction to art by his mother, his teenaged years tagging trains and his rise [...]
NEW YORK, NY, JULY 28, 2010 – Calvin Klein Underwear, a division of Warnaco Inc., along with Calvin Klein, Inc., today announced that this Fall 2010, with the launch of its latest lingerie collection, the brand will simultaneously introduce the Calvin Klein Underwear Coverage Level System, a revolutionary new way for female consumers to more [...]