New York – Madea may have a job – as evidenced by the success of the latest play, “Madea Gets A Job” in Tyler Perry’s popular stage play franchise – but Cheryl Pepsii Riley has a career. That’s because Riley’s role as Carla Montgomery in the latest Madea escapade marks almost ten years that the [...]
Miami, FL – As one of the most influential and engaging personalities in radio history, Michael Baisden is an iconic figure. The social activist, filmmaker, television host, and speaker commands a daily audience of over seven million listeners with his top rated afternoon drive radio program heard in 22 of the top 25 urban markets. [...]
North Hollywood, CA – As a busy television executive, Lea Walker knows the demands of a grueling career. A current Director of Production for Original Programming at BET, Walker can boast not only having worked on a roster of hit shows including “Sunday Best,” “Tiny & Toya,” and “American Gangster,” but also having interacted with [...]
Oh No (born Michael Jackson; younger brother of Madlib and son of singer Otis Jackson) was granted unprecedented access to the Rudy Ray Moore / Dolemite audio archives and given free rein to sample his way through the classic-but-absolutely-filthy catalog. He was able to use legendary material from The Human Tornado, Petey Wheatstraw, the Dolemite [...]
According to the Irish Film & TV Network Andre 3000 is set to play Jimi Hendrix in a film called All Is By My Side. The movie will cover the time period Hendrix spent in England from 1966-1967. There is no word on how they will handle the music half of the production because we [...]
Adam Yauch better known as MCA from The Beastie Boys has died from cancer. The Beastie Boys are considered The Beatles of hip-hop and were largely responsible for brining the genre to suburban America when they debuted in 1986 with their highly influential multi-platinum Licensed To Ill. When LL Cool J helped induct them into [...]
William Pilgrim is a Los Angeles based folk/rock band lead by Kansas City, MO transplant Ishmael “Ish” Herring. You can preview their angst-appropriate songs at iTunes before the May 8th release of The Great Recession.
Los Angeles – Per Jay King, spokesperson for Thizz Entertainment: On April 25th, 2012 a grave error was made by law enforcement and news reporting agencies. I was quite disappointed and alarmed by what I have read and heard reported by many involved in the investigation of an alleged drug ring, which included the name [...]
(Los Angeles, California – April 17, 2012) There’s a reason Conya Doss looks so comfortable onstage, gently swinging her hips like a day lily caught in a summer’s breeze, singing in a voice that’s equal parts honey and hellfire. It’s because she’s used to it. As a teacher of children with special needs within the [...]
(New York, NY—April, 4 2012) Multi-platinum South African singer and Audi Brand Ambassador, LIRA has been selected to grace the cover of the Simply Rides 2012 Mini-Magazine, which was released to coincide with the 2012 New York International Auto Show.
