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In my experience, there are two kinds of coloured folk: Black Rockers and Blackies Who Rock. The distinction is between those who’d gladly join the Black Rock Coalition or openly claim Afro-Punk affiliation, and malcontents who’re such badass renegade punk-rock futhermuckers that they’d never join the only club that wouldContinue Reading

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*In response to prevalent societal ills within the African American community, rapper KRS-One has decided to revive his Stop the Violence movement with a new slate of participants and an updated vision. The Bronx-born artist launched the movement nearly 20 years ago with the release of “Self Destruction,” a singleContinue Reading

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‘Country music didn’t buy that one,” Bobby Brown jokes, after you admire a diamond ring he’s wearing. ”Country music gonna buy the next two.” Actually, he may not be kidding. Brown is one of the seven artists competing on CMT’s new reality show, Gone Country, (Fridays at 8 p.m., startingContinue Reading

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