Media Questions Of The Week

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What kind of social commentary is Snoop Dogg making by donning whiteface and referring to himself as a “White guy named Todd?”

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Will Mike Epps and Lee Daniels be able to bring the complexity of Richard Pryor’s life to the silver screen?

Even though Prince is releasing Plectrumelectrum and Art Official Age next month, why hasn’t he done an official set of events to mark the 30-year anniversary of Purple Rain?



Media Questions Of The Week

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Is Jennifer Pryor right that Terrence Howard should be cast as the late Richard Pryor?

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Even if Aretha Franklin gets her casting choice of Audra McDonald, can the Lifetime channel do the project justice?

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Will Jay Electronica’s Twitter rant about music industry accountability instigate any changes to the corporate hip-hop world?



Media Questions Of The Week

1.What if more radio stations followed the lead of WUVS-LP 103.7 in Muskegon, MI banning music from Rick Ross and Lil’ Wayne?

2. Who will Forest Whitaker cast as Richard Pryor now that he is directing the film about his life?

3. Are you going to sign the petition demanding that Rick Ross apologize for mentioning date rape in the song “U.O.E.N.O. (You Don’t Even Know It” or the petition demanding that Reebok drop him as a spokesperson for the same reason?

4. Why was India.Arie accused of bleaching her skin on the cover of her new single “Cocoa Butter” when photographic lighting can make darker skin look different?