[youtube id=”ETgAP_UXhvA”] Last night while the Oscars were being broadcast, the All Def Movie Awards were streamed via the Fusion cable network website Fusion.net. Tony Rock, Chris Rock’s brother, hosted the event that had categories like Best Bad Muh F**ka, Most Helpful White Person and Best Black Survivor. The AllContinue Reading
[youtube id=”H_iEOAQGNv8″] Russell Simmons was a guest on “The Real” yesterday and he was asked for his opinion about the Flint water crisis. The hip-hop entrepreneur labeled the situation environmental racism and called for the arrest of Michigan governor Rick Snyder. Simmons will be in the Flint area this weekendContinue Reading
Why is Russell Simmons’s Rushcard causing so many cardholders grief? Is the Ebony magazine cover about the effects of the Bill Cosby scandal on the perception of the Black family too racy? Is Whoopi Goldberg’s criticism of Viola Davis’s Emmy acceptance speech on point about Black women always having hadContinue Reading
[youtube id=”LHlh2jZy-uA”] Complex’s Magnum Opus series examines LL Cool J’s groundbreaking single, “Rock The Bells.” LL Cool J, Rick Rubin, Russell Simmons, former Def Jam publicist Bill Adler, DMC and legendary hip-hop journalist Bonz Malone all discuss the making and significance of “Rock The Bells.” Related posts: LL Cool JContinue Reading