Feelings and memories of a better time were aplenty at the Wooddruff Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday as some of this era's most bright and promising talent paid tribute to a man that left an indelible mark on the world with his music.
Artists such as Anthony Hamilton, Estelle, and Grammy-winning rapper, Atlanta's Ludacris, were on hand to give respect to soul music titan Otis Redding.
Estelle sang Redding's classic, (more...)
History was made in the wild state of Utah after the city Saratoga Springs elected its first Black mayor.
City Councilwoman Mia Love delivered a political thrashing to challenger Jeff Francom, beating him 861 votes to his 594 as the two waged an intense battle to replace outgoing Mayor Timothy Parker.
“I am absolutely honored,” said Love of her victory. “I am so excited.”
Saratoga Springs is the first city in Utah to elect a Black woman as mayor. Incorporated in 1997, Saratoga Springs, Utah is home to an estimated 11,570 people. When sworn into office, Love will be the city's second mayor.
Black American's only comprise 1% of Utah's population.
If you are a Hip-Hop fan who tends to care more about lyrics and meanings to tracks than the catchy hooks and repetitive beats, then do we have news for you!
Mos Def, Jay Electronica, and Curren$y are all teaming together to make a much needed “Hip-Hop” album that will give the game something it has been missing for awhile.
According to Curren$y, the three, all by complete coincidence, met up at Dame Dash's new music facility (more...)
Damn... When it rains, it pours. Just weeks after fellow Hot Boy Lil Wayne received a prison sentence on gun charges in New York, B.G. was arrested in New Orleans on Tuesday for felony gun charges.
B.G. was pulled over after a “routine” traffic stop and offers found three guns, two which were reported stolen.
According to The Times-Picayune, Christopher “B.G.” Dorsey was arrested with two other people, Demounde Pollard, 17, and Jerod Fedison, 28.
Fedison and B.G. were each booked with (more...)
A fourth teen has been charged in the murder of Derrion Albert.
The 14-year-old assailant's name has not, and will not, be released due to him being a juvenile. He is expected to appear in juvenile court before a judge today.
Three other teens are expected to receive stiff penalties for their respective parts in Albert's brutal beating and subsequent murder.
Albert was a sophomore at Chicago's Christian Fenger Academy High School. His murder was captured by an onlooker with a camera on his cell phone.
The first Black Miss England is no more.
21-year-old Rachel Christie made everyone proud when she beat out her competitors and was crowned Miss England despite only receiving 9 votes from viewers. Now only four months into her term, she's relinquishing her crown.
Rachel Christie decided to give up her crown after being accused of getting into a brawl with Miss Manchester and punching her in the face. The alleged fight was said to be over a man.
Miss England organizers released a statement over the controversy saying,
“Due to the media attention following the allegations against her, Rachel Christie has now decided to withdraw from the Miss World competition and relinquish her Miss England crown. Rachel will concentrate on clearing her name and focus on training for the 2012 Olympics until this case is resolved."
She was scheduled to participate in the Miss World competition in South Africa later this year.
Damn! It just had to be the Black girl….
The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights today announced that Wyclef Jean and Bono will receive the organization's 2009 Ripple of Hope Award. The award, which will be presented at the Center's annual dinner on November 18th, recognizes the bold leadership demonstrated by the two honorees on humanitarian issues.
"As champions of justice, Bono and Wyclef have brought the national spotlight to human rights violations, empowered local activists, and transformed the lives of millions of people living in poverty from (more...)
Hillborough County, Florida is the sight of something as unusual as Lions gallivanting with sheep.
Inmates at an Orient Road Jail were caught on camera while saving a senior prison guard from a swiftly approaching death.
Deputy Kenneth Moon, 64, was working at his work station when a 24-year-old inmate attacked him. At the time, he was working alone in a pod that housed 62 of the area's most vile and villainous.
Jerry Dieguz Jr., Hoang Vu, and Terrell Carswell rushed to aid the senior guard, with Dieguez Jr. landing a vicious cross hook on Moon's assailant, Douglas Burden.
The three unlikely saviors are in jail for armed robbery/invasion, attempted murder, and robbery/marijuana possession/cocaine trafficking/ compounded with a failure to appear in court respectively.
“Their past acts aside, you know, you've got to applaud them for what they did,” remarked Colonel Jim Previtera of Hillsborough's Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office plans to send letters boasting of the inmates character to the state attorney's office, hoping that the state will take their heroic actions into account and provide leniency in regard of their current incarceration.
Moon is on leave, healing from the attack.
Dr. Steve Perry, the prolific Principal at Capital Prep Academy and HipHopWired's resident educator impresario, is bringing his wisdom to the masses through the ‘2009 Joseph Business School Economic Empowerment Summit.'
Joined by the likes of Bishop T.D. Jakes and actor Derek Luke, the man responsible for his school's 100% graduation rate is especially enthusiastic about being selected to be a part of the esteemed panel.
Keeping in his assured and confident nature, Dr. Perry told HipHopWired that he and his fellow panelists were geared up to show up and show out, providing advice to individuals hungry for help in the struggling economy.
“The organizers thought that our combined interests and experience would provide the attendees with inspiration for what they could do with themselves…... I know we're gonna rock to it. “
The two-day conference kicks off at 6:30 p.m. today at the Living Word Christian Center in Forest Park, Illinois. It features a career fair and workshops that will teach and preach the fundamentals of recession proof business practices.
Most importantly, conference attendees will have the opportunity to network with the 5,000 plus people expected to be in attendance.
So what does Dr. Perry hope to transcend to the masses through his time at the summit?
“I want people to understand always that our community has the capacity to transform itself we can fix our circumstances. When we start to focus on our ability as opposed to our limitations we do amazing things. “
Well said, Dr. Perry. Well said.
For more information on the 2009 Joseph Business School Economic Empowerment Summit, visit their website at http://www.ees09.com/index.html
For more information on Dr. Perry contact his publicist, Yusef Salaam, at 860-997-6802.
"It's both, it's a place where you can rehabilitate but it's also a warehouse. Because mind you, that place is there for a reason. You got real live monsters that deserve to be there that committed crimes that are absolutely heinous. They are never gonna see the light of day and they are there forever and for a reason."
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is gearing to release their long awaited unified front, Uni5: The World's Enemy, which will be dropping on December 22nd. Speaking with Hip-Hop Wired, Krayzie spoke on the conception of their latest album saying,
“Flesh was locked up for ten years, he just came home. As everybody knows Bizzy Bone was away from us for a while. Flesh came home and we just felt the need…it was going to happen regardless. We felt the need to come back together and give the world that Bone magic that we brought to the world years earlier. It was like a must. The whole concept of the album, Uni5: The World's Enemy… the unifying came from us being back unified and the world enemy concept came from we always felt like we was (more...)
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