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I have a great deal of respect for Charlamagne Tha God, former morning show host for 100.3 “The Beat” in Philadelphia.  I met Charlamagne during my appearances on The Wendy Williams Experience, and he has respected me as a brother from the first day we met.  That is why I was shocked and saddened to […]

In January 2009, the month that Barack Obama was inaugurated into the Presidency of what some refer to as post-racial America, a mini-series of incidences began to take place that found Walter Currie, Jr. celebrating his 16th birthday last week with a simple family dinner; life-altering second and third-degree burns covering his face, neck arms, […]

Rappers have been unable to outrun the long arm of the law as of late.  With C-Murder, T.I. and Max B behind bars, Boosie having his sentence doubled and Lil Wayne possibly facing a year, it feels as though no artist is safe from the big house and must be weary of his/her actions. Rapper […]

“America has turned into a crack house. A place to distribute product, we don’t manufacture nothing so we got to get back to that. Even the clothes we’re wearing is being shipped back on a slow boat from China.” 50 Cent’s long awaited fourth album Before I Self Destruct was released on iTunes today, just […]

The revolution has been televised. I always knew it would be, since African American athletes have always been center stage in the NCAA’s multi-billion dollar money machine. Millions of Americans go mad during the month of March to see “Tyrone G. Anyhood,” the latest corporate product being lined up on the Great American assembly line […]

“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 […]

Dr. Boyce Watkins will be spear heading a rally on November 16th in Kennett, Missouri in support of Heather Ellis. Ellis, a young college student is facing up to 15 years in prison after an altercation at a local Walmart that started from cutting the line. After the dust settled, Heather was arrested and charged […]

Gil Robertson’s literary work, Family Affair: What It Means To Be African-American Today, encompasses essays from the likes of Isaiah Washington, Beverly Johnson, TV One’s Cathy Hughes, actress Tasha Smith, Hip-Hop Doc Rani Whitfield as well as the late Isaac Hayes. The contributors to the book all speak on subjects pertaining to Black life in […]

Death Row Records blasted onto the 90’s Hip-Hop scene with some of the most talented rappers in the country. With Dre, Snoop, and of course Tupac helmed under their emblem, the label transformed into a West Coast icon. Under the scrutiny of Suge Knight, the company maintained its powerhouse stature until slowly but surely, it […]

New policy guidelines will be sent out today by the Justice Department outlining that the federal government is not to arrest medical marijuana users who are in compliance with state laws. That’s one small step for marijuana advocates, one huge leap for those of us who know the War on Drugs is like looking for […]

Ten albums down and nearly 3 decades strong, Morgan Heritage, “Reggae Music’s Royal Family,” have finally set out to fulfill their father’s prophecy of achieving solo stardom.  Noted for their redemptive, empowering, spiritually rooted ballads, 5 of deceased 80’s megastar Denroy Morgan’s (I’ll Do Anything,” 1981) 30 offspring, form the legendary Rastafarian collective. Their illustrious […]

  Baton Rouge’s finest recently kicked it with Hip-Hop Wired about his latest offering Superbad:  The Return Of Boosie Bad Azz.  While recently hit with a two-year prison stint for drug and gun possession, “Mr. Wipe Me Down” shared with us his plans for the future prior to the sentencing.  Let’s hope Boosie can keep […]