Kendrick Lamar, News, Video

Kendrick Lamar has changed his mind. Just this past summer, the Compton rapper was adamant about not voting. Now with the presidential election just days away, the 25 year-old good kid/m.A.A.d. city rapper is urging his generation to hit the polls and make their voices heard.

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Guess Jigga wasn’t kidding when he said he had Obama on the text. Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen will be heading to Ohio on Monday (November 5th) to meet up and campaign with President Barack Obama.

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Who would’ve thought Hip-Hop would take it this far? The big homie, Sway Calloway, sat down with the Commander-In-Chief to speak directly to the Hip-Hop generation about issues that affect us.

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BET is currently running an ad sponsored by the Pivot Point PAC that is clearly against President Barack Obama. The spot is currently running in Cleveland, Ohio and Seattle, Washington, and alleges that despite initial excitement at the prospect of having the nation’s first African-American president, Obama has passed measures that are not in the best interest of […]

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The war of 140 characters between journalist/TV personality Touré, and mogul Donald J. Trump,  reached a boiling point earlier today (Oct. 22) as the two exchanged insults via Twitter.  In a recent tweet, the Apprentice mastermind stated, “When you are fired from MSNBC for your bad ratings and racist coverage, stop by and say hello.” Not to be outdone, the […]

GALLERY, KICKS, News, PHOTO OPS

The leader of the free world’s private plane inspires a sneaker? Why not? The latest entry in Nike Air Force 1 Pearl Collection, which celebrates the 30th anniversary of the shoe, is themed after Air Force One, the Boeing 747 that Barack Obama zig zags the nation, and the world, in.

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In a preview for his latest interview for Current TV’s , The Gavin Newsom Show, host Gavin Newsom caught up with Black Eyed Peas front man Will.i.am at the Clinton Global Initiative to discuss his thoughts on the current state of the US education system. In the video Will.i.am discusses the observations he has made […]

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Arkansas Republican representative Jon Hubbard has ruffled the feathers of not only African-Americans and Democrats, but his fellow GOP members over statements made in his self published book from 2009, Letters To The Editor: Confessions Of A Frustrated Conservative.  In his book, Hubbard states, “the institution of slavery that the black race has long believed […]

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In the first in a series of debates ahead of November’s presidential election showdown, an aggressive Mitt Romney went hard at President Barack Obama. The two political rivals also are scheduled to debate twice more, the next being on Oct. 16 in Hempstead, N.Y., and Oct. 22 in Boca Raton, Fla.

Nas, News, Video

Nas voted for the first time in 2008, when he threw his endorsement behind the current President of the United States, Barack Obama. Now, along with OurTime.org, Nas is urging you to use your power at the polls this November. 

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OG rap magazine The Source is about drop its 15th annual POWER 30 issue, which features Barack Obama, Jay-Z, Chris Lighty, Nicki Minaj, Bryan “Birdman” Williams, Rick Ross, Kanye West and Sean “Diddy” Combs on its cover. The October/November issue of the Hip-Hop mag will feature a tribute to the late Chris Lighty, as well […]

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When word broke that Beyoncé and Jay-Z were going to host a fundraiser for Barack Obama’s reelection campaign, you knew there were going to pull out all the stops. It goes down today (September 18th) at Hova’s 40/40 Club and the New York Post reports that the reception will be nothing short of extravagant. When […]