The fight for making gay marriage legal around the country has found its youngest supporter. Kameron Slade, 10, offered up a speech before ew York City Council members on why he believes that homos-xual couples should be allowed to marry, Wednesday (July 25). The Queens native stood before politicians more than twice his age, as […]
There are a few barber shop debates that will just never die. Kobe Vs. LeBron, Tyson vs. Ali, and The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z. Brooklyn representer (East New YAWK to be precise), Uncle Murda, puts the endless debate on wax on this new record from the rapper. Uncle Murda, who had recently signed a new […]
As a part of MTV’s Hip-Hop Preview week, Sway sat down with Rick Ross as he previewed his motion-picture based album, God Forgives, I Don’t. The album, which hits stores next week on July 31st, is Ross’ fifth studio album and features collaborations with Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Drake, Wale, Andre 3000 and more. “I knew approaching this […]
Blue Ivy Carter is no slouch. Amidst a busy schedule of napping, eating, and being carried around by her parents, the youngster has been too preoccupied with her daily life to make another public appearance—until now. The blanket veiling little Baby Blue was finally lifted as a photo of the growing toddler popped up online Wednesday (July […]
This ought to be interesting, to say the least. Rick Ross has revealed the artwork for what is surely one of the most highly anticipated song, “3 Kings,” featuring Jay-Z and Dr. Dre, off of his highly anticipated fifth album, God Forgives, I Don’t. The “So Sophisticated” rapper revealed his album’s tracklist about a week ago, […]
Another day, another white person drops the N-bomb and will inevitably cop pleas and say something like, “Hey, it’s just the lyrics, okay?” California rock band Faith No More deemed it necessary to cover Jay-Z and Kanye West’s hit single “Ni**as In Paris.” So while reciting Kanye West’s verse–they’ve been doing so while on tour […]
I’m not even going to front, this is pretty dreadful. Affion Crockett, whose always had a pretty dead-on Jay-Z impression, reprises the role again as he raps about “WTF” Lil Wayne is wearing. Affion’s Weezy impersonation however is pretty crappy. Not sure if Weezy being almost impossible to understand was part of the plan or […]
DJ Premier is one of, if not THEE greatest Hip-Hop producer of all time. So it’s only fitting that Nardwuar delve into the New York legends past on a quick stroll down memory lane. But where exactly do you start? Since arriving on the scene in the mid 80’s and being a lifelong fan of […]
The friendly competition between G.O.O.D. Music and Maybach Music Group over who’s music will dominate the summer of 2012 is heating up. Rick Ross revealed the tracklist for his forthcoming fifth album, God Forgives, I Don’t, and it is loaded with A-list rap talent including Jay-Z, Dr. Dre and Andre 3000.
Hip-Hop has had a storied relationship with homos-xuality, but it looks like the tide has finally changed. Over the last few months, noted figures in the game like Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar have come out in support of same-s-x marriage, but it wasn’t until singer/songwriter/producer Frank Ocean declared that he goes both ways, that the […]
If you missed the riveting FELA! musical during its recent run on Broadway, a couple of heavy hitters in the world of movies and music have partnered together to bring the play back to New York as part of a multi-city world tour beginning on July 9. Jay-Z, Hollywood power couple Will Smith and Jada […]
Notorious for his low profile, Nas has broken out of his shell with a bevy of media appearances of late. With his current single “Daughters” making headlines and putting a lot of fathers on notice on the heels of Father’s Day this weekend, Nas visited the set of CNN for host Soledad O’Brien’s ‘Starting Point’ to […]
