Q&A With the Director of Congolese Crime Thriller ‘Viva Riva’

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Why Tavis Smiley Considers Himself To Be A Successful Failure [Video Interview]

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Donald Tucker Discusses Life During The Civil Rights-Era As a Secret Service Agent

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The Collective-Powered Buzz of Odd Future

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How Hip-Hop’s Commercial Pursuits Nullified Street Cred

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Case Study: The Best and the Worst Hip-Hop Inspired Marketing Campaigns

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Rasheed Young: How He Became President of Run Athletics

Rasheed Young is happy to play second fiddle to his bosses and friends Rev Run and Russell Simmons. “Man B” as he likes to call himself. The almost-40-year-old New York native will proudly rattle off comparisons of himself to TV butlers like “Benson” or Geoffrey from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” “I’m president of Run […]

Behind Kodak’s Hip-Hop Inspired Marketing Campaign

By now, you’re probably familiar with seven 15- second commercials which feature either Trey Songz, Pitbull, Drake or Rihanna out and about living the glamorous life of a young, hip celebrities in the studio, at a fashion show, on the tour bus or in their posh apartments. While we’re used to seeing these artists and […]

The Willie Lynch Letter and Other Controversial Texts and Ideas That Have Influenced Black Thought

If Hip-Hoppers Were Politicians: 12 Artists Who’d Reign in DC

Are Black Bosses and Their Employees at Odds?

Can “Real” Hip-Hop Survive in This Lingering Recession?

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Bossip: Big Bodied Bangers: BOSSIP’s Favorite Full Figured Thickums The Atlanta Post: The World’s Greatest Public Speaker Madame Noire: Help, My Spouse is a “Minute-Man” Complex: Michael Jordan’s Greatest Moments Wearing The Air Jordan IV Drunken Stepfather: Fergie On A Bike In Her Underwear Of The Day Hit Hip-Hop: Rhymefest – Mermaid (Official Video) Black Voices: Airing […]

Top Black NFL Earners of 2010

Should Saggy Jeans Be A Criminal Offense?

Tyrone B. Hayes is Hard As Hell: Scientist’s Rapping Emails Bring Controversial Herbicide To Light

Should The N-Word Be Banned…Again?

Making The Brand: Skateboarding Pro Terry Kennedy

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Bossip: Fidel Castro Says The US Is Plotting A “Sinister” Plan That No One Can Stop! The Atlanta Post: Will Smith’s Success Secrets Revealed Madame Noire: Will LeBron James Leave His Girlfriend or Marry Her? Complex: “B.M.F.” Producer Lex Luger Talks About Working With Rick Ross & Waka Flocka Drunken Stepfather: Jessica Simpson’s Boyfriend Is Strong of […]

7 Businesses That Went From Black-Owned To Corporate Entities

Black-owned businesses have not fared particularly well as independent actors in this age of consolidation, having suffered heavy attrition rates due to a surge of mergers and buy-outs over the course of the last two decades. Many of these companies had long histories within the African-American community, becoming household names associated with the fulfillment of […]