Originals

It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago, Morris Chestnut made his big screen debut in the coming of age drama, Boyz n the Hood.  Since then, Chestnut has enjoyed an enviable career by being one of the most consistent working black actors in Hollywood.  He’s reached heartthrob status with leading roles in smash hits […]

Talib Kweli recently dropped his album, Gutter Rainbows. The video for its first single, “Cold Rain,” is inspired by Denzel Washington’s Book Of Eli and had us reminiscing over some videos based on movies. Take a look at our list for the top ten music videos inspired by films. 10. Joe Budden – Pump It […]

Mom, wife, entrepreneur and model, Kimora Lee is the epitome of a strong woman. Her reputation precedes her; some may know her as a diva, but others have realized that Kimora is just as sweet as the fragrances her fashion line, KLS, puts out. Since parting ways with Baby Phat last August, Kimora has shifted […]

Dear Tyler Perry, As you must know by now, your film For Colored Girls was officially shut out of the Oscar race. I wish I could say I’m surprised but the writing was pretty much on the wall, with the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild also choosing to snub For Colored Girls as well. […]

Before you settle in for the umpteenth “Law & Order” marathon, add “Luther” to the DVD rental queue. Idris Elba stars as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther in this Golden Globe nominated BBC series. Luther is both brilliant and impulsive, a lethal combination that makes him just as dangerous as the criminals he seeks to […]

With all due r-e-s-p-e-c-t to Aretha Franklin, we have to agree with Halle Berry that she probably isn’t the ideal person to play her in a movie on her life. Given her place in history as one of the greatest voices in music, you can’t have just anyone lip-sync their way through her biopic. At […]

As a new group Cali Swag District has had an amazing year with their now platinum single “Teach Me How To Dougie.” The four-man group (C-Smoove, Yung, Jay Are and M-Bone) hail from Inglewood, California and were discovered by former Death Row artists Big Wy and Dairold Potts. The single “Teach Me How To Dougie” […]

On December 18, 1985 Alice Walkers Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple was released as a full-length feature film directed by Steven Spielberg. The all-star cast included Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover and Whoopi Goldberg, just to name a few. Rae Dawn Chong played Mary Agnes aka “Squeak”, the mousy-voiced girlfriend of Harpo (played by Willard […]

Back in 2009 Kanye West had a P Diddy moment and decided to change his name. “Due to what has happened – what has happened so severely when the red shoes hit the runway, I was forced to change my name to Martin Louis the King Jr. Address me as such,” he wrote on his […]

Last night, BET held a special viewing of “The Game” at the Tribeca Grand Hotel. Among other Bloggers, I was invited to enjoy the festivities and meet the cast of the hit series. For a moment there “The Game” was gone, no more Melanie, Derwin or loud Tasha Mack. Thanks to the fans and Debre […]

Ever since Kanye Tweeted that “H.A.M” would be the first single from he and Jay-Z’s collaborative album, Watch The Throne, fans have been scratching their heads trying to figure out what it means. Besides the obvious affront to Muslims, Jews and other non-swine eaters it’s just outright confusing. But we are going to put our […]

Drake’s lead girl Maliah Michel took to video to show the world how she stretches before exercising.