Black Music Month

Hip-Hop has repeatedly proven that there is strength in numbers. The genre has a history of bringing together strong soloists for specific songs, or entire…

“A lot of people don’t really know me because I played the back scene. People know the songs I put out but not the face…

  Thanks to cats like Swizz Beatz, Diddy, Arab Music and the like producers in 2014 no longer have to take backseats to the rappers they…

Detroit, Michigan has a respected and accomplished lineage in hip-hop, specifically among its producers. With artists like Black Milk, J-Dilla, DJ House Shoes and Wajeed…

As we continue to celebrate the music made by us, James Brown HAS to be apart of the conversation. After all this is the man that birthed Michael Jackson and Prince, who birthed Usher, who birthed Chris Brown and on and on.  Not to mention all the Hip H0p Beats birthed from James Brown music! […]

When it comes to crafting classic albums or block-breaking singles, there are few better on the boards than Just Blaze. Since his start in 1999,…

It’s Black Music Month and I decided to share some good music with you as I celebrate our contributions.  I have known Khemist for a while now, met him a few years ago while he was attending Hampton.   I have to say watching this video made me want so much more of him.  It […]

Darrel, Rhea, Paco and Ahjah are on a fast track to music notoriety.  They are just an ordinary bunch of kids, living a pretty ordinary life, but are aspiring to do extraordinary things.    Darrel Walls, 22 years old  is the eldest member of the Walls Family Singers. He started playing drums at the age of […]

Everybody should know by now that the streets in Chicago have been riddled with violence, especially in the last year.  As a matter of fact Common and Kanye have lent their efforts to the community by joining their non profits for good.   Common’s Common Ground Foundation and Kanye West’s Donda’s House (run by rapper Rhymefest and his […]

On June 4th BET Networks launches THE MESSAGE, a provocative documentary showcasing the influence of hip hop and how its sheer power has changed the sociopolitical…

Somewhere on the outskirts of New York a hip-hop moment twenty years in the making is about to commence. It’s the kind of frosty, January…

Luke James is a new breed of r&b singer.  Instead of being the usual pretty-boy artist flashing an oiled up six-pack, James brings a soulful…