Hennessy‘s ‘Never Stop. Never Settle.’ campaign churns out a new ad, with Nas continuing as its spokesman.   With Esco’s “NY State of Mind”…

  If there’s one thing we know about Nas, it’s that he’s a man of many layers. Even his character in ‘Belly‘ wanted to relocate…

Rapper, Nas was shown some historical artifacts that involved his fifth generation enslaved ancestors. He was shown an 1859 bill of sale for his 3rd great grandmother whose name was Pocahontas Little. Deep!

So what is singer Kelis doing in her spare time? Well shes showing the world how to make jerk sauce! I think I may have to attempt this at home! Watch the tutorial below!  

It’s hard to argue with the notion that “Illmatic,” the 1994 debut album from Queensbridge hero MC Nasir “Nas” Jones, is one of the most iconic…

Common ditches the electro-robotic sound on his last album, Universal Mind Control, and returns to the raw street vibe of his earlier works.  This sick beat is produced by none-other than No I.D., who also produced many songs one of my favorite Common albums, One Day It’ll All Make Sense. His upcoming album produced by […]

New York went CRAZY last night when 50 Cent came out during Nas‘s set. The 2 hugged and did a little of “I Get Money” and then the unexpected happened. LIKE Us On Facebook HOT 107.9 Philly First you saw Lloyd Banks then Tony Yayo and then Young Buck. No. no. no The Game did not […]

Mariah Carey’s highly anticipated album entitled “Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse” is set to release and we’ve got the album tracklisting and artwork right here for your viewing pleasure. Check it out below… ___ Like Hot1079Philly on Facebook to stay on top of your favorite black celebrities:   ____   1. Cry.2. Faded3. […]

Her name is Maimouna Yusef.  You may have heard her on The Root’s single, “It Dont Feel Right”, but there is so much more to Maimouna aka “Mumu Fresh” then you know.  Maimouna “Mumu Fresh” Youssef is a seasoned Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, producer, and emcee whose lush spirit filled vocals could bring you to […]

With a documentary film and re-release, the twentieth anniversary celebration of Nas’ classic debut, “Illmatic,” has been a non-stop affair. While the album has seen…