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Most of the rappers you care about have children, but most of their young ones stay under the radar. Every now and then they make…

SHOWTIME SAYS… UNC-TV profiled Carolina natives 9th Wonder and J-Cole for a recent TV segment.   In the video the two stars talk about being born and raised in Carolina and taking the values that they learned from home into the music industry.

SHOWTIME SAYS… It’s been 12 years since D’Angelo released his critically acclaimed CD Voodoo. Today, Angie Stone’s baby daddy D’ Angelo performed some of the songs from the disc out in Stockholm at Filadelfiakyrkan (No that is not a type) . Check out Mr. Archer and his Chicken Grease… Cool hair cut bro O_o

Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment is partnering up with Sony Pictures and Will & Jada’s Overbrook Entertainment for a new DJ-themed reality competition show. Here’s what Simon had to say about it: “We have been working on this show for over a year and we wanted to partner with the right people. As soon as I […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… Jermaine goes in depth and breaks down a few of the tracks from his Cole World CD.

Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer Williams’ friendship has crumbled and burned ever since Chad Ochocinco came into the picture and sadly it seems like there is no coming back at this point! A recent interview Jennifer Williams did, has Evelyn upset and now she is attacking her ex-bestie on Twitter! Jennifer Williams Confirms She & Evelyn […]

The Lakewood YMCA is back. Check out Brian Dawson speaking on all that he learned at the Y. Brian’s Story from Francis George on Vimeo.

What song do you think is missing from the playlist?  Why? For years, people have been running around with bracelets that say: “What would Jesus Do?” When you think of Jesus Christ, do you think of him as  “the weak, wishy washy, touchy feely Saviour” as he is often portrayed in the media? The Bible […]

Maybe she sending a message to Chris Brown’s girlfriend Karrueche Tran. First the pot smoking pictures and now the Thug Life Tattoo on her hands. Rihanna seems to be a Good Girl Gone Bad for real, or maybe she was already a bad girl. If she is about that thug life Breezy’s new Boo may […]

This week Ne-Yo made the biggest executive move of his career by becoming the Senior Vice President of A&R for Def Jam, but he's not the only artist making huge moves behind the scenes.

Mary J Blige tweeted her disappointment in the Oscars after being overlooked for a nomination for Best Original Song. With the movie “The Help” receiving multiple nominations the Queen of Hip Hop Soul was expecting a nomination for “Best Original Song” for her song “Living Proof” from the movie. She was really feeling some type […]

Former American Idol winner Ruben Studdard hasn’t been in the spotlight for a minute. He was enjoying his marriage. Now that he’s divorced, he’s returned to his first love–making music. “June 28th (I’m Single)” is Studdard’s first single from the upcoming effort, Letters To Birmingham. The song details the split from his ex-wife and gives […]