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Self-proclaimed Barbie, Nicki Minaj turned 29 today! The femcee has conquered mainstream (and underground) rap, pop and a tad bit of R&B. After a very public rap battle against Queen Bee- Lil Kim, Nicki remained victorious as the female rapper not to be f***ed with! Nicki’s career is rising with every moment of everyday and […]

Super Bowl Gospel Celebration team made the official announcement before a standing room only crowd that the 2012 Super Bowl Gospel Celebration will be held on Friday, February 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University. Celebrating 13 years of inspiration, the NFL sanctioned event transcends the traditional Super Bowl Weekend activity, […]

Ex-NFL player Charles Grant who appeared on Monday’s episode of “RHOA”was arrested for writing bad checks. The charge is a felony because the amount of the check was over $500. This is not his first brush with the law, he was charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2008, following a fight outside a Georgia nightclub that […]

Shondrae “Mr. Bangladesh” Crawford has been putting in work as a producer for well over a decade. After helping put Ludacris and Shawnna on the map with “What’s Your Fantasy” the Grammy Award-winning producer has been lacing Lil Wayne (“A Milli”, “Six Ft 7”), Rihanna (“Cockiness”) , and Nicki Minaj with chart topping hits and […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… Rapper T.I. took to the state at Atlanta’s Gold Room nightclub to address some of the recent rumors that have been circulating about him. He lets it be known that he did not get locked up and even comments on his recent appearance on The Wendy Williams Show… And after watching this my […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… Fabolous and DJ Drama are prepping the release of the 3rd installment in the There Is No Competition Series (TINC3).  Here is the cover of the CD.  Hopefully there won’t be a major delay on this one like there was in the past with Loso’s mixtapes.

SHOWTIME SAYS… Wednesday the U.S. Postal service announced that the historic post office located in downtown Raleigh will remain open. The office that is located in the Federal Building on Fayetville St is 134-years old and has been a tremendous decrease in business like many other postal offices around the country. After announcing that they […]

Yesterday a friend of mine who knows me pretty well sent an email asking if I would ever consider allowing my 7-year-old daughter to take a pole dancing class.  Since I know this friend just as wella s they know me I could sense the rhetorical tone in the email.  My immediate response was “you […]

The Ruler is back! Our dude, Slick Rick, shows these new age rappers how to make everyday mundane topics interesting on the song, “Need Some Bad.” Boasting production from the legendary DJ Premier, Slick Rick exercises his trademark narrative rhyme techniques throughout Premier’s updated drums lifted off “The Show.” The song turned up on Premier’s […]

Christmas came early for Hamilton Park fans with the release of their video “Grindin.” The R&B crooners sing to the ladies and give up some sexual visuals as they gyrate on their leading ladies! Hamilton Park is currently on the Scream Tour, with Mindless Behavior and Diggy Simmons. New Boyz On Getting Kicked Off The […]

Check out Chris Brown as he jumps in a dance battle at a underground LA Club after coming off the set of his new breakdancing movie “Planet B-Boy….. Check C.Breezy out at the 2:46 mark….

Join me this Thursday at The Prime Smokehouse 2800 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh as I host “The Soul Prince” Calvin Richardson Live in concert. Doors Open at 7:30pm showtime at 9pm……Check him out…..