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Choosing Halloween costumes can become a problem. You can master the season with a few simple choices. So your daughter wants to be Wonder Woman for Halloween, or your son wants to be Batman. They’re both morally appropriate superheroes, and you don’t see any problem with that. But what should you pay attention to in […]

Since the beef between Lil’ Kim and Nicki Minaj, we weren’t sure if Kim had it in her to create new music up-to-par with current Hip Hop standards. We might be right! “Spend A Milli” isn’t the Kim we hoped would resurface after an intense female rap battle. Kim needs to give the auto-tune a […]

Beyonce teased us about two weeks ago, when she released a snippet to her “Love On Top” video. She finally released the entire video showing her dancing to the upbeat tune. Bey revealed she was pregnant at the 2011 VMA’s after performing the fan favorite. Bey kicks it up a notch by the end of […]

On Thursday October 13 Kangol Kid of Old School rap group UTFO held the latest in a series of fundraisers to support the fight against Breast Cancer. Hip-Hop veterans including Marley Marl, Biz Markie, DJ Evil Dee and fellow UTFO member Doctor Ice gathered at Rock And Soul Records in NYC to collect money on […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… J. Cole performed for the first time over the weekend and brought a special guest. Since Wale was already in North Carolina, he stopped by the Fillmore to help Jermaine with his set. Cole performed a whole bunch of joints and rocked the crowd with songs from as far back as his first […]

SHOWTIME SAYS… In honor of the MLK memorial dedication in Washington D.C. Dr. Cornell West and a group of protesters got arrested while sitting on the steps of the Supreme Court with picket signs.

SHOWTIME SAYS… Seems like King Bey is dropping new visuals every week.  Here is the video for one of my favorite songs “Love On Top”

After a postponement, President Obama, civil rights leaders and entertainers will dedicate the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, today (October 16), in Washington D.C. The ceremony at West Potomac Park is open to the public. Those scheduled to be in attendance include civil rights leader Andrew Young, Rev. Jesse Jackson, journalist Dan Rather and […]

Just incase you didn’t know, October is National Breast Cancer awareness month. That’s why all the Pro football teams have pink in their uniforms. Today, I hit the streets with my homegirl Ms. 2ho4radio (Nikki Nicole) in support of the Pretty in Pink Foundation. We hit up Kanki Japanese House of Steaks & Sushi on […]

Popular 1980s rapper Tone Loc collapsed on stage during a concert last night (October 15). The rapper hit the stage for a performance in Atlanta, but the performance was halted when the rapper passed out. According to reports, the rapper suffered from exhaustion and was transported to a local hospital where he was treated. In […]

Via: WRAL.com Yesterday, 20 supporters of the “Occupy Wall Street” protests were arrested in front of the State Capital. Here’s what happened at the rally in Downtown Raleigh yesterday: Police said that more than 90 people remained at the rally around 7:30 p.m, more than four hours after their permits expired. About 75 protesters moved to […]

Gospel great Deitrick Haddon  shouted out Marvin Winans on twitter  to followers to check out the video.  Marvin was aorn to Marvin L. Winans, Sr., known as to be the leader of the famed gospel cross over group “The Winans”, and songstress and gospel great, Vickie Winans, on December 28, 1979, Marvin began capturing the […]