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Raz-B’s brother, Ricky Romance has written a rather lengthy and wordy apology letter to Chris Brown for making threats to shoot Brown.

One of the most astounding voices in African-American literature, Maya Angelou is heralded for her literary prowess and activism. Working alongside Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., Angelou was a profound figure in the Civil Rights Movement, and was the first Black woman to have a screenplay produced. The Grammy Award-winning poet is an […]

If “Boyz N The Hood” should be remembered for anything, let it be for its exposure to a side of Los Angeles few living outside of the area were aware. The streets of South Central, Los Angeles and Compton were already getting a soundtrack due to the success of rap groups like N.W.A, but in […]

Everyone’s favorite no-talent star is riding around in a new Lambo while filming her reality T.V show.

Eminem has signed Slaughterhouse and Alabama rapper Yelawolf to his Shady Records enterprise.

As odd as Nicki Minaj is I think this cover takes her to an entirely different level! Nicki is featured in V Magazine’s Spring Preview issue in black and white paint. Is this artsy enough for you all?

Inspiring new hip hop cousins Ra Capone and Shay Swinga are on an inspiring journey, to bring life back to music with their new single, “Next First Kiss” off their BIG BOY MUSIC album on January 11th, 2011 at all major music downloading portals ( iTunes and Amazon.com). With not even one celebrity endorsement or […]

Music videos weren’t exactly a new phenomenon when MTV debuted in 1981. French musicians had been making short films to accompany their songs since the invention of the Scopitone visual jukebox in the late 1950s. However, MTV’s launch upped not only the quantity of music videos being produced, but the quality. We racked our brains […]

The Artist-Approved-Weekly-Free-Download is the new, hot marketing tool in music it seems. Though not even 5 years ago, everyone in the music business was crying that giving music away for free was the worst thing ever, it seems that everyone is clamoring to unload their latest music for the price of $Free.99.

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Via: Madamenoire.com 1) Over Zealous Party Promotion: Many of us have learned to stop accepting friend or ‘follow’ requests from event planners all together, but that still doesn’t protect us from the onslaught invites to parties we never plan to attend. Promoters set up groups on Facebook, invite you without your consent and blow up […]