Hot 97′s Summer Jam 2013 has been a New York/New Jersey tradition for well over 15 years so it’s no surprise that the line-up this year has some of the biggest names in hip hop and r n b planning to hit the stage. Artists expected to perform on June…
After the cancellation of rapper Shawty Lo’s reality show by the Oxygen Network, some obviously thought the Atlanta rapper was easy pickings for a bogus rumor. This has proven to be the case in the most recent “story” that was picked up by several notable websites that the rapper was…
Today we celebrate the life of one of r&b/hip-hop’s princesses, as she would have turned 34 years old today. Aaliyah Dana Haughton passed away after an unexpected and very tragic plane crash in the Bahamas, leaving the world at the young age of 22. All nine passengers of the plane…
1. President Obama Elected for 2nd Term We can admit that on the night of November 6, 2012 we too were glued to the TV, biting fingernails, sweating bullets, etc. waiting to see who the next President of the United States would be. Luckily for us, the rest of Former…
Today (December 16) marks the one year anniversary of Brick Squad member and rapper Slim Dunkin’s senseless death. The 24 year-old rapper whose real name was Mario Hamilton was gunned down outside of an Atlanta studio last year after allegedly getting into an altercation over candy. Former rapper, Vinson Hardimon,…
Most people with 5th grade educations don’t sign $60 million deals with Pepsi. It’s been revealed that Beyonce has signed a $60 million contract to promote Pepsi in a multi-year project, but this won’t be your everyday, run-of-the-mill celeb endorsement. Beyonce and Pepsi are making Marketing/Advertising history with this collaboration.…
In case you haven’t heard of the Mama Luke foundation/movement, hip hop legend, Kangol Kid and Minister Shaunda Lumpkin teamed up to start the foundation which has raised massive amounts of money in support of breast cancer awareness. The Mama Luke Foundation began after Lumpkin’s mother passed from breast cancer…
If you haven’t heard of teen author, Stone Erickson, then get familiar. The 14-year-old is a budding sci-fi author who not only loves writing, but is using his success as a platform to get other kids to love reading/writing as much as he does. Erickson teamed up with Write On…
Miami bad girl, Trina is back and we couldn’t be happier to see her. Trina recently held a listening session for her upcoming mixtape “Back To Business” at Miami’s Circle House and fellow Miami native, DJ Khaled, French Montana, Busta Rhymes, Noreaga and more came out to support. “Back To…
In case you didn’t know, today (December 1) would have been the 72nd birthday of comedy legend, Richard Pryor and we’ve decided to celebrate by taking a look back at some of his most hilarious work. Pryor passed away back in 2005 at the age of 65 after battling with…
