Tech

January 15, 2019

Tech, TV

With the success of Bird Box, You, Black Mirror and the tons of original content that will be coming to Netflix this year, the video-streaming giant has announced a price increase. CNBC details Netflix will be ... Read Article

Paper Chasing: How One Man Influenced Your Favorite Rappers’ Mogul Mindset

NDSmith

December 17, 2018

Don't let anyone fool you. Hip-Hop is a billion dollar business with a bunch of folk in the culture not benefiting from its prosperity. It is not only the side-way record contracts and 360 deals gone wild that have artists on the outside of various wealth-buil... Read Article

Google Bug Spreads Infecting 52.5 Million Users

Matt Van Sol

December 11, 2018

Tech

Check your Google Plus account lately? If not, do it now because you will be locked out indefinitely sooner than later. In October, Google announced that they were discontinuing the platform due to some minor c... Read Article

Democracy on your ‘Droid: Five Apps to Help Make Voting Easier

October 30, 2018

Politics, Tech

With the midterm elections coming up, its hard to be 100% informed about every issue as well as read every bill or proposition that’s on the ballot. And after election season, how exactly do you contact your la... Read Article

Uber and Lyft Clarify their ‘Free’ Rides to the Polls (it’s more of a discount)

October 29, 2018

Politics, Tech

As the 2018 midterm elections draw nearer, numerous users on social media have shared posts that Uber and Lyft will both offer users free rides to the polls on election day. Is it true? Not really. But are there discounts? Yes. The spread of misinformation ... Read Article

AltMarket Launches Cryptocurrency Exchange, Opens Pre-sale For O.D.B. Coin

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

October 24, 2018

AltMarket, the peer-to-peer trading and fundraising platform with products and features for the entertainment industry, today announced the launch of its cryptocurrency trading platform. Concurrent with this la... Read Article

Take A Look at the Apple iPlane Suggested by Kanye West for President Trump

October 16, 2018

feature, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Politics, Products, Tech, Technology

Last week (October 11), West met Trump in the White House’s Oval Office to discuss his support for the president. The rapper wore a "Make America Great Again" cap as he spoke in front of the press. During th... Read Article

Florida Rapper Koly P Shot, Shares Ambulance Ride on Instagram Live

October 15, 2018

Rapper Koly P was injured in a drive-by shooting in Florida, he gave his fans a direct update on his condition by sharing his experience in an ambulance with EMTs on Instagram Live. An ABC affiliate in Miami reports Koly and two additional men were shot out... Read Article

Paralyzed Man Regains Use of Arms and Hands After Receiving Stem Cell Therapy

Matt Van Sol

October 11, 2018

Tech

"All I wanted from the beginning was a fighting chance." According to USC, 20-year old Kris Bosen of Bakersfield suffered a terrible car accident leaving him permanently paralyzed from the neck down...or so ... Read Article

Is Facebook Getting Even Less Friendly? Social Media Giant Shuts Down Friends List Feeds Feature

Facebook’s New Camera Announcement is Met With Mixed Reviews

October 9, 2018

Tech

In recent months, Facebook has been announcing that they want to see more of your face. On the heels of last week‘s new Nearby Friends mapping feature announcement, Facebook revealed that they’re following the ... Read Article

iPhone Siri Shortcut Allows Police Encounters to be Recorded

October 8, 2018

Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Products, Tech, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

A Siri Shortcut (a series of actions that can be triggered by saying a specific phrase similar to Alexa Routines) has been created to record the actions of the police when they pull you over. Users say "Hey Siri, I'm getting pulled over," and the program wi... Read Article

United States Cell Phone Users Get Presidential Alert Text Message

October 4, 2018

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Politics, Politics, Tech, Tech News, Technology

More than 200 million US mobile phones have received a test "Presidential Alert" notification. The trial is designed to check that a previously unused emergency communications system works properly. Unlik... Read Article

Is Facebook’s Anticipated Update Friendlier? Or Creepier?

October 4, 2018

Tech

It knows when you’ve been sleeping, it knows when you’re awake….and now Facebook is going to know where you are- and so are your Facebook friends, all thanks to Facebook’s newly designed “Nearby Friends” featur... Read Article

Kanye West is Set to Return to TMZ Live to Explain 13th Amendment Comments

Kanye West’s Yeezy Brand Joins Forces With Apple

Jasmine Johnson

October 2, 2018

Kanye West has profited from his brand Yeezy's for some years now and it keeps getting better. Ye has made his brand into a nonprofit organization to where it's under one of the largest technology companies right now called Apple. He recently tweeted "We unoff... Read Article

AT&T Tech Fired After Cash-Apping Himself $50 From a Customer’s Phone

September 26, 2018

Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News, Tech

Be careful who you hand your phone to. Even if they're installing your phone and wifi. A woman called AT&T to set the internet and WiFi up at her house and the worker from AT&T inadvertently stole $5... Read Article

Instagram Co-Founders Step Down

September 25, 2018

Digital, feature, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, News Exclusives, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, co-founders of Instagram, have announced their plan to leave the company that produces the popular photo-sharing application. "We're planning on taking some time off to explor... Read Article

Ancestry and Spotify Unite to Create Playlists Inspired by Your Origins

September 24, 2018

If you are curious about your family history and choose Ancestry to learn about it, you will soon be able to merge your DNA with music. Ancestry and Spotify are working together to curate playlists that are a mix of your personal favorites, currently popular a... Read Article

Radio Company Sirius XM Acquires Pandora for $3.5 Billion

September 24, 2018

Digital, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech

SiriusXM has purchased Pandora and all of its stock in a deal that is valued at $3.5 billion. Variety reports both companies announced the sale Monday morning. The acquisition of Pandora by Sirius will make the... Read Article

Sony to Release ‘PlayStation Classic’ During Upcoming Holiday Season