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Juicy J Steps Up his Business Game, Investing in Energy Merger

By Zoe Zorka / July 10, 2021

Rapper Juicy J is making moves- and not in the recording studio. The Three 6 Mafia founder took to Instagram...

A Tribe Called Quest Denies Partnership with Royalty Exchange

By Kim SoMajor / July 5, 2021

Legendary hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest calls reports of them partnering with Royalty Exchange for an NFT auction false....

Jay-Z to Make Over 130K for ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT

By Kim SoMajor / July 3, 2021

Reasonable Doubt NFT valued the highest it has ever been at 130K. On June 24, Jay-Z announced that he'd be...

A Tribe Called Quest First 5 Albums Auctioned as NFT

By Kim SoMajor / July 2, 2021

A Tribe Called Quests’ music is making plays in the digital currency space. The advancement of technology has brought back...

AGS Launches Collector Coin, First Cryptocurrency For Collectors

By Sha Be Allah / June 30, 2021

AGS, Inc. today announced the launch of Collector Coin, the first cryptocurrency for collectors. They made the announcement at Collect-a-Con,...

Magic Johnson Joins Cameo’s Board of Directors and Talent Roster

By Shawn Grant / June 16, 2021

Magic Johnson has joined the Board of Directors of Cameo, supporting the mission to create personalized and authentic fan connections....

Devon Jewelers CEO Talks His Bitcoin Success

By Sha Be Allah / May 24, 2021

Leading up to his current success, Devon the Jeweler went through a wide array of experiences that inspired him to...

Twitter's Jack Dorsey Donated $15 Million to 15 US Mayors to Distribute to Residents

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Details Decision to Ban Donald Trump

Shawn Grant

January 14, 2021

Politics, Tech

In the days following President Trump inciting an insurrection against the United States, Twitter permanently removed Trump from its app. Twitter and the company's CEO Jack Dorsey received both praise and crit... Read Article

TikTok Activists Continue to Play a Major Role in Georgia Senate Runoff Election

Zoe Zorka

December 28, 2020

Politics, Tech

The 2020 Presidential election was unprecedented in many ways- voter turnout, record absentee voting in light of the pandemic, and the use of TikTok, the latest social media platform that could be a game-chang... Read Article

COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Could Make Illegal Streaming a Felony

Sha Be Allah

December 23, 2020

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As the entire country is awaiting their portion of the stimulus relief package that was proposed earlier this week, Congress has passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act Of 2021, which inconspicuously includ... Read Article

Zoom to Lift Meeting Time Limits for the Holidays

Shawn Grant

December 22, 2020

Tech

Zoom understand the importance of seeing your family on the holidays so they are once again throwing away the time limit associated with their free accounts. The 40-miute time constraint will be thrown out ... Read Article

Travis Scott Announces HBCU Scholarships Through His Newly Launched Cactus Jack Foundation

Travis Scott Announces Partnership with PlayStation Ahead of Release of PS5

Shawn Grant

October 26, 2020

Tech

The hottest names attached to brands right now is Travis Scott. The Astroworld creator is now aligned with Sony as the new Strategic Creative Partner for the Playstation 5. "I'm super thankful and excited t... Read Article

Google Now Allows You to Hum, Whistle, Sing to Search a Song

Miss2Bees

October 16, 2020

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

When most folks are looking for a song they type in as many lyrics as they know into a Google search hoping that their ears won't fail them. But now Google is allowing you to "hum to search." The company an... Read Article

Quavo Stars in ‘Crash Bandicoot’ Trailer

Miss2Bees

September 30, 2020

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

Quavo is a longtime fan of the Crash Bandicoot franchise and got the opportunity to star in the trailer for the upcoming release. The ad below features a man in a Crash Bandicoot trading bars with the Migos... Read Article

Trump Approves TikTok- Oracle Deal and Requests $5 Billion to Teach People ‘The Real History’ of the U.S.

Dylan Kemp

September 21, 2020

News, Tech

Donald Trump recently approved a deal that will allow TikTok to still be available to American users. In the deal, Oracle and Walmart will acquire stakes in the U.S. operations of the video-sharing platfor... Read Article

Black Owned Music Tech Startup Indie is Revolutionizing the Way Entertainment Brands and Content Creators Interact

Miss2Bees

September 10, 2020

Tech

NYC-based Indie is a new music discovery and fan engagement app bridging the gap between independent artists, big name brands, and listeners. In the music industry, it is far too common for valuable opportunit... Read Article

Trump Details Plan to Ban the Use of TikTok in America

Dylan Kemp

August 1, 2020

News, Politics, Tech, Tech News, Technology

On Friday night, Trump said that he plans to ban TikTok from the United States. This comes after he rejected a potential deal for Microsoft to buy the app from its Chinese owned parent company. "As far as ... Read Article

Twitch’s Crackdown On Music Infringement Might Stop Live DJ Sets

Rhett Butler

June 9, 2020

feature, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Tech, Uncategorized

Now that the entertainment industry has been on "vacation" due to the COVID-19 pandemic, artists have flooded streaming sites to stay relevant. Content streaming platforms like Twitch have been the go to fo... Read Article

Amid Unrest IBM Drops Facial Recognition Software Over Racial Profiling Concerns

Rhett Butler

June 9, 2020

Black Lives Matter, feature, Tech, Uncategorized

IBM is dropping facial recognition software from its portfolio amid concerns over racial profiling and surveillance. CEO Arvind Krishna informed Congress, saying IBM “firmly opposes and will not condone us... Read Article

‘Pokemon’Donates$KtoBothNCAACP&BlackLivesMatter

‘Pokemon’ Donates $100K to Both NCAACP & Black Lives Matter

Miss2Bees

June 8, 2020

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During the protests over the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police officers, The Pokemon Company pledged to donate $100,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement and the same to the NCAAP in a recent t... Read Article

Elon Musk Surpasses Jeff Bezos As The Richest Man In The World Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Successful SpaceX Launch Earns Elon Musk a $770 Million Payday

Roman White

June 2, 2020

News, Tech

As the Space X rocket reached orbit on Saturday, the Tesla CEO locked in a 9-figure payday. According to reports, Elon Musk earned $770 million in Tesla stocks after the Nasa x Space X rocket successfully reac... Read Article

Sony is Planning First PlayStation 5 Event for June 3rd

Jason Cordner

May 28, 2020

Digital, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Tech, TV, Video Games

Sony is finally ready to pull back the curtain on its upcoming Playstation 5 console. Bloomberg reports that Sony’s virtual event is tentatively planned for next week but that “plans have been in flux and ... Read Article

NASA Returning to Human Spaceflight with Historic SpaceX Launch Today

Rhett Butler

May 27, 2020

feature, Tech

Two astronauts will ride a privately built rocket and spacecraft to orbit Wednesday afternoon. This marks the first launch of humans from U.S. soil in nearly a decade. https://twitter.com/nasahqphoto/statu... Read Article

YouTube Adds Bedtime Reminder Feature

Rachel Shubayeva

May 24, 2020

Digital, featured, Lifestyle, Tech, Tech News, Technology

Quarantine seems like a great time to fall into the rabbit hole of YouTube videos. This, of course, could lead to staying up late and looking at a screen longer. To help with this, YouTube has created a featur... Read Article

Coronavirus Crisis: Pandemic Drones to Monitor Fever, Crowds From Above

Sha Be Allah

April 16, 2020

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With the effects of the Coronavirus drastically impacting communities largely in part due to people not following the social distancing guidelines, some states have turned to technology to attempt to flatten t... Read Article

Playstation Network Crashes, Causing Chaos and Confusion for Millions of Users

Zoe Zorka

April 13, 2020

Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

For the millions of people around the world remained confined to their home in the midst of the worst global pandemic in modern history, video games have served as an outlet for recreation and communication wi... Read Article