Few people can talk authentic Hip-Hop like Talib Kweli. But for those that know, John Forté can and does on the most recent episode of People’s Party with Talib Kweli. On the show, Forté takes a stroll down memory lane with Kwa. Noting that he was one of the first to really travel the world to […]
Gina Rodriguez can’t seem to keep her mouth shut. It seems like every time we look up, she is saying something offensive to Black people. Poor child, she seems to not get it. Last year, she cut Yara Shahidi off while she was talking to exert herself into a conversation of racial and gender-based discrimination […]
The best way to show you’re truly sorry is by changing, they say. But in actress Gina Rodriguez’s case, she’s hoping a social media press release will do the talking. The Miss Bala star took to Instagram once again Tuesday night to address a video she posted earlier that day where, while singing along to […]
Former Fugee member, Pras, is hoping to “reinvent” himself with the release of his forthcoming album, Elon Musk. With the release of this collection, he’s hoping to pay off his child support and other legal bills. The rapper’s lawyer, Judith White, attended a Manhattan Family Court hearing asking the judge to lower his child support […]
The hugely popular Joe Budden Podcast with Mal and Rory recently discussed the unpopular opinion/rumor that Lauryn Hill may not have fully credited the appropriate people on her debut smash solo studio album in 1998. Her now 1.5 x Diamond selling album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill featuring Carlos Santana, Mary J. Blige and D’Angelo […]
Lauryn Hill is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her legendary album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill the right way. Earlier this year she announced that she’s going on a Summer tour, and it just got so much better. Hill has a slew of heavy hitters joining her including Nas, M.I.A., Santigold, ASAP Rocky, SZA, Big Boi, De […]
Words by Jasmine Johnson Veteran rapper and Fugees member, Pras launched his media platform, Blacture, during the Superbowl on February 4, landing a spot to promote his platform as a teaser. In the commercial Pras is seen blindfolded with tape across his mouth, as he stands on stage in an empty theater. He unveils everything and […]
Hip-hop media and journalism changes along with the advancement of technology. That means way more pixels and way less paper. However, it’s hard not to gush over how it all started. Let’s think back to a time before Soundcloud links. The year was 1997 and “newbies” Missy Elliot, Mase, and Lil Jon & The East […]
Saturday night Funkmaster Flex had what he called an exclusive in the form of a new Fugees track. Sure enough, he dropped off the cut on his Hot 97 set later on in the evening. But, it turns out the track was actually an old song that was brewing in the rap group’s archives for […]
Decades on in Australia, numerous classic hip hop / R&B singles are still selling well on the Google Play Charts AU despite some being released almost 30 years ago. Of the top dozen released from 2002 or before, Eminem has five in the top eight alone. Ice Cube retains legacy with two in the top […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, The Fugees released their debut LP Blunted on Reality. Coming only two years before their platinum selling hit album, The Score, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill and Pras put out an 18 track boom bap classic. This high energy LP dealt a lot with the issues that members of the […]
Pras is widely known as 1/3 of the legendary group The Fugees. Now, you can add filmmaker to his resume. After four years, his documentary Sweet Mickey For President is getting ready to be released nationwide. The film covers the presidential campaign of an unlikely candidate Michel Martelly and his journey from dismissal to the seat of […]
The Grammy Award winning album is getting governmental preservation and recognition The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill moved many as a master’s work in the modern music world. To this day it is still regarded as one of the most honest and raw albums that can be found in the hip hop community. Seventeen years after […]