(ThyBlackMan.com) I like chicken. Let’s start the conversation right there. There is no shame Black people enjoying chicken and being proud of it. If eating chicken were a crime, I’d be gladly serving 14 life sentences with no chance for parole. Mary J. Blige also seems to enjoy chicken. In ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Now days Rihanna’s cup seems to be overflowing with project after project. Like many female singing artist Rihanna has tried her hand at acting. Her first film role was in the film Bring It On: All of Nothing in August 2006. Rihanna is now starring in the action sci-fi ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Beyonce Knowles is back in the saddle.  Unless you’ve been under a rock you know of Beyoncé’s recent birth to her baby daughter Blue Ivy. I am sure you are aware of all of the drama that has come along with it. Beyoncé is a woman that stays in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “I like a woman with a future and a past,” Drake chants on his latest album, Take Care. Literally taking that phrase, he spits on his second album, reminds me of his first album, Thank Me Later. I was introduced to Drake by a friend in college. We went ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Women in the industry of music have it hard these days. Either they will bare it all or choose to be a one-hit wonder. Two women in music today command respect, sing what they want, and put it down on the microphone for their fans. Adele and Lady Gaga ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Usher vs. Chris Brown. Is there any comparison? Some people feel that there is none with Usher winning hands down. Others believe that Chris Brown knocks Usher out the box. Usher was born, Usher Terry Raymond IV born on October 14, 1978.  Usher Raymond is a singer, songwriter, dancer, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) One of my favorite TV shows happens to be “The Boondocks.”  Most Boondocks fans remember the scene where one of the boys on the show, Riley, makes reference to the rapper Ice Cube by saying, “You mean the dude who makes family movies?” The infamous Boondocks scene defines the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There have been a few successful movements (since the late 90s and early 2000s) in hip hop including the rise of No Limit Records, Bad Boy Records, and now Cash Money. Each one of these movements was considered major points in hip hop history that paralleled the successes of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently hip hop rapper Jay Z stated that he will no longer use the B word in his lyrics because of the birth of his daughter Blue Ivy.  I can appreciate this change in his point of view if you can truly call it that.  However, after years of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The pop music scene has been on lock down for some years now, and for those who want to get in, they will have to wait their turn. There is Beyonce, Rihanna, Lady GaGa, Britney Spears, and Katy Perry who have solidified their dominant roles in the genre. However, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In this celebrity obsessed culture it’s no surprise any new milestone or rote mundane everyday occurrence in a celeb’s life is Breaking News. Enter Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa. The couple announced their engagement a couple weeks ago and since then the blogosphere has been ablaze with speculation on ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Jay Z and Beyonce are one married couple that are constantly in the news, especially since their marriage. On April 4, 2008 Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) exchanged wedding vows cloaked in secrecy surrounded by close friends and family at Jay Z’s glamorous penthouse. Jay Z and Beyonce ...