(ThyBlackMan.com) When I heard that Tupac Shakur was making an appearance at the Coachella Music Festival, I was sure it was just a gimmick. “Yea, Tupac is coming, maybe he’ll also appear with the Easter Bunny,” I thought to myself. I had no plans of watching the performance, since I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Dick Clark bridged a color gap at a time when there should not have been one, giving musical life to black artists that may not have had a chance. He gave music freedom — equal opportunity,” Stevie Wonder said in a statement following the news that the legendary host of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a freshman in college I eagerly awaited the release of Lupe Fiasco’s first solo album (and magnum opus?) Food and Liquor. For a hip hop fan who previously expressed fandom for the likes of Three 6 Mafia and Mike Jones while in high school, Lupe Fiasco was a ...
(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 ...