(ThyBlackMan.com) Why do some Black African Americans use the n-word? History Lesson 101 on the N-word – Pt. 1: Many rap artists like Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy and a host of others use the word in their music to supposedly entertain their audiences. Their songs may seem harmless because ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Courtesy of; http://blog.christianitytoday.com/women Why her message of female power is hurting the African American community… According to the first single from Beyonce’s highly anticipated album 4, girls indeed run the world. Thanks to her musical contribution to First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign, her recent Billboard Millennium Award, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I just spent the week in New Orleans, the powerbase for one of the most talented, powerful and destructive forces in the history of music: Lil Wayne. I’ve admittedly bopped my head to the tunes of Lil Wayne in the past, feeling the same guilt that any man might ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I swear you can’t fuck with me… I love hip-hop. I want to support it. I try to understand those who are a few years behind me and support their efforts to become empowered and thoughtful individuals. But after hearing the lyrics from a Lil Wayne song (an artist who’d already ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Everybody must be lying except R. Kelly. For you to support R. Kelly, that is what you must believe. Otherwise it’s difficult to reconcile supporting the singer/songwriter on any level, artistic or otherwise. We can have the shallow and rehashed debate of separating the artist from his/her artistry, but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Detroit native Jarvis Brown is a dedicated hard worker who loves to help his community and have fun. As a youth development specialist for Youthville Detroit, Brown is able to live out his passion, with a little help from one of the most dynamic entertainers on the planet—Usher. Among ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hip Hop often lends itself to oppositional stances, otherwise known as “beefs.” The subculture’s latest and most brewing beef is found amid two powerhouse female rappers: Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj. The root of this fem clash is relatively unknown, however, one can agree that it has reached astronomical ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Like most musicians these days, Rihanna is under scrutiny for her new music video “Man Down,” which depicts the singer gunning down her abuser. According to reports from ABC News and TMZ, the Parents Television Council has condemned Rihanna’s video for its suggestive acceptability of violence. In a statement, the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This morning I woke up to reading my daily online news publications. I immediately was entranced by an article with the headline, Lupe Fiasco: Obama Is a Terrorist, on TheRoot.com. I sat, thought for a minute, and decided to write about it. I have never in my life seen ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The rapper Lupe Fiasco is not your average hip-hop artist. He doesn’t buy into the buffoonery that has come to define the industry that makes itself into one of the hottest minstrel shows in America. He’s thoughtful, empowered and everything that rappers and black men are taught not to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) 1984. Year of the Prince…Prince Rogers Nelson, better known as Prince, that unpronounceable symbol, The Artist Formerly Known as Prince or simply, the most apt, The Artist. It was this year that Prince challenged the King (of Pop). Before the summer of 1984 Prince was an immensely talented but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Gil Scott Heron (1949-2011) was more than a legendary entertainer. He was a social and political visionary that helped to inspire generations of young gifted and talent poets, spoken word artists, rappers, and a global cadre of musical and cultural satirists that have contributed to the irreversible, progressive transformations ...