(ThyBlackMan.com) Hip-hop is one of those genres of music where there is a clock ticking down on when you break out and make it big and when it’s time to wind it down when it comes to selling power. That isn’t to say they can’t keep making music and performing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You read the title right, this is the “Top 8 Modern Rappers to Check Out.” There are mixed views on today’s hip-hop. Either it’s viewed as all bad and trash or people enjoy it. It’s no different from any genre of music and modern hip-hop artists are usually compared ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When looking up Black rock bands you’ll come across more lists that have a Black lead singer or something rather than the whole or majority of the band being Black. Let’s check out ten Black rock bands you should check out. How many of these bands have you heard ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Kanye West may be a lot of things, but dull is not one of them. His latest foray into gospel music inspired “Sunday Services” has some wondering if he has really lost his mind, or has found peace and salvation through these spiritual based gatherings. The jury is still ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are albums that are considered everyone’s favorites. Like, everyone agrees you should check these albums out. Then there are albums that folks say that you should check out but you probably never heard of the artist before. I’m not going to lie, often times the ones everyone say ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I admit I don’t get to attend church as regularly as I’d like, and like most I’m not perfect. Everyone has a past they must face at some point and no one gets absolved from that reality. Granted Christianity is supposed to be about putting that past on the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One conversation with rapper Rick Ross will have you questioning the definitions of success, wealth and opportunity; how to identify opportunity, how to achieve success and how to maintain it while keeping your soul and bodily faculties intact. Ross, born William Leonard Roberts II, rose to prominence in 2006 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a previous article, I quoted a statuette in my house that reads “Any man can be a father but it takes a special man to be a dad.” I maintain this to be true and to be something that needs a definite distinction. Folks use the term “baby ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last month I went into the whole ticket situation with the Afrofuture Music Festival. If you forgot, festival organizers doubled the price of tickets for anyone who wasn’t a person of color. Now, apparently there were some who had no problem with it and bought the higher priced tickets. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is sometimes difficult to express your feelings sufficiently to the one you love, even at your wedding. The right song can put a smile on someone’s face, and help express what you feel in a way that just words wouldn’t do. This is why we have put together ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, there was some—let’s call it hub bub or static—about the Afrofuture music festival and a particular ticket practice. If you haven’t seen it, Afrofuture Fest was giving Black and brown festival goers a “POC Ticket” discount. Early bird was $10 and the regular ticket was $20, not including ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Yeah, I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more I’m gonna take my horse to the old town road I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more” Lil Nas X Introduction If you’re like most people it’s hard to ...