(ThyBlackMan.com) I wanna get dressed, I wanna go out, Can you tell me where the spot is? Where the party is all night and everybody’s having a good time. ~R.Kelly “Happy People” Let me begin by saying I’m an advocate for dancing EVERY night! I’m one who believes there is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) She had an enigmatic presence. A unique, restrained voice with distinctive phrasing. Wrote and sang the iconic protest song “Strange Fruit.” That’s her. Billie Holiday. Lady Day. Died too young and now a faint memory. Eleanora Fagan was born on April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia and died July 17, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the age of COVID, live performances are taking a real hit. If you’ve been longing for a night out at a concert listening to a vastly talented musician, this very eclectic and energizing film could be the ticket. At least for now. A select group of pianists have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In Black nerd circles you’ll find many of us who rock with metal, punk, and rock music—among other genres. I love heavy metal and synthwave in addition to Southern hip-hop and trap. For some of us, metal and punk were easy to get into because it’s outsider music for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We haven’t gotten into a five dive lately, so let’s look at a modern day hit machine. Depending on the music fan, Future may or may not be included in a top list of lyricists. Even if you go “Enough from the old head delegation, music’s popularity is dictated ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rapper/actor Ice Cube is on the brink of understanding the left-wing con! He appears on the verge of understanding the fake product that the Democrats and the media have been peddling: that America remains guilty of “systemic racism.” In a video Cube posted on social media, he wondered what ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Originally, this Black Rock/5 Dive edition was going to be on “Being Black and Loving Black Metal” but it became too unwieldy of an article so expect that next time. This time we’re going into a Black rock vocalist I’ve mentioned before in Militia Vox. An Intro to Militia ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’ll get back to heavy metal and hard rock next week but I wanted to look at the bizarre, dark side of hip-hop. Halloween’s next month and this brand of hip-hop tends to go unnoticed except for the hardcore hip-hop heads who delve below the surface of what hits ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Before I discussed being a Black metalhead. Just getting into heavy metal as a someone the genre might not seem to appeal to off the bat. Let’s go deeper into that and look at being a fan of extreme metal. How Is Extreme Metal Different? Extreme metal is basically ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let’s look at five modern hip-hop collaborative albums. We’re going into the last ten years of music and this is by no means a definitive list. It also won’t be the last list but these are five collabs that immediately come to mind. Future & Drake – What a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Are you ready for a third dose of heavy metal? We’re getting into five more metal albums for geeks and nerds. Whether you enjoy fantasy, sci-fi, history, or horror—metal has something for everyone. Let’s get into these five albums! Manilla Road – Crystal Logic (1983) I’ve gone into the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’ve gone into the debut full-length of Cleveland metal legends and the first all-Black heavy metal band, Black Death. The self-titled album from 1984 was an album that touched on a few genres of metal without straying too far from traditional heavy metal. Black Death Resurrected has been bouncing ...