(ThyBlackMan.com) When it was announced that Apple was acquiring Beats for $3 Billion, the hip hop blogosphere exploded with talks of Dre being hip hop’s first billionaire. Being the nerd that I am and having followed the acquisitions of tech companies like Instagram and Whatsapp, I understood that there were ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week, Fredro Starr made an appearance on Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club” and got into a heated debacle with the infamous show’s star and primary celeb antagonist, Charlamagne Tha God. Apparently, Charlamagne referred to a time Starr spoke and said he received fellatio from R&B singer Brandy (he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Chuck D. and Mavis Staples teamed up for what I feel was a monumental move on their part to bring rap music and Hip Hop Culture back to where it should be with funky dynamic very appealing beats with a message to jolt the subconscious mind back into place ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There were several meetings. Eight white men and two white women. Was this a meeting of the Mormon Glee Club? The New White Citizens Council? Perhaps a Klan meeting? No. That meeting was the creative team for the new James Brown movie, “Get On Up.” Welcome to post-racial Hollywood ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rapper Dee-1 appears to be the future of hip-hop. As Americans grow tired of music that glorifies self-destructive behavior and excessive materialism, Dee-1 stands outside the crowd. As a self-described “One Man Army,” this artist is determined to shift the power of hip-hop in a way that keeps black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rapper Remy Ma will be free from prison after completing 6 ½ years for assault, and weapons possession. The conviction stems from an incident where she accused another woman of stealing $3,000 from her and shot the victim in the stomach, but Remy never found the money on the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While watching the video for “Hot N****” by Epic Records’ newest artist Bobby Shmurda, I could hear a voice in my head repeatedly cry out, “the music industry hates Black people.” Out of countless amazingly talented unsigned artists waiting for their big break, why would a record company sign yet another ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I love Iggy Azalea. I think what she’s doing is brilliant. She has taken the rap industry and turned it on its head by coming out with a song, err rap, which highlights her ability to sound like a drowning kitten WHILE racking up over 135 million views on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, I was thinking about Chris Brown, BET and the performance of the song with the chorus “These hoes ain’t loyal.” I’ll admit that I’m left confused by some of the feminist scholars who took issue with my article on black male sexual responsibility, yet had nothing to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Public relations for a celebrity is extremely vital; knowing what to say, when to say it and how to say it can separate the celeb who knows how to keep their image clean, versus the public relations disaster. Example, Chris Brown. With Nicki Minaj’s recent backlash against her “shade” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Tuesday, Kanye West and A.P.C, a clothing line he partnered with released their second installment of clothes to sell to the general public and the fashion connoisseurs. For those of you who may wonder about the sensation of this event, Kanye West isn’t selling anything cheap; a general ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The summer of 2009 will always occupy a permanent space in my heart and soul. I was a rising senior in high school and during that summer, I lost 25 pounds playing basketball with friends and family, and also had my high school sweetheart by my side. I went ...