(ThyBlackMan.com) In Avatar the hero steps into a strange New World and, Tarzan-like, becomes not only a fully accepted member of the group, but he actually understands the natural world they have lived in for countless generations better than they do, and goes on to lead them in a titanic ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) That’s what Kanye should’ve said! Whitney Houston was barely dead a month before Oprah swooped in to participate in the exploitation of Houston and her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. Yeah, you were tuned in, riveted as Oprah showed so much concern for Bobbi Kris and empathy for the rest ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When rapper Wiz Khalifa announced that his girlfriend Amber Rose had accepted his marriage proposal, the collective teeth sucking could be heard across the nation. For the number of times I saw the words across my Twitter feed, I’m amazed that “h*e” and “housewife” didn’t become trending topics.  If you ...

(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) Bobbi Kristina Brown has attained a new level of fame since the untimely passing of her mother Whitney Houston. No longer her pop star mom’s ever present sidekick, she is now a media sensation in her own right. Bobbi Kristina has blown minds by saying she wants to change ...

(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) Last night Oprah Winfrey reminded us why she is the “Queen of Talk” with the first interview with Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina, her manager/sister-in-law/friend Pat Houston, and her brother Gary, just a month after her untimely passing. For OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, the interview was a huge score, ...

(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 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The pop music scene has been on lock down for some years now, and for those who want to get in, they will have to wait their turn. There is Beyonce, Rihanna, Lady GaGa, Britney Spears, and Katy Perry who have solidified their dominant roles in the genre. However, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) In this celebrity obsessed culture it’s no surprise any new milestone or rote mundane everyday occurrence in a celeb’s life is Breaking News. Enter Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa. The couple announced their engagement a couple weeks ago and since then the blogosphere has been ablaze with speculation on ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I was going on ten years of age when the movie SuperFly was released. It was the talk of nearly everyone I came in contact with. My first experience came with the album cover and soundtrack, the pictures and the music and although I would not be able to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Jay Z and Beyonce are one married couple that are constantly in the news, especially since their marriage. On April 4, 2008 Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) exchanged wedding vows cloaked in secrecy surrounded by close friends and family at Jay Z’s glamorous penthouse. Jay Z and Beyonce ...