(ThyBlackMan.com) Thousands of fans piled into Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., on Friday night to see onetime pariah Chris Brown’s F.A.M.E. tour, supporting his latest album of the same name (an acronym for the bewildering title “Forgiving All My Enemies“). In a gray knit skully, camouflage shirt, cargo ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dr. Conrad Murray’s defense, his only real defense against the charge of involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson, is a simple one. He says that Jackson in effect killed himself. That he was so hopelessly drug addicted that he pumped himself up with the fatal drug or combination of drugs ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For all the great “can’t miss” products in music, sports, or other forms of entertainment, comes the hype that comes with it. It’s been a while since a MC in hip hop had all the tools of becoming a superb MC out the gate and with all the mediocrity ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was asked to write about DeAndre Cortez Way–aka- Soulja Boy. Something about the young rapper intrigued me, and I wanted to know why people disliked him so much after taking the assignment. I had to have some type of reference to make sense of this young man’s success ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since the release of their collaborative album, Watch the Throne, Jay Z and Kanye West have received some criticism for their ostentatious display of wealth at a time when most of the country is dealing with the hardships of a recession. Their showboating rhymes have inspired a discussion about ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I can’t remember a time where I didn’t walk into a church and at one point have a particular preacher who decides to go on the typical “Rap music is bad for you, and it’s the devils music” campaign. I always look around the sanctuary and look at the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tyler Perry recently topped off the list of the highest paid men in entertainment. Perry raked in an estimated $130 million last year between his films and two TBS television shows, “House of Payne” and “Meet the Browns.” The list was compiled by Forbes Magazine and helps Perry stake his claim ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Notorious B.I.G is often hailed as one of the best rappers and songwriters in the history of rap. While many will say “well he only has 2 albums, so you can’t crown him the best” well yes we can. He was a master flow, told stories better than ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 2003, T.I came out to the mainstream by jumpin on Bonecrusher’s hit “Never Scared” and soon released the album Trap Musik, which featured the singles “24’s” “Rubber band Man” and the street classic “Doing My Job” Although Tip released an album 2 years prior titled “I’m Serious” it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every movie has at least one scene that sticks with you long, long after you’ve seen it. In the first Star Wars recall the brave, desperate struggle to destroy the Death Star, the gargantuan vessel, as big as a small moon, with enough firepower to obliterate a planet, which ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A big white Cadillac with three Italians in it pulls up to the curb on a summer morn in the heart of Bed Stuy. Thus begins Spike Lee’s third feature film, 1989’s Do The Right Thing. The three, a father and his two sons, get out, and stand before ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Chris Brown is an interesting artist. Yes, we all know the story about his fiasco with ex-girlfriend, Rihanna. However, I want to go deeper. I want to actually see something good come of this young man’s career. I was in a relationship with an individual who was abusive. I ...