(ThyBlackMan.com) For the last 15 years rap has evolved from mafia rap of the mid-late 90’s, rap records for the charts in the early 2000’s, and snap music of the mid 2000’s. In the midst of all of that, Shawn Corey Carter, better known as Jay Z, had remained a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why can’t we let Bey-Bey bump be great? When a baby is on the way, most mothers-to-be enjoy gifts from friends, extra help from family members and well-wishes from co-workers, associates and just about anyone they come in contact with. But for Beyoncé, pregnancy has also brought on the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, but has Beyoncé gone too far? The pop diva is being accused of stealing choreography in the new music video for her single “Countdown” — and the troubling thing is, this isn’t the first time Beyoncé’s been accused of being ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s been a “cover girl” year for Rihanna. Literally. Over the past 10 months, the Bajan superstar snagged the covers of Rolling Stone, Vogue UK, Glamour, GQ, and most recently, Esquire magazine, which named her this year’s “Sexiest Woman Alive.” The glamorous shots almost make it easy to forget ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tattoos are an ever increasingly visible form of artistic expression in the African-American community. Two of African-America’s cultural pillars are its love for sports and its love for music. African-American culture is a unique hodgepodge of its African and American components. On one hand, Africa’s history of extreme body ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Uncle Luke from 2 Live Crew put hip hop artists on blast for not standing up for their communities while they seem glad to drain all available resources. Speaking to the Miami New Times, Luke issued this ultimatum: “I’ve got a message for Lil Wayne, his Cash Money Brothers, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) had the opportunity to sit down with Corey Scales, a filmmaker based in Dallas, Texas. We engaged in an interesting conversation regarding his new film: “The Davaun Mitchell Story.” The movie will debut at the Studio Movie Grill, in Arlington, Texas this November. Tell me a little about yourself professionally ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Monday, October 03, 2011, on ABC’s The View, much to Barbara Walters’ surprise, Sherri Shepherd does not like to hear the n-word flow from her or any other white person’s mouth. Barbara Walters was a bit taken back in that in reporting news happenings that involve use of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A few weeks ago I entered into a comment conversation on The Fresh Xpress about Tyler Perry and whether his brand of work was coonery or comedy. The author of the post and I went back and forth about Tyler Perry’s work, the time that he broke into the ...
(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 ...