Nation in love with minstrelsy: Spike Lee, Tyler Perry, Snoop Dogg and struggle to define blackness…
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tyler Perry is the most successful black filmmaker in the history of the world. He recently said that fellow filmmaker Spike Lee, perhaps best known for shooting off his mouth, could “go straight to hell.” Well, now. Lee does not like Perry’s films, in which he plays “Aunt Madea,” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve been closely following the Tyler Perry phenomenon, before the film adaptation of Diary of a Mad Black Women. His signature character Madea has achieved a following in off Broadway theatre. Perry has a classic rags to riches tale making work for a market considered under-served by Hollywood, he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’re white, you probably are wondering who is Tyler Perry? If you’re black, you’re probably wondering why am I asking, and the answer is yes, I know who he is. This will set the tone for this article. Tyler Perry has become a household name in the African-American ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I’m so sick of hearing about damn Spike Lee. Spike can go straight to hell! You can print that. I am sick of him talking about me, I am sick of him saying, ‘this is a coon, this is a buffoon.’ I am sick of him talking about black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a recent Interview – Tyler Perry, director, writer and star of Madea’s Big Happy Family and all of the films in the popular Madea series, offered some harsh words to his critics in the entertainment industry, in particular filmmaker Spike Lee. “I’m so sick of hearing about damn ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) AllHipHop CEO Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur recently interviewed Rev. Jesse Jackson who offered a glowing report on the status of rap. Among other excerpts, Rev. Jackson basically seemed to endorse Hip Hop’s economically savvy moguls: “Rev. Jackson had positive thoughts to share about rappers who have risen to mogul status ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Neo Soul Singer Erykah Badu recently performed at the 2011 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival… Our Photographer team was there – Yes in California… Enjoy the pictures captured, as this sister is one of a kind… Original unlike many… Click on the thumbnails below – For Larger pictures… ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In today’s multimedia rich environment, personal artistry is more accessible to others around the world than ever before. The music industry in particular has decentralized from its traditional New York/Los Angeles power centers to an industry with extremely low barriers to entry. Any kid with an iPad and a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Law 21: Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker. Seem Dumber than your Mark. Have you ever heard a rapper spit a few bars that were radically genius and wondered wow he sounds so smart? That’s because he probably is! You would be surprised to learn that some of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ashley Judd is a very courageous woman. I am not referring to her work as a global ambassador for YouthAids, or her efforts to end poverty and sexual violence in underdeveloped nations overseas, or even her journey here in America as an actress, mother, daughter of a country music ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Expert Traces Groundbreaking Murphy Routine Back to Tribal Culture… On the streets of Brooklyn, Harlem, Watts and Compton, they called it “the dozens.” It was the tradition of hanging out with your friends and hitting them not with punches, but punch lines. Kids would gather and hurl insults, tell ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The first time Mo’Kelly heard Jacob Lusk sing, it wasn’t on TV. It was singing together in the tenor section at the Congregational Church of Christian Fellowship here in Los Angeles. He was just as genuine, full of smiles and singing talent then as he is now. So can ...