(ThyBlackMan.com) Hip hop is the largest and most listened to music genre in the world. The biggest appeal of hip hop is the large variety that it has. While which type of hip hop is the best is a discussion for another day, today I will be giving you my ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The newest couple on the gospel scene, David and Tiffany Spencer, releases their new single “We Are One.” The single will be available on January 15, 2021, on all digital outlets. The release date is also Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday. The song is a reminder that King’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) She’s building from the ground up. Her self-esteem, confidence and a home. Physical, emotional and psychological abuse wrecks its victims and can produce pervasive trauma. That’s what’s on view in this well-crafted story about a survivor. A mom trying desperately to regroup with her two young daughters and escape ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week, the hip-hop world saw a discussion about media’s role in the industry. By media, I’m talking about platforms that are more in the vein of DJ Vlad and the topic of discussion DJ Akademiks. I took the time to rewatch their Clubhouse discussion, look at the reports ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As with Part 1, I continue my “Ain’t Nothing Like The Old School” series where I write about some of my favorite memories from my childhood years and not all my childhood memories were memorable ones either. During my childhood days in my old neighborhood, there used to be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Black rock” doesn’t just mean the subgenre it’s all-Black or predominantly Black bands, Black musicians who perform rock, punk, and heavy metal throughout the diaspora. Wikipedia notes that the genre is also known as “psychedelic soul”. I believe psychedelic soul is a subgenre that is mainly played by Black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s safe to say that CD Projekt dropped the ball with Cyberpunk 2077. Actually, that’s a little light. They sh** the bed. Hard. This was a game that had been in development for years with the planning stages starting in 2012—when the game was announced. From there, CD Projekt ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Richard Pryor Show ran for four episodes in late 1977 on NBC. Pryor is a comedian that many should know similar to Redd Foxx and Flip Wilson—Black comedians who popped in the 1970s or had sitcoms at the time. I brought up this show for one reason. Pryor ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let’s get into ten albums to listen to from 2020. All ten are albums that got me through 2020 and also got multiple listens. Did you check out any of these this year? Open Mike Eagle – Anime, Trauma and Divorce Here’s an album that released in October and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s love at first sight. That’s true for the couple in this romantic period film and for audiences who will be transfixed by the stunningly beautiful footage. It’s the summer of ’57. Sylvie (Tessa Thompson), a twentysomething, works in her dad’s (Lance Reddick, John Wick) small Harlem shop, Mr. Jay’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s not surprising why Project 007 release date is one of the much-awaited moments in the video game industry. The level of fluidity and excitement stealth elements bring is rare to find in other games. And what makes the next James Bond game more exciting is the fact that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Passing the love of jazz on to a younger generation, cloaked in the sweetness of an animated movie, is a genius move. It’s a bit jarring. A New York City middle school band is murdering the Disney song “When You Wish Upon a Star.” By the time they’re through, ...