(ThyBlackMan.com) Back in 1988, Public Enemy recorded “Bring the Noise.” It appears as the first song on the A-side of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and also had the strength to chart peaking at 56 in the U.S. The song featured a couple of shout ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Growing up hip-hop is different for everyone. Hip-hop connected early for some folks, for others it hit a little later, and still there are those who are so far removed from the themes in a lot of hip-hop that they can’t relate. Also, depending on the period, the music ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Public Enemy is a group that dropped its debut late in the 1980s but came in with aggression, rawness, and energy. It was similar to LL Cool J coming in with Radio only there was less bragging and just more intensity. While I loved the “Bring the Noise” crossover ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There have been so many game delays heading into the spring and the next generation of gaming. Most of these games are obviously being made with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X in mind. One could say that the games are good for this generation so just have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’re going into another album dive! This time, we’re looking at several from the Phil Lynott-led Thin Lizzy. Formed in 1969, the band was pretty much done in 1984. After that, everyone pretty much went into other projects. Thin Lizzy had several revivals over the years with the main ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) LL Cool J is a hip-hop legend who made his debut with the 1984 single “I Need A Beat”. That track would be featured on his debut album Radio a year later. Entering the game when a new wave of rappers were entering the east coast/NYC scene, LL Cool ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Nu metal was a wave in rock and metal that a lot of Black kids got in on during the late 90s and early 00s. I know many classmates and friends who were introduced to rock through alternative rock and nu metal. Throughout the 2000s, nu metal was included ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Superhero games tend to be fun—depending on who developed them. Sometimes, it takes a game or several into a series before you find that dope superhero title under a license. Other times, they hit it out of the park on the first try. Since comics and superheroes can run the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Whitney Houston was a singer with an amazing voice and stage presence. Dropping her first solo album in 1985, she was also what you’d call a hit machine with a strong musical pedigree. One could say that she was going to be a star regardless but Whitney Houston had ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This five dive is a harder one as we go into the top five Little Richard songs from his 1957 full length debut. One of the earliest rock legends, Little Richard came from a gospel background which led to him getting into the business primarily performing R&B. An interesting ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Jimi Hendrix is one of the earliest guitar gods in rock history. The things we did with and to a guitar were groundbreaking in the 1960s. His playing became one of the concrete tracks in hard rock with a number of musicians pointing to him as an inspiration for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With social media and streaming, comedy has changed a lot and has seen Black comedians make the most out of different platforms and services to show off their brand of comedy. It’s not all live shows now. Short videos, podcasts, and even posts on social media add to a ...