(ThyBlackMan.com) There is an earnestness to this deeply felt urban tale that seems personal, sincere and insular. Unfortunately, that guarded sense is not enough to make this cliché narrative, about a troubled young man headed down the wrong path, more than just another sad song. Jahkor Abraham Lincoln (Ashton Sanders, Moonlight) ...
(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) They’re making a lot of noise up in Nova Scotia. Local activists of African and Native American descent are holding big businesses and the government accountable for polluting their water and causing an uptick in cancer cases. They’re sounding the alarm and applying pressure. The surprising but very worthy champion of their efforts ...
(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 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I love hip hop when it’s at its loudest and fastest. Sure, I enjoy chilling and just absorbing the beats and lyrics with no distractions. However, most of the time I want that intense hip hop with “Umph” to it. Skilled lyricist or barebones basic—with the right beat and conviction ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’re doing another album dive and this time it’s Sound Barrier’s 1986 release Speed of Light! Sound Barrier was one of the bands mentioned in our Black heavy metal/hard rock feature and Speed of Light was the recommended album. How good is it compared to their 1983 debut Born ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’re going to take a detour from our dives into rock and metal to take a look at a blues album that tends to get overlooked. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was one of the early Black pioneers of rock. Now, he didn’t go full on into early rock n roll ...