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There is one image from these last few days in Colorado that is going to stick with me, and it is perhaps an unlikely one. Gabe Cohen, a 33-year-old white guy in a Patagonia jacket, knocks on the screen door of a ranch house belonging to middle-aged black voter. “Hi there,”…
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TUESDAY APR 17, 2012 – BY BRITNI DANIELLE — Just in time for summer, soul singer Maxwell recently announced that he’ll be crisscrossing the country to perform at areas in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Newark for two nights only. During his 6 show tour, Maxwell will perform each of his albums in their entirety. On…
Outkast can now add another festival to their 40 date comeback tour. The Atlanta duo will be headlining BET Live in Los Angeles, a three day music festival (June 27th-June 29th) housed in the L.A. Live complex downtown. This year’s festivities will include concerts, celebrity panels, wellness expos, exhibits and fan expos. After Maxwell and… Read More OutKast To Headline BET Experience 2014 In L.A.
A cool, calm, and collected Cam’Ron returned to Washington D.C. Saturday (April 19) evening for the second annual Broccoli City Festival. Cam was humble, and far less flashier than when he last visited the city — five years ago. No fur coats, no Lamborghini, and no cape. Instead, he arrived in orange reflective shades, a… Read More Recap: Broccoli City Festival Feat. Cam’Ron, Just Blaze, Vashtie, And More
A little over a decade ago, VH1 premiered one of its many mediocre television biopics, Hendrix. Playing well against type, Wood Harris starred as the iconic guitarist, alongside Vivica A. Fox (as girlfriend/groupie Faye Pridgeon), and Billy Zane. A general overview of Hendrix’s life, the film chronicled his time playing with black artists like Little… Read More Review: Good Performance By Andre Benjamin Isn’t Enough To Bolster Hendrix Biopic ‘All Is By My Side’
On the cover of Out magazine’s annual May Power Issue (on newsstands April 22) is one of the most powerful women in music: Beyoncé Knowles. The singer, who defied traditional marketing tactics late last year when she released her surprise self-titled video album, is the perfect representation of what it means to be powerful. She’s… Read More Beyoncé Covers Out’s May Power Issue
There are musical innovators and then there’s Frankie Knuckles. The Bronx, New York born DJ/producer turned Chicago-based dance visionary, who is widely recognized as the architect of house music, died Monday afternoon at the age of 59. And with his untimely passing comes a flood of tributes from the U.S. (The Roots frontman tweeted of… Read More R.I.P. To The Godfather: Frankie Knuckles’ 10 Greatest Tracks
Even though DeSean Jackson signed a new deal with the Washington Redskins last night,Richard Sherman is not ready to move on and forget the fact that the Philadelphia Eagles released him late last week because of his alleged “gang ties.” Early this morning, Sherman published a new column for The MMQB that offers his take on the Eagles parting ways with D-Jax. And because the Seattle Seahawks cornerback actually grew up… Read More Richard Sherman Writes About Why It Was Wrong for the Eagles to Release DeSean Jackson
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