Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

While Scarface’s ‘The Fix’ didn’t sell well when it was released in 2002, that shouldn’t stop you from picking it up. (Courtesy photo) Houston rapper Scarface is the epitome of longevity, with a decorated career spanning over 25 years. Your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper has achieved every level of success and helped established the South […]

Shaka Senghor new book, ‘Writing My Wrongs: Life, Death and Redemption in an American Prison,” is a best seller. (Courtesy photo) Shaka Senghor is an ex-con who is changing the lives Americans, both old and young,  with his recently released book which documents his experience in the American justice system. The book is a New […]

Laurence Fishburne is one of the stars of ‘Batman v Superman.’ (Courtesy photo) Let’s face it, Christian Bale’s Batman was going to be a hard act for any actor to follow, especially Ben Affleck who had already proved underwhelming as a superhero when he played Daredevil back in 2003. And the departure from the franchise […]

Rapper C-Murder, whose real name is Corey Miller. (AP File Photo) ANGOLA, La. (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana believe rapper C-Murder recorded and released a rap song while in prison. The Advocate (http://bit.ly/1pJGJ71) reports that the rapper, who real name is Corey Miller, released a video for a new single, “Dear Supreme Court,” last week. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Patty Duke, who as a teen won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker,” then maintained a long career while battling personal demons, has died at the age of 69. In this April 20, 2011 photo, Patty Duke poses for a photo. Duke is directing the play that […]

In this Nov. 22, 2015, file photo, Sean “Diddy” Combs presents the award for best collaboration of the year at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Combs, the founder of Capital Preparatory Harlem Charter School, announced Monday, March 28, 2016, that the school will open in the fall of 2016. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg heard the call of the wild, and he responded. In this March 20, 2015 file photo, rapper Snoop Dogg takes part in the “Keynote Conversation with Snoop Dogg” at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The rapper is providing commentary for nature and other videos on “Planet […]

Some of the Tuskegee Airmen featured in the documentary, ‘In Their Own Words: The Tuskegee Airmen!’ (Courtesy Photo) Seventy-five years ago the Army broke its decades-old tradition of excluding Blacks from the Air Corps, announcing plans for a flight training squadron in Tuskegee, Alabama. The 99th Pursuit Squadron was constituted (on paper) at Tuskegee on […]

Gang Starr’s groundbreaking “Hard to Earn” album. (Courtesy Photo) 1994 was the year that New York City reclaimed the throne of hip-hop, with the help of Nas and The Notorious B.I.G.  But it was a duo that didn’t hail from the Big Apple that would contribute to the revival of East Coast rap. Producer DJ […]

In this Nov. 12, 2015 file photo, Malik Isaac Taylor aka Phife Dawg, of A Tribe Called Quest, poses for a portrait at Sirius XM studios in New York. Phife Dawg, a masterful lyricist whose witty wordplay was a linchpin of the groundbreaking hip-hop group died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 from complications resulting from diabetes. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Prince announced he’s writing his memoir, told the audience he was leaving to change clothes and came back to perform songs for the feverish New York City crowd. In this Nov. 22, 2015 file photo, Prince presents the award for favorite album – soul/R&B at the American Music Awards in Los […]