Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

It landed on vinyl then moved to cassette; traveled to CD before reaching iTunes to be downloaded to iPods. The history of hip hop has had a long and winding […]

Keith “Guru” Elam, one-half of the pioneering hip-hop group Gang Starr, died after a long battle with cancer on April 19, Mtvnews.com reported. “The world has lost one of the […]

Since age 8, Martin Owino has fostered had a deep-rooted passion for art, especially batik, a cloth-decorating craft with origins in Africa and Asia. In fact, Owino’s passion for the […]

Singer Maxwell has had a stellar year, releasing a top-selling album, BLACKsummers’night and several No. 1 singles including “Pretty Wings,” “Bad Habits” and now, “Fistful of Tears,” his third consecutive […]

Grammy Award-winning songbird, Stephanie Mills, best known for her hits “Put Your Body In It” and “ You Can Get Over,” is releasing her first single, “Yesterday” from her upcoming […]

Pop singer Whitney Houston has postponed the European leg of her current tour as she recovers from a respiratory illness. It was initially believed that Houston would just miss her […]

Vocal powerhouse and new mom Jennifer Hudson has been named the new face of Weight Watchers, an international weight-loss program, according to her Web site. The 28-year-old former “American Idol” […]

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Rap icon Kurtis Blow, most famous for his hit “The Breaks,” is set to co-host the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Awards (HHHOF) in June. This will be the first broadcast […]

After dominating radio waves, the big screen and the fashion world, Beyoncé has laid her stake in the perfume industry, releasing her signature scent, Heat, to the masses. In just […]

According to The Associated Press, 51-year-old music icon Prince is facing a number of financial woes, including unpaid taxes in his home state, Minnesota, and a whopping fine from Irish […]

Known for her deep, soul-searching lyrics and guitar-laden hits, Grammy-nominated singer India.Arie has based her career on socially conscious, uplifting music. In several postings on her Twitter page, the Atlanta-based […]