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Bilal Oliver is the sh*t. Okay, now that we got that out of the way, let’s get on to Mr. Oliver’s latest musical offering, a live in-studio jam session of Gloria Jones’ 1964 song “Tainted Love,” later made popular by synth-pop group Soft Cell in 1981.

Before Barack Obama became the first African-American President (sorry, Bill Clinton does NOT count) the only time we saw a Commander-in-Chief of color was in the movies.  Sometimes the portrayals were dignified (Morgan Freeman in Deep Impact) other times they were not (Terry Crews in Idiocracy), but nine times out of ten the world was […]

Paula Patton, Angela Bassett, Laz Alonzo, Loretta Divine, Meagan Good, Romeo, and Mike Epps star in this romantic black comedy “Jumping The Broom.” After a failed love life Paula Patton meets Laz Alonzo where they kick it off and later get engaged. Problem is Paula’s family is more “upscale” than Lazes. Drama ensues after the […]

All Dipset lovers please stand up; Juelz Santana has confirmed that Dipset signed a deal with Interscope Records. Santana told Ozone Magazine: “It’s back to live action, it’s back to doing what we do best” “We got the deal with Interscope. Shout-out to  Jimmy Iovine. I’m sure people seen the pictures up of us and  […]

The duo of Miss Jack Davey and Brook D’Leau, better known as J*Davey, have been largely silent for the better part of the last year.  Aside from the a song here and a song there, not much more than a peep has been heard from the eclectic California duo.

Cee Lo Green apparently had a few leftovers from the recording sessions for his third solo album, The Lady Killer.  A song called “Robot Sex” leaked to the internet this week.

Swizz Beatz and his sons shot a musical sketch for PBS’s “The Electric Company” that extols the virtues of reading and writing.

American writer, Maya Angelou survived a tough childhood and early adulthood to become a singer, actress, activist, and writer. In 1993, she came to much…

Led Zeppelin is considered by many to be one of the greatest bands in the history of rock music, but their roots clearly lie in the tradition of the blues. Their blues influences got the best of them on a few occasions during their run in the late 60s and 70s. In 1972, the band […]

Led Zeppelin is considered by many to be one of the greatest bands in the history of rock music, but their roots clearly lie in…

Could this be another Nuvo inspired music video? by the looks of it–it may be. Tank took his chances at the 1991 love ballad by Bonnie Raitt and I am impressed. Tank did the classic justice with his high-pitched voice.This is featured on his album “Now Or Never” which is currently in stores! 15 Scenes […]

On this day, Toni Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio in 1931. She went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for her novel “Beloved.”