ESSENCE Festival 2016 is finally upon us, and with festivities just hours away, ESSENCE has announced they will celebrate the life of Prince with a New Orleans-themed tribute on Sunday (July 3).
Art imitates life, and so does rap. More than anyone else, legendary rapper and beatbox phenomenon Doug E. Fresh understands this idea.
Health and hip-hop are coming together to help educate inner city youth. Last night, Hip-Hop Public Health hosted their first “Health in Key Gala,” which used music…
A triumphant Charlotte mayor Patrick Cannon and city officials basked in Monday’s announcement that the CIAA will remain in Charlotte for six years and move…
It’s time to get it started! Roland Martin helped Doug E. Fresh kick off the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference. Stay connected on…
The originator of the “Dougie” and the world’s greatest entertainer Doug E. Fresh took that same Doritos #BoldStage last night at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Hip Hop show and of course, he had the crowd up on their feet the entire time. SXSW Hip Hop Concert with LL Cool J + More Rap, rhyme […]
South By Southwest is a multi-faceted event occurring every March that serves as a collection of conferences and festivals. It is considered to be one of the most instrumental happenings on the annual cultural calendar and it all goes down in Austin, Texas. The big music showcase began March 12th and features popular artists with […]
During the late 80s and early 90s, MC Hammer was one of hip-hop’s most polarizing figures. While some hated on him for the harem pants…
Doug E. Fresh is known the world over for his innovations in hip-hop, particularly the Beatbox art form, but one thing he is just as…
As a new group Cali Swag District has had an amazing year with their now platinum single “Teach Me How To Dougie.” The four-man group (C-Smoove, Yung, Jay Are and M-Bone) hail from Inglewood, California and were discovered by former Death Row artists Big Wy and Dairold Potts. The single “Teach Me How To Dougie” […]
Watch out Diggy Simmons. It seems that progeny of another hip-hop vet are ready to stake a claim in the music business. Brothers Solomon “Trips” Davis, 20, and Dayquan “Slim” Davis, 22, are the off spring of Harlem, NY’s own Doug E. Fresh. Together they perform as the duo Square Off but are not trying […]
