As brands continue to battle for dominance they continue to recruit pop culture’s biggest stars into their marketing plans. Some special artists even get the honor of brandishing their own line. We’ve seen it with Rihanna and her immensely popular Fenty Puma collection and Kanye’s Adidas Yeezy Supply collection has Read more…
On April 28, 2019, the world lost Academy Award-nominated director and South Central, Los Angeles native, John Singleton. Singleton was an expert at depicting the nuance of Black life. He labored to show that Black people, specifically Black Men, are not monolithic and he wasn’t afraid to make his tough Read more…
Negotiating contracts, strategizing marketing for festivals, managing stage production, and coordinating with artists at events is all part and parcel of the role of Live Nation Urban’s Vice President of Talent & Touring, Heather Lowery The New Castle, Delaware native has an enviable career trajectory, but it all comes at Read more…
Lil Nas X proves Black artists and Country music are not mutually exclusive. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, by now you’ve heard the viral Country-Trap hit “Old Town Road (Remix)” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus. It’s currently the top track in America, entertaining both hip-hop Read more…
The brilliant writer, and now director, aims to make multi-dimensional Black characters. Tina Gordon Chism is the brilliant writer behind some of your favorite blockbuster films: Drumline, ATL, Peeples, and What Men Want. As of late, she’s stepped away from the writer’s desk and into the director’s chair for the Read more…
Set to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the inception of hip-hop, The Universal Hip Hop Museum is slated to open to the public in 2023. The museum will house numerous artifacts and interactive displays across 50,000 square feet in Bronx Point, along the Harlem River in the Bronx. Widely Read more…
HBO and Columbia Records have created a star-studded soundtrack that even Bran couldn’t just give an intense stare at. The new album, released April 26, titled For The Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones), has an A-list of superstars thanks to the final season’s mega budget. Read more…
Charlotte, NC upstart DaBaby made waves with his infectious hit “Walker Texas Ranger.” He compliments his high-intensity, full-court press flow with hilariously meme-able visuals. For the “Walker Texas Ranger” video, DaBaby adopts the yeehaw lifestyle and turns a murderous threat into one of the most knee slap-worthy moments on Al Read more…
Punk is alive and well in urban music. It’s taken roughly 40 years, but hip-hop finally sits upon the throne as the world’s most popular genre of music. Still, even with urban culture’s popularity amongst the masses, there are a number of Black artists who draw their inspiration from the Read more…
Rapper Logic cracks the code to the best-selling authors list. From Jay-Z to Gucci Mane to Rick Ross, many of today’s rappers have dabbled into the realm of literature — going from the Billboard charts to Amazon’s best sellers lists. Now, we can add Logic to the list of rappa Read more…