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Tonight, like millions of Americans and people around the world, I will watch Barack Obama’s triumphant nomination speech. I will applaud the efforts of the first black man to reach the pinnacle of American politics by accepting his Party’s nomination

KRS-One was recently invited to BET’s Rap City to discuss the new generation of Hip-Hop and how to steer the culture’s future in the right direction. Soulja Boy was also invited and they laid the foundation for a dialogue between old-school and new-school

John Legend did an excellent interview this morning on CNN on "The Arts and the Politics of 2008 in America." Here in Denver at the DNC yesterday, Legend premiered his latest song "If You're Out There" as an motivational Call to Action to Vote and Make

Last night, I attended celebrity makeup artist AJ Crimson's birthday party at the Adidas store in Soho (NYC). First of all, it was one of the most organized events ever (thanks to Ra-Fael Blanco of 2R's Entertainment & Media) and I had so much fun

What may have been the most important text message in the history of text messaging went out yesterday around 3 a.m. It was Barack Obama announcing that he had picked Sen. Joe Biden to be his VP on his quest for the presidency. Later that day they held

As by now the entire universe knows, Jamaica’s superhuman sprinter Usain Bolt did one of the most amazing doubles in sports history – he won both the 100 and 200 meter dashes, justifiably owning the title of the fastest man on the planet. He did it in

It’s been on the charts for almost two months and G-Unit’s Terminate On Sight STILL hasn’t sold 200,000 copies. It’s no surprise that we haven’t heard any statements from 50 Cent on the matter, but I'm sure Lloyd Banks is pissed. I think it should be

I laughed the first time I heard that R&B singer Faith Evans was writing a book. The only thing that ever seemed interesting about her was the fact that she was signed as the First Lady of Bad Boy, the biggest record company in the 90's, and that

When a new edition of Madden drops every year, it seems as if everything shuts down for a few weeks. In the video below, you’ll get a look at The Game showing his prowess in Madden football. He reveals his X-Box gamer tag (L-A-X) and blows out some guy

At first the whole Jonas Brothers thing was cute. There was a new band for the kids to get into who did songs that weren't thinly veiled odes to the female reproductive system. Yes the Jonas Brothers would be clean music for good ol' Americans all over

Last night, I made an attempt at watching Comedy Central's Bob Saget roast and then it dawned on me, I realized that I'm a closet masochist. From what I understand, Bob Saget's famous pals in Hollywood were supposed to take the podium and lovingly make

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps may not be the usual hip-hop hero, although he does listen to hip-hop . It’s amusing to think of him listening to “A Milli” when he’s got his iPod on between record-breaking swims, particularly because after this Olympics

“Whose house? Hov’s no doubt Bout the only rapper still getting money in the drought” - Jay-Z With firmly established business ventures like Roc Nation, worldwide 40/40 Clubs, the NJ Nets, Rocawear and potentially the NY Yankees, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter

Hey everybody, what's up? This is your favorite Grinder, Tionna Smalls aka Talkdatishgirl, here giving you the real about what's hot. This past weekend was extremely exciting for me. I went to a plus size fashion show for the first time in my life. The

It amazes me how often the elite of the Hip-Hop community dash to media outlets that are far from being Hip-Hop to offer their points of view on Hip-Hop related topics. Such is the case with sites like The Huffington Post and their growing slew of Hip