Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Polaris High School10701 Kilpatrick Avenue Oak Lawn, IL When: Summer, 1995 What: The pop icon, rapper, super-producer and controversy-starter grabs his high school diploma, and embarks on the journey that will define his life and career. Not long after graduation, he links up with mentor No I.D., […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Lincoln Center 10 Lincoln Center Plaza New York, NY 10023 When: August 1981 What: B-boy pioneers the Rock Steady Crew battled their rivals, the Dynamic Rockers, to a packed crowd of fans and passersby alike, and news crews captured the heavily self-promoted event. « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration […]
Could it be the end all be all to the beef that has reinvigorated female rap? It is rumored that Lil’ Kim and Nicki Minaj will be performing together at the BET awards next week! A “snitch” of Mediatakeout.com says “BET execs have convinced her to end her beef with Lil Kim. The two will […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) The Hitsville Museum 2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48208 When: April 14, 1960 What: Originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr., “Hitsville” became one of the first black-owned record labels. With its iconic artists and songwriters like Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, The Supremes and The Jackson 5, […]
Queen MJB started out singing back up for Father MC. Mary J. Blige signed with Uptown in 1989, becoming the company’s youngest and first female artist. In Blige’s career early years she worked as a background vocalist for Jeff Reed. A year later, she sung the hook on Father MC‘s hit “I’ll Do 4 U” and was […]
Beyonce’s new Target commercial gives a sneak peek into what the singer did on her year-long hiatus, before stepping back into the spotlight. Images of her traveling flash across the screen as she speaks to the viewers: “It’s hard to see when you move so fast, so I left the stage and I joined the […]
Alicia Augello-Cook, aka Alicia Keys, came into the spotlight in 2001 with the soul stirring ballad, “Fallin.” When the public heard the track, a collective “Is this a remake?” was asked. While the self-produced track did sample James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World,” it was not a remake. Alicia Keys has proved, if […]
President Barack Obama announced last night plans to pull 100,000 US troops from Afghanistan and end an expensive and deadly war, launched after the September 11, 2001. Obama said he would withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year, with a further 23,000 by the end of next summer. He also said […]
Beyonce’s “Schoolin’ Life” song has hit the internet! The funky, 80s-inspired track channels Prince and was penned by The-Dream. On it, Beyonce schools everyone in their 20s to those in their 50s! She gets feisty and growls, “Mom and Dad tried to hide the boys / I swear that just made ’em want me more […]
Some of you might remember a singer by the name of Kevin Michael. If not, he debuted in 2007 with the Wyclef Jean assisted, “It Don’t Make Any Difference To Me.” Since his debut album failed to make the impact he craved, he joined an R&B group known as THEY (short for The Youth.) Their […]
Lil’ Kim was once the Queen of hip hop and has now been kicked off the throne by Nicki Minaj. She has been on a mission for the past year to make the world see that Nicki Minaj has taken her style and ran with it. She came very close to creating a comeback for […]
Listen to new music from Mary J. Blige “Feel Inside” featuring Nicki Minaj. This is rumored to be Mary’s first official from her upcoming album My Life II: The Journey Continues. If this track sounds like you heard it before, you have. “Feel Inside” samples Wu Tang Clan’s Triumph. Spotted @DDotOmen Recent Post: Jerry Wonda […]