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Rapper Miz Korona ‘Set Fire’ to Detroit during ‘8 Mile’ movie anniversary
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Eminem-helmed film 8 Mile. Stars from the…
Remy Ma and Papoose end up in Love’s TV court before 10-year anniversary
On Tuesday, May 16, “The Real” welcomes guest co-host Remy Ma and her husband Papoose when they…
Excellence continues at Morehouse College’s Candle in the Dark Gala
The Deep South was in turmoil in 1867, as the United States was under reconstruction…
2 years after Mike Brown’s death, gunfire and violence erupt in Ferguson
It’s been two years since the shooting death of unarmed Black teen Mike Brown in…
Chance The Rapper headlines Power 92’s 15th anniversary
Recently, Power 92 celebrated its 15-year anniversary at the Chicago Theatre with Chance The Rapper…
Remembering Marvin Gaye; his 10 most underrated songs
The anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s murder and celebration of his birth are painfully connected
Goodie Mob’s ‘Soul Food’: Did legendary crew drop Southern rap’s greatest debut?
Goodie Mob’s debut album might be the best debut in southern rap history and it represents that period in Atlanta’s history just before the cultural and aesthetic shift that defined the city after the 1996 Olympics. If OutKast were your cool cousins you’d hung out with in high school, Goodie Mob was like college “super seniors,” passing blunts while dropping knowledge in university housing.
‘Stankonia’ turns 15: a look back at the album that made OutKast superstars
Andre 3000 and Big Boi’s legacy was cemented long before Y2K, but that was the year they released their big, mainstream breakthrough album. Stankonia was OutKast’s fourth album and became a huge success
3YB House Fest celebrates 10th anniversary and house music in Chicago
If you are a Chicagoan born in the ’70s, ’80s or ’90s, house music is…