Kobe Bryant will be “embraced within the In Memoriam segment” at the Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. The 41-year-old basketball legend and his
One of the attributes that defined Kobe Bean Bryant’s spectacular and jaw-dropping career was the glorious savagery and ruthlessness by which he played game that
For all intents and purposes, Nipsey Hussle owned a remarkable connection to another fallen West Coast legend in Tupac Shakur. He spoke it. He quoted
Snoop Dogg thinks he fills a “void” in the music industry. The 47-year-old rap legend has just released a new album, I Wanna Thank Me,
Simone Biles, already the greatest and most decorated U.S. gymnast of all time, concluded her nearly 1.5-minute routine with a spectacular finish at the 2019
Today’s Black comedy scene is large and thriving, but few people know the big names behind the scenes who are the first to spot young
One of the most prolific jazz vocalists in the world has died, according to her publicist and manager Devra Hall Levy. Nancy Wilson, 81, died
Guests arrive on the red carpet for the New York Premiere of Selma presented by Paramount Pictures, Delta Air Lines, Tina Brown Live Media and
Atlanta is a multi-faceted city when it comes to Black music and culture. Beyond hip-hop it is a city well known for its history of
Spike Lee has directed a music video for Prince’s previously unreleased track ”Mary Don’t You Weep.” The song features during the end credits of Spike’s
Aretha Louise Franklin, known throughout the world as the Queen of Soul, has died at her home in Detroit surrounded by friends and family. She
Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds is an icon. No doubt about it. Whether you’re cognizant of his many contributions to the music and entertainment world, or you
[jwplayer ccsdCVPf] JAZ-O, the emcee who shared the blueprint with Jay-Z, talked to us about being great, leaving a legacy and what classic hip-hop really
In the world of true blues music, you call a person who plays harmonica a ‘harp’ player and few were greater than harp legend James
To be wise and to have the ability to impart that wisdom to students has been the job of Morehouse College professor Dr. Tobe Johnson
History was made last night as living legend Bobby Rush won his first Grammy at the age of 83. Rush had been nominated for Grammys
When it comes to music it seems that Blacks are the only ones who willingly allow others to appropriate our style and soul with no
This year the Grammy Awards will feature a living legend as bluesman Bobby Rush, 83 is up for Best Traditional Blues Album. His album, Porcupine
Someone may have told you that Muhammad Ali died. But you shouldn’t believe those words for one second. There is no such thing as death
On Sunday, March 12, 2016, the city of Atlanta saw the passing of local R&B and “Chitlin Circuit” legend Tommy Brown; he was 84. To
