Mack Maine and celebrities accused of sexual assault
Prosecutors pledge that sexual battery and assault charges will be filed against Lil Wayne’s road dog Mack Maine after he allegedly lured two fans onto
Prosecutors pledge that sexual battery and assault charges will be filed against Lil Wayne’s road dog Mack Maine after he allegedly lured two fans onto
Big Sean has finally reached the fame he worked so hard to get. Now in his sophomore album, Hall of Fame, he wants to go down
He’s been around the world and back, this week 2 Chainz returns home as he gears up for his major label sophomore album, B.O.A.T.S. 2:
Chris Brown decided to show affiliation with the Bloods gang while painting a graffiti mural in Hawaii. The mural featured several monster-like figures and one
Cash Money Records founders, Bryan “Birdman” Williams and Ronald “Slim” Williams, were given their due at this year’s BMI awards ceremony.
On October 22, 2009, Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. On March 8, 2010, he was sentenced to a year in
After it was reported that Run-D.M.C.‘s Darryl “DMC” McDaniels dismissed artists like Jay-Z and Lil Wayne as “not hot,” and stated that their fans are
T.I., Lil Wayne host after party at Washington, D.C. nightclub, fight reportedly breaks out After performing during a tour stop for his “America’s Most Wanted”
Run-D.M.C.’s first performance in over ten years was at last year’s “Made In America” Festival, which was curated by hip-hop superstar Jay Z. But despite that connection, it looks like there may be no love between one member of hip-hop’s most legendary group and the rhymer from Brooklyn who is arguably the biggest star in the genre today.
For decades, supposed hip-hop “purists” have been adamant about determining what is or is not “real” hip-hop. Everything from southern hip-hop music to the poppier
NFL player Riley Cooper may never recover from using the “N-word” while at a Kenny Chesney concert. If Riley was an All-Pro NFL player, he
He may have been a college dropout, but Kanye West still spent some time in college majoring in English at Chicago State University, writing essays
When it comes to hip-hop’s new class of misfits, few other emcees have garnered as much attention, shock value and acclaim than Odd Future’s front
Hip-hop star Drake has been one of the biggest names on the Young Money label for a few years now. But lately there have been
Growing up with celebrity parents is not easy, with all the media stories, paparazzi and flashing lights. We found a few celebrities, Willow Smith, Diggy Simmons, Reginae Carter and
In a stressful work environment, many celebrities turn to smoking to relax, relate and release. Check out who we caught smoking and what they were
[jwplayer mediaid=”495097″]Money, jobs, and race are at the top of many media discussions lately, therefore Bill O’Reilly thought it the opportune time to vent his
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One of Rev. Sharpton’s former associates is accusing him of hypocrisy and selling out. Carl Redding believes that Rev. Sharpton is wrong for signing the deal with a label that he feels creates music that exploits and degrades black people.
Trayvon Martin did not stand a chance. George Zimmerman always had the upper hand. Gun loaded, he aimed for any opportunity to target an African American or person of color whose experience and interaction with him would be the stereotypical plight prescribed by perpetrators. Trayvon Martin did not have the attention of all those who now are wearing hoodies to support him in his walk in life, let alone his walk at night. Trayvon Martin had the unfortunate circumstance of not seeing himself in fast-forward or having the supernatural ability to rewind his behavior displayed by the average teen, including posts placed on social media that depicted actions that could be questioned. Trayvon Martin couldn’t pick his friends to testify on behalf of his character. Trayvon Martin didn’t have a disguise to cloak his blackness. All the charades of equality in our society robbed him of the opportunity to pick a jury containing a juror who looked like his mother or had given birth to an African American male child. The value of Trayvon Martin’s life was entrusted to individuals who at no particular point have likely ever held, nurtured or watched a Trayvon Martin walk as a toddler and grow up as a teen whose life is constantly threatened. The jury that Trayvon needed was not in place, instead the ethics of the state, the movement of social justice and the laws enacted to protect Trayvon Martin had been infiltrated by individuals who prescribe and support laws like Stand Your Ground, where lethal force is enforced and tolerated even when the victim is unarmed. Bodily harm and physical threat in the mind of a fragile and frightened teen existed, but no one cares. Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman were never going to be friends. In the end, a shot in his heart was a call out to the world that Trayvon Martin and Lil Wayne have something in common — the fact that both would be judged the same even in Trayvon Martin’s absence. The example that African American men have set — the antics and lyrics of hip-hop artists — have been consumed by these jurors. Unintelligence has been broadcast and etched in the minds of these six jurors and allowed by the black community. Networks like MTV, MTV2 and TBS have had a hand in creating a mind-set that life was not permanent for the Trayvon Martins and that George Zimmerman is, in fact, a victim based on this disillusionment. When the door closed, if there was one juror who even thought he should have been convicted, she was overruled by the majority, and unprincipled jurisprudence prevailed. The legal process failed Trayvon Martin. In the room with the doors closed, black life obviously meant less than the living white perpetrator. There are people who believe that Trayvon Martin was not a victim but a perpetrator. Who would perpetrate a crime with an Arizona drink and a package of Skittles? What does this say for the hip-hop generation? Maybe they’re far too comfortable with their own accomplishments taking for granted that the community or this country is no longer racist. I hope a standard is set for how much or how little communities appreciate or believe that we are equal or are fair to us. Trayvon Martin’s murder brings to question the value of African American life and the unconsciousness of two communities — insidious, mean-spirited racism that’s reinforced daily in our society. Let’s use our collective energy to reduce the dropout rate and crime against our own community and utilize social media productively — not to bully peers. Let’s come together and agree that we want more from a society that is finding each and every day a method and laws to reduce our freedom and economic accomplishments. Peace.