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Tiffany Foxx celebrates ‘King Foxx’ release in New York City

Tiffany Foxx has been climbing the ladder to hip-hop stardom for the last couple of years. She releases her latest mixtape, King Foxx today; and the sexy St. Louis native spoke to Rolling Out about her sound and shared her perspective on the perceptions of women in hip-hop.

New York honors jazz icon with ‘Miles Davis Way’ on his birthday

Jazz legend Miles Davis called this block home for decades, and on May 26, 2014, New York City officially declared the stretch of 77th Street between West End and Riverside “Miles Davis Way” in honor of the icon’s musical contributions to the city and the world.

Meek Mill takes over Monster Cable’s #DraftPartyNYC

With Meek Mill taking center stage, the Highline Ballroom was buzzing–both from the excitement of the 2014 NFL Draft and from the Ciroc that flowed in abundance throughout the night. With NFL stars like Victor Cruz, Mario Manningham, Antrel Rolle, David Wilson, and Lesean Mccoy in attendance; as well as the No. 1 draft pick and new Houston Texan Jadeveon Clowney, the party got started early and didn’t end until very late.

REVOLT TV hosts 2014 Upfront Presentation at Marquee in NYC

The Revolt TV era is upon us. Last night in New York City, Sean “Diddy” Combs’ new Revolt TV hosted it’s 2014 Upfront Presentation at Marquee in Chelsea. With DJ Damage and Sibley of Revolt Live keeping the night moving, the new network made a grand and glamorous official debut. Revolt TV is a multi-genre, multi-platform network that seeks to offer new music, entertainment news, artist interviews, exclusive performances and all-original programming.

‘Illmatic’ turns 20; how Nas ignited a new generation of MCs

It was 20 years ago today that Nas released his seminal debut album, Illlmatic. It wasn’t the huge crossover hit that, say, The Chronic or Doggystyle had been in the previous years. And it didn’t quite re-ignite the East Coast’s hardcore aesthetic, either; acts like Redman, Onyx, Das EFX, Black Moon had started doing that as early as 1992. But what Illmatic did was introduce the world to a thoughtful and gifted rhyme-writer from the Queensbridge Projects, and in doing so, it returned the traditional New York City emcee to hip-hop prominence.

Songbird Brianna Colette wants to ‘take you on a journey’

Brianna Colette is a vivacious singer with a style and voice so distinctive, it grabs you at first listen and burns itself into your consciousness. Both coy and confident, Colette’s soulful sound has made her one of the leaders of R&B and soul’s new school. The southern girl (she grew up in both Tennessee and Virginia) didn’t decide to pursue singing full time until she was in her late teens, but she was bitten by the entertainer bug far earlier in life.

Sevyn Streeter gets scandalous at SOBs in New York City

Ingenue Sevyn Streeter took the stage at SOBs in Manhattan last night (March 24th) and proved that after years of building a name as a songwriter and after catching fire with “It Don’t Stop,” she’s ready for superstardom.