May 17, 2012
Boxer Manny Pacquiao was recently denied access to a scheduled-interview at the Grove Shopping Mall for his remarks about same-sex marriage, prompted by recent comments made by President Obama. Pacquiao stated that “I am against gay marriage, but I am not condeming gays.” Unlike Pacquiao, many stars have recently come out not only in support [...]
April 11, 2012
Artist, poet, writer, musician, MC, rapper, and Chicago native, Malik Yusef is no stranger to success. This year, he won a Grammy with Kanye for the writing of “All of the Lights,” but this poet didn’t always have it so good. Malik dropped out of high school because he had difficulty writing and speaking aloud [...]
March 25, 2012
Years after Chris Brown savagely beat Rihanna, there is no shortage of offensive commentary on their relationship. This one really takes the cake though. A Georgia restaurant took it upon themselves to create the “black and bleu” sandwich to commemorate their tumultuous relationship, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “In promoting the sandwich Chops & Hops tweeted that [...]
March 19, 2012
Trayvon by Jasiri X Jasiri X does it once again.
March 13, 2012
Steve Stoute, Jay’s main man, framed this scenario best with his best-seller, ‘The Tanning of America.’ In this book, Stoute addresses the many occurrences in history where cultures clash and Elton John’s on stage with Eminem, while Jay-Z is on stage with Bono. These collaborations were most likely inspired by Run DMC & Aerosmith’s “Walk [...]