Washington — Recently several torrent sharing websites including several Hip Hop related ones were shut down by the government. Davey D over at HipHopAnd Politics.com wants to know why. Over the Thanksgiving Holiday something very disturbing took place… Homeland Security along with ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) , the Department of Justice and the National […]

Holy Hip Hop artist FLAME has just become urban gospel’s newest entrepreneur. The noted lyricist has reportedly just jumped head first into his newest business venture by creating an independent imprint known as Clear Sight Music. The first release through this new label will be the artist’s fifth solo effort entitled Captured, which hits stores […]

Rapper T.I. helped to save a suicidal man on Wednesday by successfully convincing him to step away from the ledge of a 22-story building. The hip-hop star was out and about in his native Atlanta, Georgia when he heard about the stand-off between cops and the desperate guy on the radio and drove to the […]

Eminem was on 60 Minutes last night being interview by Anderson Cooper. When he was asked about homophobic lyrics in songs like “Kill You” and the negative reaction the lyrics received from the media and homosexual community, Eminem said. I felt like I was being attacked,…. was being singled out. I felt like, ‘Is it […]

September 13th, marked the 14th anniversary of the death of actor, activist, poet and rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur. During his twenty five years on earth, Tupac let his light shine through his music, films and poetry.  He left us with a lot of memories and inspirational material that still touches the hearts and minds of […]

Audio Included in Post. Audio©2010 WTLC/Radio One. Daveed Nelson, the originator of “The Last Poets” visited Indianapolis during Black History Month and appeared on Afternoons with Amos.  Daveed was in Indy to appear at the Crispus Attucks Museum and talked with Amos about his career. Daveed Nelson, (aka Brother Daveed) was the orginator of “The […]

According to http://www.eurweb.com, Bill Cosby’s long-discussed rap album is finally here. Titled “Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency,” the set features the comedian as executive producer in charge of developing the concepts for each track. William “Spaceman” Patterson and Ultramagnetic MC veteran Ced-Gee served as the album’s producers, mixing elements of hip-hop, R&B, […]