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Source: Noam Galai / Getty America’s having a party, and several prominent Philadelphia artists are going to be a part of it. The nation celebrates its 250th birthday on July 4, and despite the deep divisions in the country, the show will go on. Will Smith and Christina Aguilera are set to headline the One Philly Unity Concert for America on July 4. Along with them, DJ Jazzy Jeff, The […]

Ray J / Brand Risk 14 Ray J might want to stay off social media for a while after he was embarrassed in an amateur MMA fight at Brand Risk 14. The event is run by Adin Ross’s Brand Risk Promotions, which, according to the website, promises to deliver “world-class boxing events where your favorite content creators step into the ring for epic creator fights.” The product in the ring […]

Source: Prince Williams / ATLPics.Net Birthday Bash XXX turned into a full-scale love letter to the city, delivering the event’s first-ever All-Atlanta lineup and reminding everybody why Atlanta continues to shape the sound, style, and swagger of hip-hop. This wasn’t just another concert recap. It was a hometown celebration packed with legends, crowd favorites, and city pride from start to finish. Leading the night was T.I., whose headlining set doubled […]

Soul Train In the category of pioneering soul divas who helped shaped the very sound of the genre, there’s a place reserved especially for Patti LaBelle. Already setting the standard for girl groups and glam rock alike as frontwoman of Labelle in the ’60s and ’70s, her star power would only skyrocket in the following decades as she embarked on a successful solo career. As she celebrates a milestone 82nd […]

Source: Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage / Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage GloRilla has been dealing with family drama publicly as her career continues to reach new heights. When money and fame get involved, things can get messy, but Big Glo says she’s never switched up on the people around her. Her sister, Victoria Woods, also known online as “BroRilla”has been vocal for months, accusing the Memphis rapper of not properly taking care of […]

Source: Bill McCay / Getty Before JAŸ-Z became a billionaire mogul, stadium-selling superstar, and one of the greatest MCs to ever touch a mic, he was a hungry artist trying to make people believe in his vision. Some of those early moments happened right in Philadelphia. As part of The Backstory Podcast’s exclusive “Road To Roots Picnic.” Reflecting on Hov’s longtime relationship with the city of Brotherly Love, Backstory Podcast […]

Al Pereira With every passing year since 1997, hip-hop as a whole has never quite come to grips with the premature loss of rap king The Notorious B.I.G., also known to many simply as Biggie. As we come to a day where many will be remembering his great gift of lyricism, there will never be a birthday that goes by where we don’t wonder how much greater the game would […]

✕ On The Nightly Spirit, host Darlene McCoy welcomed Tasha Page-Lockhart to The Nightly Spirit, it felt less like a standard radio interview and more like a family reunion. The two women slipped easily into laughter, memories, and ministry, giving listeners a moving conversation rooted in deep friendship and even deeper faith. READ MORE STORIES Tasha Page-Lockhart Shares Miracle Baby News and New MusicSins of Our Fathers: Matthew Pridgen Speaks […]

Al Pereira To be a successful rapper takes lyrical skill, street smarts and hard-hitting beats that separates your sound from the million of other aspiring emcees. However, to be a superstar in the world of hip-hop requires an individual flare that can stop a rap fan in their tracks and make them simply say, “Wooo-ha!” We guess that’s why Busta Rhymes has been a frontrunner in the game for three-and-a-half […]