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Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Sampling isn’t just something Hip-Hop adopted along the way — the idea of taking existing music and reshaping it is baked into the culture’s foundation. At DJ Kool Herc’s legendary August 11, 1973 party in the Bronx, Herc used two turntables to isolate and extend the instrumental “breaks” dancers loved the most, a technique that became one of Hip-Hop’s earliest musical building blocks. As technology […]

Source: Netflix Why are they STILL married?? Social media is STILL buzzing over the hit Netflix Comedy-Drama Why Did I Get Married Again?, which marked the latest Tyler Perry production to trend at #1 on the popular streaming platform. Written, produced, and directed by Perry, the latest film in the hilariously messy franchise picks up nearly 20 years later with the couples reuniting to celebrate Marcus and Angela’s daughter getting […]

Source: Warner Bros. Pictures / Warner Bros. If you ask a lot of Black people — especially Black people of a certain age — what the golden era of Black TV and film is, I imagine most of them would say the 1990s, or maybe the ‘80s. They’d probably say it was the Spike Lee era. The prime Eddie Murphy era. The Cosby Show, A Different World, Martin, Living Single, […]

Source: Tamron Hall S8 / The Tamron Hall Show Monday evening Zoom calls aren’t exactly the place you expect to find effortless glamour and inspiration. But when you’re interviewing the iconic talk show host, author and veteran journalist Tamron Hall, you should learn to expect the unexpected. “The Tamron Hall Show” returned last week for its eighth season, cementing its place in television history – of the more than 110 […]

Rockstar Games / GTA Online When Grand Theft Auto VI finally arrives on November 19, you may not have to wait too long for its online component. GTA Online is on the horizon, according to Twitch CEO Dan Clancy. Speaking with Bloomberg about his platform’s plans for Rockstar Games’ earth-shaking release, Clancy revealed the possible release date for the next iteration of Grand Theft Auto’s online multiplayer. In the conversation, […]

Source: Anthony Barboza / Getty Dear Ms. Sonia Sanchez, By the time I sat in a crowded room in c and heard you recite one of your majestic poems, your magic had already pulled me in.  Your poetry taught me early that poems are strong enough to hold our humanity, our fears, and our hope, carried in a cadence flexible enough that we can break it and then rebuild it. […]

Source: Taylor Polidore Taylor Polidore Williams is making a name for herself as a rising actress on the scene. With roles on top shows like Reasonable Doubt and Tyler Perry’s Beauty In Black, she is quickly becoming a household name. This weekend, Taylor served sporty chic at the the annual HBCU and D9 Night at the State Farm Arena. The budding actress showed off her pride in a custom Da […]

Source: Steph Chambers – FIFA / Getty For JAŸ-Z, 2026 has looked a lot like one long celebration of a career that helped reshape Hip-Hop. This year marked the 30th anniversary of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt, and the 25th anniversary of The Blueprint, giving Hov a perfect excuse to revisit two of the most important records in his catalog. Reasonable Doubt officially turned 30 on June 25, while The […]

Source: Omar Vega / Getty There aren’t many people who have built a résumé quite like Shaquille O’Neal’s. The NBA legend has gone from dominant center to rapper, actor, businessman, television personality and DJ, seemingly treating retirement like an excuse to find even more things to try. But one of Shaq’s more unusual interests isn’t a new hobby at all. Long before he hung up his sneakers, O’Neal was serious […]