Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar captured headlines for their recent performances at Super Bowl 50 and at this year’s Grammys, where they made powerful statements on issues related to the fight for social justice in America. Both of their performances have resulted in social media erupting in a debate over the consciousness of popular entertainers using their platforms […]
The juxtaposition of the Grammy winner being shackled in handcuffs, while a saxophonist played behind bars, was so far from the usual stage performance we are so accustomed to seeing on an awards show stage. Every note, every bar had meaning and were chill- inducing, whether you stand with the Black Lives Matter movement, or you don’t quite understand it.
istory-making occasions are rarely recognized until they end up in the textbooks. As we face some of the most challenging and monumental events within Black culture today, there are plenty of moments that have made their mark on America.
Barely a month after President Obama revealed Kendrick Lamar's "How Much a Dollar Cost" was his favorite song of 2015, the two finally got the chance to hang out in the Oval Office.
Michelle went for "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson. The jam was a massive hit this year, reaching over a billion views on YouTube. For POTUS, "How Much A Dollar Cost," a cut from Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed album To Pimp A Butterfly, was a surefire favorite.
George Clinton, principal architect of P-Funk, joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss his music career and new memoir “Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin, Kinda Hard on You?” Of the book from Amazon.com: In this seminal music memoir, Father of Funk George Clinton talks four decades of hit songs, drug abuse, the […]
Geraldo Rivera knows how to ruffle feathers, and he’s certainly raised eye brows in the hip-hop community with his comments on Kendrick Lamar‘s BET Awards…
Kendrick Lamar‘s powerful performance at the 2015 BET Awards apparently went over the heads of Fox News and network host Geraldo Rivera, who claimed the rapper’s lyrics about police brutality are more harmful than actual racism. Talk about irony. Rivera, with panelists Dana Perino, Eric Bolling and Kimberly Guilfoyle, spoke about the rapper’s performance during Monday’s episode of The Five. […]
Confronting the stigma that millennial artists are less inclined to marry their craft with social issues, the 2015 BET Awards stood out as not only a safe place to honor and recognize Black art, but a space to discuss Black issues amid what seems to be an increase in state violence against our communities. Whether […]
Concertgoers attending Hot 97’s annual Summer Jam concert at New Jersey’s Met Life Stadium Sunday were pepper-sprayed and maced by police in riot gear as they tried to make their way into the venue to watch acts like Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, and Kendrick Lamar. According to NBC New York, the incidents occurred shortly after 9 p.m. […]
Over the past few days, rappers have been recognized for their influence in society. Earlier this week, Kanye West received an honorary doctorate degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and this week, California-bred rapper Kendrick Lamar received the 35th California Senate District’s Generational Icon Award. The award, which was presented on the state’s […]
