Jay-Z made history last night by being the first rapper to perform on Carnegie Hall stage in NY. He also gave the audience of Carnegie Hall a first time performance of "Glory", which was recorded a day after his daughter Blue was born.

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New Edition & Bell Biv DeVoe's own Mike Bivins stops into Hot 937 to talk to Kevin Reese about how New Edition came together, Why BBD didn't last, why Boys ll Men did so well, who in the new generation he likes, and why Bill Russell is the

Martine Chartrand’s animated short dives into the heart of Black culture with an exhilarating trip though history. Watch as a young boy traces his roots through the animated stories his grandmother shares with him about the events that shaped

Nikbag goes in on Ja Rule for allegedly commenting that jail is "amazing." I guess I understand Rule trying to be optimistic-and-all while doing his bid, but Nik is right: hip hop artists need to stop celebrating jail like it's cool. Detroit,

"Still Standing" is the latest visual from Pharoahe Monch's W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) album. I think I need top W.A.R. Pharoahe is Mr.Consistent with the tracks, AND everything I've heard and seen so far from the project is straight

Check this clip from the 8th Annual Midwest Hip Hop Summit at the University of Michigan this past weekend. The element workshops were held on day two of the 8th Annual Midwest Hip Hop Summit. Workshops included learning about writing, graffiti,

Esperanza Spalding - Black Gold (feat. Algebra Blessett) from Concrete Loop on Vimeo.

"Black Gold" is the latest visual from Esperanza Spalding's upcoming album, Radio Music Society, which hits stores March 20,

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The Invisible War is an investigative and powerfully emotional examination of the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the U.S. military, the institutions that cover up its existence and the profound personal and social consequences that arise from

R.I.P Donald Cortez "Don" Cornelius!! We miss you already!! We lost a great one!! Don Cornelius: September 27, 1936-January 31,