The Last Word: Halle Berry Named Sexiest Black Woman Alive, Fergie Returns With a Glam Campaign, and More Rihanna/CB Drama

What’s the word? Another weekend in sight and we have Michael McLendon killing ten people and himself in a shooting rampage in Alabama, Obama encountering talk that he’s taking on too much too soon as well as signing an order to lift the ban on embryonic stem cell research and March Madness going into full […]

The Last Word: Alicia Keys Plays Michelle Obama, Chris Rock Ducks a Rape Charge and Rosario Dawson Takes a Licking!

  How’s it going, everyone? It’s been a slow week and I’m ready to recharge over the next two days. This week proved to be interesting with two NFL stars lost at sea despite an extensive search, Wall Street going up and down with the state of the economy and RNC chairman Michael Steele engaging […]

Flosstradamus: Big Billin’

It’s no surprise that when the Hip-Hop cycle picked its new favorite region, the Midwest got next. While Kanye and Common saw it coming, during this natural regional progression, the categorical Hip-Hop “sound” also evolved. So not only are we meeting a brand new locale, but we’re experiencing music that we’ve either never heard or […]

The Last Word: Chris Brown Challenged to a Boxing Match, Halle Berry Steals Jewels, and Tracy Morgan Starts a Fire!

What’s the word, daydreamers? Here we are at the starting point of another weekend after five days filled with Obama making good to sign his newly approved economic stimulus package on President’s Day, a New York Post editorial cartoon generating outrage and protest from people who believe the image is racist, and Illinois Senator Roland […]

Serani: Big Tings

Dancehall music has made a major impact on pop culture in the past and continues to do so today with veteran DJ’s like Beenie Man and Elephant Man, as well as newer artists like Mavado, Busy Signal and many others. There’s always one breakout leader of the newbie pack, however, that garners massive attention with […]

The Last Word: Good News About Rihanna (Finally), Ne-Yo In a Lawsuit, and Stevie Wonder on Dancing With the Stars?

What’s good, everybody? This week proved to have a lot going on as A-Rod admits to using steroids, the man over the company that put out the salmonella infected peanut butter issues a no comment while appearing before the Senate, banking CEOs catching it during another Senate hearing and Chris Brown experiencing the fallout from […]

Concert Review: India.Arie

Date: February 5, 2009 Location: Unitel Studios, New York, NY On an arctic New York night, Neo-Soul chanteuse India.Arie marked her return to live performance with a taping for VH1’s Soul Stage. With the release date of her fourth disc Testimony: Volume 2, Love & Politics approaching, the two-time Grammy winner was beyond excited.  “I’m […]

The Last Word: Rihanna In a Lawsuit, Vivica Fox is the Cougar, and a Look at the Black V##### Monologues

What’s the word Last Wordians? Here we are again. Reminiscing about Obama admitting he was wrong in nominating Tom Daschle, Michael Phelps apologizing after a picture surfaces of him smoking pot and the Steelers making history by being the only franchise to win six Super Bowls.   Get well wishes to Andre Harrell, who is […]

The Last Word: Aaliyah Biopic Hits Theaters, Kelly Rowland Splits From Mathew Knowles and Rihanna Is the Next Charlie’s Angel?

What’s cookin’ everybody? Another five gone by and we got a set of octuplets coming into the world, Obama getting a reality check from Republicans while pushing hard for a $825 billion economic stimulus package and the Cardinals and Steelers playing this weekend in the Super Bowl.   Shout out to the sounding boards for […]

The Last Word: Akon Forgets His Age, Rihanna Accused of Supporting the War in Gaza, and Mariah Carey Records With Nick Cannon’s Brother!

  What’s going on, good folks? A historic week it was with Barack Obama being sworn in as the 44th President of the US, Hillary Clinton being confirmed as the new Secretary of State and Caroline Kennedy taking her name out of the running for Hillary’s NY Senate seat.    Congratulations to Kimora Lee Simmons […]