You often hear the Cinderella (or Cinderfella) stories of Hollywood – the ways an actor has struggled through tough times and relative obscurity, even though it seems as though they work harder than anyone else.   In the case of Terrence Howard, the glass slipper came in the form of two very different movie releases […]

A lot of us go in to a “highly anticipated” movie with high expectations, only to be let down. For an action film lover like me, if the plot can be figured out too easily, if the fights are violent enough, the chase scenes are lame or if the acting isn’t up to par, I’m […]

BMI Artist Showcase 4/24/08Luckie Lounge, Atlanta, GAIt’s a fine time to be an artist in Atlanta. Whether you’re a soul singer, conscious emcee, or a traditional trap music hustler, there’s a place for you here. Just in the month of April, the city has welcomed performances from acts as diverse as Masta Ace, Lina, and […]

Though we live dangerous, cops could just/ Arrest me, blaming us, we’re held like hostages– Nas, NY State of Mind I got my first car when I was 18.  “Now when you get pulled over, it’s a serious thing,” my dad said to me before he handed me the keys to a brown Toyota Celica. […]

Depending on how you look at it, Santi “Santogold” White is either a fresh new artist or an old pro exploring new territory. Her industry resume is impressive with song-writing credits in a variety of genres, experience as a label exec, and stage time as part of the Punk band Stiffed. Nevertheless, releasing her first […]

  Tracy McGrady took the long and painful walk to the podium last year – just as he had done the previous five times he had been to the playoffs. He knew what he was walking into. His Houston Rockets had just dropped a heartbreaking Game Seven to the Utah Jazz.   He knew he’d […]

  “Damn, homie! Get up! Roll over or do something! I can’t sleep with you making all that noise. Sounds like you about to suffocate or die or something.” These were actually my words, (minus a few explicative comments) to my roommate and the leading scorer on our basketball team during my freshman year in […]

Last Tuesday Sen. Hillary Clinton won the Democratic Pennsylvania primary, beating Sen. Barack Obama by 9.4 points, which was enough of a margin for the Clinton camp to round it up to ten, making it the double-digit win they had needed. Undeniably, this will continue this long and brutal campaign, but in actuality did this […]

Ok, I’m trying to keep a positive attitude, but I think I’ve reached a plateau.    I’m eating good and exercising, but it doesn’t seem to be doing anything anymore. I heard that when you first start dieting and working out you lose a lot right away, but then things definitely level out.    All […]

Pray for Steve Forbes!                 There’s only one man standing against the useless rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya. That man is former Contender star and natural 140 pounder Steve Forbes. He’ll try to play the role of spoiler this Saturday against the Golden Boy.                 Forbes possesses moderate speed and a […]

  Hey, it’s your girl Nina Shay, bringing some new flavor to the Hollywood Shuffle. Thanks to our friend Scott Yeti at Wooohah.com for holding it down the past few months!   So what’s in the cards this week?   Terrence Howard turns up aces in his new Broadway role as we anticipate this week’s […]

It’s John Legend’s protégé! In the context of music today, some might say it took him a little long to give all-due shine to Estelle, who co-wrote on Once Again. English-native Estelle can now join the English-female artist invasion that was headed by Winehouse and Lily Allen. The buzz around Estelle revolved heavily on Lauryn […]

    For those who just haven’t been around, well… anywhere… Grand Theft Auto IV will be released April 29 to much fanfare all over the country.   Slowed work production and fast food consumption are likely to follow.   In honor of that, AllHipHop Gaming and The Gamer Studio would like to present a […]

This week Usher released the remix to his #1 single, “Love In This Club” alongside two heavy hitters; Mrs. Beyonce Knowles-Carter and Lil Wayne. While radio stations across the country were buzzing with phone calls to play “Love In This Club” over and over again, are we surprised that Usher has come back so strong? […]

April 25, 2008I am sick to my stomach and I really do not know what to say right this second. My cell and office phones have been blowing up all day, and people have been emailing me nonstop, to let me know that Detectives Michael Oliver, Gescard Isnora, and Marc Cooper, the three New York […]

Every year, in the last weekend of April, hundreds of young men travel to New York City with the hopes of becoming the next Walter Payton or John Elway. Many are called, but few are chosen.    It is a time when NFL fans experience their second Christmas. Some make the pilgrimage to New York, […]

  The tech goodies never cease to amaze me. Let me know if you’re feeling them like I am!   You ever been out on vaca, just taking pics galore only to fill up you memory card on day two?  That’s exactly the reason SmartDisk are hittin you with the PhotoBank.    With the push […]

Madonna has released a Dance-pop album called Hard Candy produced by Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell; no further description is necessary. Even with the not-as-good-as-you’d-hope lead single “4 Minutes,” it’s hard not to have dangerously high expectations for this album. Every female Pop star of the last 25 years has at least partially modeled herself […]

  By now we all know that a lot of what we see on so-called “reality” TV is scripted, scenes are done over to capture the “essence of the moment” and model-slash-actors are swarming to these shows to be seen for career purposes. No reality involved.   Now, take Hip Hop and try to pass […]

Not Guilty. It stings. It really does. Set against the backdrop of a Black man being a viable Presidential candidate. Set against a rapper releasing an album entitled N****r. Set against Flavor Flav getting a mantan show on network television. This really stings. It’s very lonely being a n****r.   Acquitted. “Exhonerated.” You get tired […]