Hip-Hop has official matured. The attire has grown from Adidas and baggy jeans to button ups and blazers. Benzes and Bentleys are the cars of choice. Endorsements now range from clothing lines to beverages. The names and faces that were readily recognizable in the Hip-Hop community are now household names.   Tinsel town has […]

Request Jeans was launched in 2001, and has since grown to be an acclaimed denim house. The team specializes in catering to any and everyone’s need for the perfect fit, wash and quality. We sat down with Layla Jebara (Brand Executive) and Pete Oakley (Director of Marketing and Public Relations) to discuss how they stay […]

  Ladies, as much as I can’t stand a desperate woman, I’m going to help you out. Now, some of you may know this already, but for those who don’t – listen up. If rappers can rap about it,  and damn near every R&B, pop and country singer can sing about it, we can talk […]

    The Democrats and Republicans would like us to believe that this election is about change. In fact they repeat the word like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz clicking her heels three times chanting “there’s no place like home” except they hope their mantra will get them to White House rather than Kansas. […]

With Bynum out for a few months, then now Ariza out, someone else besides Kobe needs to step up for the Lakers – and it doesn’t look like that person is going to be Kwame Brown.   I think watching the game the other night on TNT, and seeing fans pay their money to boo […]

You used to just admire your favorite rapper for his flow or your favorite singer for her pitch, but these days it seems like swagger and style are taking the front seat for our affections.   So many artists are becoming designers, that it seems launching a clothing line is part of their record contracts. […]

  “Dumb down my delivery and double my dollars” -Jay-Z OK. I am officially going on record and waging a war against the ignorant Black man. If you are a dumb ass n***a and you are reading this just know that it is on. On and poppin’ my n***a. We are officially beefin’. I’m sick […]

For some reason, Joakim Noah always rubbed me the wrong way. At the University of Florida, I thought he seemed arrogant on the court and in interviews.   I like a swagger in a player, but with him it seemed like it more of an unnecessary arrogance. So, it doesn’t really surprise me that his […]

You may or may not know who Compton, California native Dave Scott is, but if you have seen the movies You Got Served or Stomp The Yard then you have seen his moves.   As a self-taught dancer, Dave Scott has worked his magic on the big screen and television. He has also choreographed many […]

  I still can’t figure it out. Name a medical problem and its probably affecting or infecting African-Americans more than any other racial or ethnic group. Whether it is HIV/AIDS, heart disease, diabetes, or high blood pressure, we, as African-Americans are at the top of the list when it comes to medical problems that are […]

Welcome to another edition of The Hollywood Shuffle, discussing all things movies, television, celebrity and just plain Hollywood. Sometimes reporting celebrity news is like beating a dead horse, but for some reason the dead horse keeps coming back for more! This week we’ve got more on Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds, more on Wesley Snipes and […]

Legacy. Something handed down from the past for the benefit of the future. Never has there been a more precious gift than a life laid down so that others may enjoy liberties you were denied. Such is the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As we near what would have been Dr. King’s 79th […]

  Do your ever reminisce about the day they made the big transition from a rotary dial to a push-button phone? Oh sure, it’s funny now, but those inventions did exist and some of them still work—for instance, the landline The Gadget Inspector uses every day.   Who would have ever thought that phones, cameras, […]

Diehard fans of The Wire were a little shocked when Namond Brice, son of Barksdale clan hitman Wee-Bey, took measures to step away from the drug game he was born into in Season 4.   With doe-eyed passiveness, Namond lied to his mother about pushing drugs to avoid her constant banter about living up to […]

Greetings true believers and welcome to this week’s edition of Sunday Comics, where we provide non comic fans with suggestions on what to read if they want to get into comics, and for fans, which books to buy.  Last week we launched with a look at the independent publishers.  This week, we’re doubling up with […]

NFL Conference Championship Weekend Preview   We’re down to the Final Four.  Ironically, the theme for this weekend’s Championship Games is “The Revenge of the Week 2 Match-ups”.  All four of these teams met back in Week 2 of this season, and the teams who were the favorites to win in the match-ups won.  Will […]

I never thought in a million years that I’d be that person. You know, the chick with the too-cute dressed-up ankle-biter dog. Ugh!   My family had rugged, active working dogs growing up, and even with allergies I acquired later on in life, I was always more of a cat person really. Then I met […]

  I don’t know about you, but I love to see the next hot thing that’s coming out and try to reason to myself “why I need this.” The good thing is, it’s not hard to convince myself.  That bad thing is… it’s not hard to convince myself.     Your pockets gotta be a […]

It’s official, Jay-Z and Beyoncè are… geniuses; super geniuses. I know, I know, I know; usually when their names are spoken in the same breath, speculation isn’t too far behind. However, being the maverick that I am, I would like to be the first to thank them for giving best friends and couples everywhere something […]

Say It Ain’t So….Rumors Abound of De La Hoya-Mayweather Rematch   This past weekend, Golden Boy Promotions rival (and scorned former  Mayweather promoter) Bob Arum leaked to the press that a De La Hoya-Mayweather rematch was a “done deal” for May 2008.   Arum elaborated that De La Hoya was using a potential showdown with […]