May, 2012

Nas unleashed a serious lesson to father’s this Memorial Weekend, with the release of the video for his song “Daughters.”

The Chris Robinson-directed visuals are showcased through the eyes of Nas’ 17-year-old daughter–Destiny.

The Queensbridge rapper touches on the incident where she twitpic’d  a photo of condoms by her bed and tackles the issue off driving under the influence!

Check out the positive visuals, below:

Growing up in a single parent household is not easy. Whether you are a daughter without a father, or a son without a mother, the trials and tribulations of that missing individual will affect your life more than one could imagine.

A new documentary “Dear Daddy” explores the impact of fatherless young women. “The trauma that these girls – these 1.8 million, 18 to 24-year-old black girls, 1.8 million – are carrying on their heart, it’s not been given a voice,” says Director Janks Morton.

“And what I found is that this arc, it goes through a woman’s life. It just…

I totally watch “Unsung” on TV One.  I have been known to cop a squat and watch marathons of the show that takes an intimate look at some of our favorite artists who may or may not have attained the highest of heights.

Past episodes have highlighted singers like Teddy Pendergrass, Teena Marie, Phyllis Hyman and plenty of others. The network attempted to cover the story of singer Stephanie Mills recently but was totally rejected.

“I don’t like that show,” the Grammy Award winner revealed in a recent interview with The Huffington Post. “They have approached me quite a…

The buzz continues to build for Andre 3000′s Jimi Hendrix biopic, and now there’s a photo to go with the anticipation.

The Outkast rapper was snapped in full costume on the set, with a full afro and some stylish ’60s threads to match. Check out the photo below.

The buzz continues to build for Andre 3000′s Jimi Hendrix biopic, and now there’s a photo to go with the anticipation.

The Outkast…

Erykah Badu’s steadfast pursuit of creativity and inspiration has been an ongoing challenge for the R&B songstress throughout the course of her career. The celebrated soul singer and mother of three recently extended her benevolent aspirations with Hennessy’s “Wild Rabbit” campaign.

During a recent interview with the Huffington Post, the Dallas native opened up on her second partnership with the luxury cognac brand, thoughts on a possible duet with Jay Electronica, and how she balances her career as a midwife.

What attracted you to become a brand ambassador for Hennessy’s “Wild Rabbit” campaign?

This is not my first time being…

Former NFL star Terrell Owens has been released from the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League … and his infamous prima donna ways are to blame.  Team president Tommy Benizio tells TMZ the decision was “performance based” — but says the final straw was T.O. skipping a recent team visit to a children’s hospital in Allen, TX. This was T.O.’s first season with the Wranglers … and when he announced the move to the IFL in January it was considered a huge fall from grace for a former NFL superstar.  T.O. put up 10 touchdowns in 8 games for…