Recently, Peacock released the highly anticipated three-part documentary, “Kings From Queens: The Run DMC story” which tells the journey of how Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell met on the streets of Hollis, Queens and became pioneers in the music industry as well as cultural icons.
The Grammy Museum announced Thursday that it is launching the “Hip Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit,” celebrating 50 years of the music and culture ‘s global impact.
Singer and actress Mary J. Blige will perform at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards, hosted by Anthony Anderson, on Saturday, February 26, at 8 p.m. on BET.
After testing positive for COVID-19, hip-hop singer LL Cool J has canceled his performance in “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022,” according to a report posted on the ABC 7 website.
While about 37,000 workers were laid off or furloughed at media companies like the Los Angeles Times, Condé Nast, The Dallas Morning News, Gannett, McClatchy, National Public Radio, and VOX, the NNPA added staff and expanded services to NNPA member publishers across the nation.
“Hip hop is one of those things that really gave my life meaning,” LL Cool J, perhaps the greatest of them all, stated during the ceremony that included Nas, Lil Kim, Fat Joe, Grandmaster Flash, Slick Rick, EMPD, Naughty By Nature, and other superstars and trailblazers.
The Hip-hop industry loses another impactful lyricist this year; on April 17, Rapper Robert “Black Rob” Ross died at 51 years old. Best known for his single, “Woah.” and his affiliation with Diddy’s Bad Boy Records, friends and loved ones reflect on his talent.
In the season of racial equality and diversity in leadership, former development director Amber Rasberry accepted the position of a senior film executive at Amazon Studios. With a long history in the film production industry, Rasberry has a portfolio supporting the well-deserved position as a senior film executive.
Pictures from the star-studded event
As a result of the $10.6 billion acquisition deal, Allen’s company, Entertainment Studios, announced that it will buy four local stations from Bayou City Broadcasting for $165 million, according to Variety.
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
You tell somebody now that James Brown was the Micheal Jackson of his time and they won’t believe you.”
Hip-hop acts are getting real love from the Television Academy this year: Chance the Rapper, Common, Snoop Dogg and LL Cool J are among the musicians nominated for Emmys.
Shootings, stabbings and murders are commonplace in many South Los Angeles neighborhoods. While some crimes draw immediate media and police attention, few agencies hang around to help victims or witnesses deal with the long-term psychological effects. Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer, pastor of Faithful Central Bible Church in Inglewood, hopes to change that dynamic with the launch of The Ulmer Institute (TUI), a nonprofit organization focused on treating, researching and training professional and community leaders on issues relating to urban psychological trauma. The project is a partnership between centers of faith, the Israeli psychological community, the Jewish community, Los Angeles-based clinics,
Quentin Tarantino, Tracy Morgan, Steve Carell, LL Cool J, Kathy Bates, Bruno Mars and Cyndi Lauper are among the famous names to be added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year.