You read that correctly. Sony is coming out with a Walkman — you remember those, right?
It's going to cost over $1,100. The product, called the Walkman ZX2, was announced at the
CES conference in Las Vegas. Sony is pushing…Read more

U.S. industrial conglomerate General Electric Co plans to release its first feature film
through video streaming devices like Roku and Apple TV in a marketing effort that raises
the bar for sponsored content."Shake the Dust" is a documentary about breakdancing…Read more

Singer, performer, host Wayne Brady talks about his early job as a Power Ranger,
performing in Japan for weeks with one tuxedo, the most embarrassing moment 
on stage, a moving to his tribute to his mom and more. Check the…Read more

Another heater from the "PRhyme" album called Courtesy
PRhyme is DJ Premier and Royce Da 5' 9"



Peep the full album here: smarturl.it/ThePRhymeAlbum

The next superstar in the making, 11 year old Brianna Curiel does an amazing cover of 
Meghan Trainor's "Lips are movin." Check out her poise, charisma, and shine in the 
video. Thanks to MBennz, Reel Mike Jones, Curl Fryz for…Read more

MC Lyte brings along Lil Mama and AV on her latest single from her
first studio album in 11 years set to drop in 2015


 

DJ Premier and Royce Da 5'9" preview another treat from their up
coming collaboration called PRhyme peep the video:

The Egypt of the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, and the Valley of the Kings was an
empire of indomitable might. Then, around 800 BC, the impossible happened. Kush,
a subject kingdom from the south, rose up and conquered Egypt, enthroned…Read more

Turning up the heat on subway perverts, the MTA will put surveillance cameras in hundreds of 
new train cars expected to be ordered in a few years. The MTA for the first time committed to
the security move in a…Read more

Running back Ray Rice has been released by the Baltimore Ravens after
video (see below) emerges of him assaulting his wife Janay Palmer in an elevator in
Atlantic City. He originally received only a  2 game suspension from the NFL.…Read more

Twenty years after the release of Nas groundbreaking debut album Illmatic,
NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC takes us into the heart of his creative process.
Returning to his childhood home in Queensbridge, Nas shares stories of his
upbringing, his influences from…Read more

Amazon is buying video service Twitch Interactive Inc. for more than $1 billion, adding an
online gathering place for video gamers, people with knowledge of the plans said. Amazon
moved in to buy Twitch after the startup’s deal with Google…Read more

  

For most, eating a chocolate bar is a regular (albeit delicious) occurrence. But for a
group of cocoa bean farmers on the Ivory Coast in South Africa, who had never even
heard of chocolate before, eating the delicious fruits of…Read more

Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actress, Writer, Businesswoman
and all around smart girl, self proclaimed #CoolGeek. Ameriie
shares a new tune with the world. What do you think? Check
the video link below

Mariah told Billboard magazine that the album took its title from a “personal possession
of mine that's part of an entity that I've had almost all my life.”  The album features production
from Rodney Jerkins, Jermaine Dupri, Hit-Boy and Mike…Read more

Live Nation and Yahoo will live-stream 365 concerts over a 12-month period set to begin
later this summer, the two companies announced during Yahoo’s “Newfront” presentation
to advertisers at New York’s Lincoln Center. The program seeks to answer a question…Read more

A pilot project in Los Angeles where two television stations successfully shared a single channel
could go a long way to advancing the Federal Communications Commission's goal to coax more
stations to voluntarily give up some of their spectrum for…Read more

This video by Detroit vets Slum Village is so much fun. Nice when hip hop
cats remember that you can be that. 

 “Why is everyone so afraid of black men?”  In her new documentary, “Afraid of Dark”,
filmmaker Mya B. attempts to answer this question.  In examining two of the most prevalent
stereotypes about the black man as the brute and as…Read more

Check out this new music sample from Smart Guy Chevelle coming straight
out of Minneapolis. Smart Guy has opened and collaborated with Adrian Peterson,
DJ Skee, Lil Scrappy, Randy Jackson, The Game, The Minnesota Timberwolves,
The Vikings, TV Johnny, Young…Read more

5 year old prodigy rapper makes song about Black History Month. Heir Jordin
(Jordin Jackson-Prince) of East Saint Louis, Illinois, son of proud father and
rapper Ramel "RT-FaQ" Prince of the group Doorway, releases his debut song
and video "Proud…Read more

"On My Gonzales" is Atlanta-based mc/lyrical alchemist/DOOM affiliate
staHHr's latest video from her "Mother Nature with a Molotov: Molotov Season"
album. Joined by lyrical heavyweights John Robinson (Scienz of Life) and
Ekundayo (L.I.U.N.S. Den), the trio lace this Floyd the…Read more

The 2nd annual Comedy Wings Competition, sponsored by HBO is now open.
It is a national search to identify outstanding comedic talent. People who
demonstrate a natural ability to be funny!Up to ten semi-finalists will be
selected to perform at…Read more