Hip-hop is like the American government. The wrong people are in power. Hip-hop and I have this love/hate thing going on. Sometimes it’s “Oh, hip-hop, you’re so great!” Other times it’s “Oh, hip-hop, you stupid, ignorant &*!%, son of a*%^$! Example, love: Eminem’s “Lose Yourself.” Hate: Master P’s “Tight Whips.” […]

Hip-hop has taken many turns in today’s world. We have heard about artists’ deaths, going to jail on numerous convictions, dating other artists, creating clothing lines and the list goes on. But rappers and hip-hop artists are constantly appearing in one of today’s most focused mediums – the big screen. […]

Who is the best rapper on the planet right now? This is a question that has raged on since the deaths of Tupac and Biggie. Rap fans have been looking for someone to crown king and as of recently there seems to be some trouble in doing so. The reason […]

For FAMU, the playoffs start Saturday in Orlando, at the 23rd Walt Disney World Florida Classic, presented by State Farm Insurance. The Rattlers’ only chance of making the Division I-AA playoffs is to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Standing in their way is their archrival Bethune-Cookman. FAMU (7-4, 5-2), which […]

Ramadan falls on the ninth month in the lunar calendar and to people of the Islamic faith it is the holiest month of the year. This month is special to the followers of Islam because they believe during this month Allah revealed the first five verses of the Quran to […]

With rapper Eminem being the main character in “8 Mile,” you might expect the album to be full of songs from Eminem and his crew, D-12. Eminem, however, only appears on three of the 16 tracks, with members from D-12 appearing on just three more. That’s a good thing. For […]

Fat Joe knows rap, Sean Paul knows dancehall and Craig David knows R&B. Besides the fact they could all pass for first cousins, these three different artists with their three different styles do have another thing in common: their record label. Atlantic Records will feature Fat Joe’s new album “Loyalty” […]

Senior forward Deidra Bateman’s heart must have four extra chambers to guzzle the boatloads of intestinal fortitude flowing through her body. The 5-foot-10-inch, Gadsden, Ala., native simply has more heart than the average basketball player because it’s overflowing with an immense love for the game. Bateman has endured four knee […]

The Republicans have taken over the political system of the United State of America. The Democrats are trying to rebound from the devastation. Something must be done in order to return to the happy stability of the two-party system the country once had. As most citizens know, the Republicans stand […]

FORT VALLEY, Ga. – For B. Keith Murphy, what began as a boyhood passion for comic books and superheroes has grown into a pursuit for rare and largely forgotten black comic strips. Murphy, a professor at Fort Valley State University in central Georgia, has spent the past year collecting and […]