By Toyin Alaka
Playboy has been an institution in American culture since its inception in 1953. With a loyal legion of fans, the company followed up in 1960 with its next venture, the Playboy Club. This week (September 19), NBC is taking viewers back to the time of the satin bodices, fluffy tails and satin headbands with ears with...
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By David Whitely
August 21st 2011 was New York City’s Summer Stage “Salute to Hip Hop” concert in Central Park. The show was headlined by “The God Emcee” Rakim, and featured performances by famed duo Eric Sermon and Robert Parish, known by their stage name EPMD, and Hot 97′s Funk Master Flex.
Scheduled to...
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By David Whitely
For Jazz enthusiasts looking for a place to listen to or perform great music, University of The Streets at 130 E. 7th Street, Manhattan, New York, is where you want to be.
Since its creation in 1969 by Muhammad Salahuddeen, University of the Streets, a non-profit organization aiming to “address the educational,...
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By Tamara Jenkins
VH1’s reality series Basketball Wives has sparked high ratings and high criticism. Focusing on the lives of the women behind some of the worlds most admired and idolized men, the show has become a goldmine for the cable channel and made the wives featured household names.
Having just concluded the third season...
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By Toyin Alaka
A mash-up of cool, colorful cups and cold slurpee concoctions combined with the sounds of We Are The In Crowd and Gym Class Heroes greeted those lucky enough to snag a ticket to 7-Eleven’s MixMaker Concert Series held July 25th atChicago’s Lincoln Hall.
Gym Class Heroes, currently on the 2011 Vans Warped Tour,...
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By Tamara Jenkins
He’s the son of a Hip-Hop Legend, nephew to a Hip-Hop mogul and now Diggy Simmons is venturing into the family business and coming into his own.
Already a proven lyricist with two successful mixtapes under his belt, The First Flight (2009) and Airborne (2010), a nomination for MTV’s “Hottest Breakthrough...
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