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Is Adele "Black" Enough for the NAACP Image Awards?
posted: February 3, 2012
According to the Web site for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), its mission is a simple yet noble one: “to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of…
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Sound And Vision: The Year in Review — What Was Hot and Not in Pop (and Beyond) in 2011?
posted: December 23, 2011
No discussion of the last twelve months in music would be complete without a proper shout out to Adele, the blue-eyed, soulful Brit who ruled 2011 with one album (the multiply GRAMMY-nominated 21) and two…
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Soundcheck: GRAMMY Showdown — Nicki vs. Kanye vs. Jay-Z
posted: December 6, 2011
The 2012 GRAMMY nominations are in and it looks like another big year for hip hop, with the genre’s brightest stars earning the majority of nominations for the music industry’s biggest honor. Leading the pack…
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Soundcheck: When Hip-Hop Goes Pop
posted: October 11, 2011
Mash-ups are a mainstay on the hip hop scene with rappers constantly collaborating to deliver fresh material. Even the most vicious emcee paired up with the current R&B diva has a natural charm, and we’ve…
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Soundcheck: Charity Cases – Hip Hop Heroes Give Back
posted: August 23, 2011
Although hip hop headlines usually highlight a new album, or the latest antics of riled up rappers; Lupe Fiasco gave people something else to talk about last week. His charity, The Lupe Fiasco Foundation, launched…
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Sound And Vision: Best And Worst Performances In Pop Music Videos — Who's Hot And Not?
posted: July 15, 2011
Though we’re at least two decades removed from MTV‘s prime, never underestimate the enduring power of music videos. They can send singles zooming up the charts (Katy Perry’s latest jumped from No. 31 to No.…
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