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“Sorry to Bother You” Sneak Peek

The entertainment industry is always looking for the next “it” thing, but success isn’t just ranked by top box office numbers, but also critics; professional or not. June 14, 2018, Los Angeles, CA, hosted the Sundance Screenwriters Lab alum film, “Sorry to Bother You,” a feature film by writer/director, Boots Riley. The itinerary stated doors open at 7:00 pm, with Riley receiving the Sundance…

Getting Started With Homebrewing

Not everyone knows it, but homebrewing has been legal in all states since 2013. It begs the question: why isn’t just about everyone out there making their own beers instead of paying the big breweries? A lot of the problem seems to be that many people think homebrewing is hard, expensive or difficult to get started. The truth is that it’s actually easy and cheap to start your own home brewery,…

Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Red Table Talk’ is Like Free Group Therapy

Jada Pinkett Smith recently launched her online talk show “Red Table Talk,”  with her mom, Adrienne, and daughter, Willow, serving as co-host. From body image, hair, mending broken relationships and performing self-assessments Red Table Talk leaves no unchartered territory.

Pinkett Smith has embarked on a journey that includes millions of followers taking a seat at the table. It’s no secret that…

Album Review: Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic

The name is Mike Shinoda. You may know him as the rapper of one the best-selling rock music acts of the 21st century, Linkin Park. Alongside lead singer Chester Bennington, he provided the rap (and sometimes singing) verses in some of Linkin Park’s most notable hit singles, like ‘In The End’, ‘Faint’, ‘Somewhere I Belong’, or ‘Burn It Down’. Apart from being the rapper and occasional second…

Philadelphia-Based Rapper N.Ave Represents Philly’s ‘Black Magic’

Philadelphia has been on an award tour lately. The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl and Meek Mill got released from jail. Now, Philly-based rapper N.Ave is ready to represent for the winning team.

In hIs latest project, Black Magic, N.Ave delivers straight bars as he raps about his lifestyle over EDM and trap beats.

“‘Black Magic’ highlights that people are not who they are,” he said. “The…

Save Money on Medical Tourism

The most common reason for medical tourism is to save money. Traveling for surgery or other medical reasons is always a daunting proposition. But, using the right tools, you can enjoy a bit of a vacation while taking care of your medical needs. With the thousands of other considerations to getting medical travel underway about to begin, it helps to know exactly where you plan to spend your money…

Spragga Benz’ ‘Spread Out’ Is About To Be Your New Summer Anthem

Spragga Benz will have people ready to wine and with his latest track, “Spread Out.”

The Hype & Fever–featured track arrives with a music video showing the Jamaican artist at several locations including a bashment scene with several different dancers.

The song arrives head of Benz’ full-length project, Chiliagon,that’s set to be released later this year. It is slated to feature several artists…

Why Domino From Deadpool 2 Had To Be A Sista

Marvel’s latest hero, Deadpool, assembled his own team of mutant mercenaries called X-Force in this sequel of the same name. Among the unusual band of misfits is the only woman on the crew, Domino. In the comics, her legal name is Neena Thurman and she has blue eyes, straight hair, and an unnatural skin color. With her facial features, she could pass for any race. But Marvel made the decision to…

Summer Projects: The Nerd Cave

Setting up your own man caveis truly an act of dedication. Sports fans, pool hustlers and poker players alike show their love with traditional man caves. But what if your ideal cave is less sports and more tabletop fun or movie night? What if you prefer comic books, or video games, or even the wizarding world of Harry Potter? What if your idea of a man cave is closer to a Batcave? Holy hammer and…

Janet Jackson’s Back in the Studio

Janet Jackson is working on new material for her 12th studio album. The singer/songwriter, who has a total of 7 number one albums and 10 number one singles since the 80s, is quietly working on a possible long-player, a follow-up on 2015’s ‘Unbreakable’, as confirmed by herself during an interview on Billboard. The ‘Rhythm Nation’ singer shares little to no information about the upcoming project,…

Robert De Niro Says F*** Trump

The president started running his mouth about Robert De Niro on Wednesday morning/Tuesday afternoon our time while he was coming back from his meeting in Singapore and returning to the USA. Trump was on Air Force One on his way back home when he posted a Tweet about the actor.

The president was rather rude with what he said about the famous actor, De Niro. According to CNN, he called De Niroa…

Take a Walk on the Wild Side with the Best Online Entertainment

There are hundreds of activities available to keep you busy and entertained in your hometown. All you have to do is hit the streets and you’re almost always guaranteed to find something worth your while.

The catch is that any entertainment away from home leads to extra expenses when it comes to travel. Not to mention the cost of the entertainment too! Of course, there are practically free…

Talib Kweli Teams Up With Upstate New York Chuckie Campbell for ‘Synesthesia (Remix)’

Hailing from Buffalo, NY, Chuckie Campbell arrives with a remix of his song “Synesthesia” with none other than hip-hop legend Talib Kweli. But while the message is well-intentioned, it’s a bit misguided.

The two rappers get together to talk about the importance of love in dismantling race issues in the United States. But as the song goes on, it’s clear they are unaware of race as a system that…

Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Father’s Day is approaching, but don’t worry if you haven’t found the perfect gift for the man in your life, because with the Internet there is always time. Fathers come in all forms, some are biological, some are sentimental mentors that guided you through your life’s journey, and this Sunday is the day to show your appreciation. Men of today have style and grace and your gift should also…

Skinny Dipping Record Falls in Ireland

Thousand of women shed both their inhibitions and their clothes on an Irish beach Saturday, culminating in a new skinny dipping world record. More than 2,500 women braved the cold waters outside Dublin, Ireland, meeting on Magheramore beach to obliterate the previous mark.

The event raised funds for a childhood cancer charity. Noted Lucia Singagliesi, the Guinness World Records official on hand…

Palindromes: Words or phrases that are the same whether written forward or backward. My personal favorite? “A man, a plan, a canal: Panama.” Read it in reverse, and you’ll see: the letters are the same whether read left-to-right or right-to-left.

(Never mind the historical accuracy of the palindrome. That’s a story for another day.)

If you have a fear of palindromes, there is a name for that…

Nicki Minaj Ghostwriter Drama: P-Kash talks about Ghostwriters and Ghostwriting

It’s been a long way from the days of Artist being in secret deals with ghostwriters. This generation has no idea what it would cost to have a ghostwriter and to get revealed as having one.

From Queen Pen, to Foxy Brown and now Nicki Minaj, Female emcees have no doubt been involved with not only being the name credited for writing their music.  Jay-Z, Biggie, Teddy Riley, Safaree and more have…