Kanye West is about to round out the end of 2018 with three more albums in the works. I want you to seriously ask yourself, Do you care? Coming from a true Ye fan who can remember the first song he played on a loop for days after hearing it on a hip hop compilation […]

Keeping up a perfect social media image is a difficult task that we all can admit to trying to maintain at least once in our online lifetime. Those filtered vacation pictures on Instagram look great but they don’t show the mountain of debt it took to pay for that wonderful trip to Italy. Scrolling quickly […]

Dealing with the challenges of getting discovered and finding a way into the music industry has gotten a lot easier over the years thanks to social media and the internet. Unsigned and independent artists looking to push their music out to the masses have multiple platforms (YouTube, SoundCloud, streaming services) to share their art while […]

When I think of the first black owned business I’ve ever supported, countless trips to Alex Walker’s barbershop on the northside of Kalamazoo, Michigan vividly flashes into my mind. I can still picture the multiple side tables with Jet magazines stacked high and the smell of an assortment of black hair products in the air. […]

When a legend passes away it feels like the world collectively stops for a moment to mourn the loss. Photos and videos capturing the ups and downs of their life are posted on the internet and shown on a loop on tv news channels. Older generations remember the moments a song brought them and younger […]

The internet and its trends come and go as fast as a check when rent is due in a couple days. We went from basic blogs published through Blogger and LiveJournal to social media platforms like Myspace, Facebook and Twitter being the windows to our digital souls (Remember profile songs on Myspace and actually liking […]

When thinking about the ridiculous amount of revenue that the states who have already legalized recreational and medical marijuana are making, it makes me wonder how long it’s going to take for the U.S. to give into its true capitalist nature and finally make the country weed-approved. According to Forbes, California is raking in $2.75 […]

Kylie Jenner has had an eventful 2018 so far. Between running a makeup empire that’s worth close to a billion dollars, the arrival of her baby girl Stormi Webster with Travis Scott in February and maintaining her very lucrative social media presence; Jenner also managed to thwart Nicki Minaj from getting a #1 album in […]

Our ability to create, react to and preserve the culture we’re creating through the internet is a blessing and sometimes a curse. I mean having to bypass trolls (whether they be racist or just ignorant) can get annoying, Seeing your family and friends share political posts that are always too long and bias can get […]

Can I tell you guys a story? Teslas are electric cars known for their high-quality design and impressive gas mileage. With average costs of $35,000 for the base model and over $80,000 for luxury models, you won’t catch everyone riding in one of these bad boys but you could see any average citizen working within […]

2 Chainz (formerly known as Tity Boi) has been in the game for 21 years and whether you know him for his solo work or as a part of the hip hop duo Playaz Circle, his success is undeniable. I remember being in seventh grade blasting “Duffle Bag Boy” trying to understand the life of […]

When it comes to successful entertainers, they face an audience that’s ready to help them climb to the top of the charts and the next day knock them off their pedestal for multiple reasons. We’re living in the “cancel” era where a past racist tweet or disruptive life choice played out for the masses will […]