Destani, sweet sweet Destani, is a friend, a sister & one of my favorite artists. That intro just made me feel like I am coming out of the Destani closet for the first time or entering Destani rehab,…

I am a sucker for great lyrics  that bring the message through from deep down in the roots to the light of an issue. God Bless the lyricist, the wizards of words, the artists who touch our souls! Lover’s…

If this isn’t the time for the legacy of Fela Anikulapo Kuti to shout out Africa for Africa & to come out of Africa With Fury & Rise, then I don’t know when it will ever…

As Black Music Month approaches in America in June thanks to former president Jimmy Carter who on June 7, 1979, decreed that June would be the month of black music, I have decided to post up the stories of…

I played my ipod the other day & forgot to press shuffle, so I had a whole work day of A’s being laid down from Aaliyah to Al Green, To Alice In Chains,  to Alicia…

Jay Z has done it again. This time his creativity & new era pushing the envelope has come in the form of his new website Life + Times, which is basically what I envisioned Global Fusion Productions to be…

Race & foreign relations in Sarkozy’s France has been beyond deplorable for those of us who believe in the altruistic ideal of civil rights, freedom & democracy. Today marked the official ban of  the small minority of Muslim…

Well, Well Well, Sade’s no rappers cherry has been popped as the ban gets lifted with a Jay Z verse on the remix of “The Moon & The Sky”, slated to appear on the highly anticipated double disc, “

I forgot just how much I love Slick Rick & Outkast’s “Street Talking” & how right it is for the times with all the streets talking about the never ending debate over Hip-Hop’s legacy & its global & social benefit.…

Last night was an interesting evening of events that seemed to raise people’s interest in our government again, as a shutdown loomed over the heads of Americans once again being held like a noose around our necks in fear…