Rihanna Named As The 2017 Harvard University Humanitarian Of The Year
Rihanna may not have walked away with a Grammy this year, but she will received something equally prestigious as the Harvard Foundation named her the Humanitarian of the year. The announcement of the induction comes just days after her 29th birthday and the news of receiving her 30th top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart,…
Jay Z To Be The First Rapper To Be Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame
It was only three weeks ago when Beyoncé graced us with the pregnancy announcement of not one, but two babies via Instagram. An announcement that helped set this as a monumental black history month of first evers, and never befores. But just the month approaches the end of its time, the Carters has yet something else to…
Drake vs. Kanye West: Two Powerful Forces In The Game
Have you ever walked into a barber shop or a sports bar in the middle of a heated debate about who is better than who, whether it is of music or even sports? As you listen to both sides argue intensely of their views and beliefs, you either lean towards one or the other, or…
Why Kanye West Should Be Your Fashion God
So I was in the middle of writing another blog post about how hip-hop music and high-end fashion has co-existed in the industry for the last decade or so, and I started talking about Kanye West. And as I was making reference to his four-month internship with Fendi, I thought to myself, “This man needs…
To Be A MiSFiT: Solange Knowles
As we began to unwind from what is considered to be the ‘most important night‘ of any musician’s career, I had to start this particular post by congratulating Solange on her big win. Last night, Solange Knowles won her very first Grammy award for best R&B Performance for her now Grammy award winning album, ‘A seat…
Jim Jones Signs to Roc Nation. Jay-Z Won.
Once upon a time not long ago, led a beef heard from anywhere and everywhere you go. A beef between two kings of two different territories, fighting over who told the best of their stories. Now that I am finished with my nursery rhyme, let’s talk about the latest member to join the Roc…
To Be A MiSFiT: Pharrell Williams
“Individuality is the new wealth.” In the first installment of my “To Be A MiSFiT” series, I broke down what the meaning of being a misfit meant to me. An individualist whom admires not only the nonconformity of themselves, but of others too. A leader, a visionary and a lover of freedom of self-expression. As…
Visuals: Chance The Rapper – Same Drugs
Chance The Rapper just released his visual for “Same Drugs” from his Grammy nominated album “Coloring Book” via Facebook Live. I must say, I was definitely up in there stanning like no one’s business as the 10 minute countdown to the premiere begun. The video begins with Chance sitting at a white Grand piano and…
Migos’ Number One Album Is For The Culture
Offset, Quavo and Takeoff have done it! Migos’ Sophomore album Culture has earned them their first number one album on the Billboard Chart. According to Billboard.com,, “Culture’s debut was driven by streams of its songs, as streaming equivalent album units accounted for 59 percent of the set’s first-week total (77,000 of 131,000). The album sold 44,000…
