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Spotlight On Empowerment: The Taylor Rooks Chapter

In the latest chapter of the Spotlight On Empowerment series, I spoke with sports journalist and broadcaster, Taylor Rooks. Women, black women in particular, in predominantly male employed fields bring…

Goodz "Mama"

Mother’s Day Message “Mama”

. BX’s own Goodz delivers a special gift on this Mother’s Day afternoon. People often assume their loved ones know exactly how they feel about them. Most times they have…

Hip Hop

36 Grams Of Life

The very first time I heard Lloyd Banks rhyme, it was on this gem entitled “Clips“. “go give back ya bronze chains. I’m #1 in the draft, just ask, you…

Benny x El Camino “India”

I’m sure the weather in your region has been confusing to say the least, no? It’s mid-April and some places still have snow. In any case it’s GXFR season. That’s…

Bitter Dose Of Revenge

Roc Marciano returns with “Rosebud’s Revenge 2: The Bitter Dose” and it’s in the conversation for his best work to date. Whether you point to cohesiveness, production, or lyrical performance;…

TV

The Files Of Lolita: Part Two

In part two of our conversation with the brilliant Lolita Files, we talk tales from college, favorite Tupac songs, and how the A&E docu-series came to be! Check out the…

TV

The Files Of Lolita: Part One

Ahead of the premiere of A&E’s six-part docu-series “Who Killed Tupac?”, I spoke with New York Times best-selling author Lolita Files. In part 1 of my in-depth conversation with Ms.…

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