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Davery Ezell Joseph, better known as Blakk Gawd is the definition of an independent artist. Born in San Diego, California and raised in Slidell, Louisiana Blakk has cultivated a sound in rap that is made just for him. Since the age of fourteen Blakk has been fascinated with hip hop culture. Inspired by rappers like Wale, Jcole, and Nipsey Hussle, Blakk Gawd has adopted the metaphorical word play within his rap lyrics. Now settled in Colorado Springs, Colorado Blakk Gawd has been making sure his

Victor Okame a beneficiary of the Presidential Amnesty, has expressed dismay over how the beneficiaries are being treated amongst other issues raised by him in statement titled and sub-titled “Gen. Monguno’s Private Experiment” and “The thoughts of a law-abiding Amnesty Beneficiary”    

According to him, “The emergence of Col. Miland Dikio gave us great expectations. We believed something fresh was coming our way. Little did we know that we might be joining another round of politics 101?”

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“Seasons” is the latest single by Negroid Prime, released November 24, 2020. The track mixes Hip-hop styles and electronic music production techniques to create a refreshing sound. Rolling on an old-school Hip-hop beat, the tune features classic 90’s West Coast-style P-Funk analog synths, Chill-hop Blues and Jazz samples and a late 80’s East Coast attitude.

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Meeko Kolledi features L.A Rapper Jag on his latest track. Jag is a well respected emcee in the game whose credits include Cassidy, Trey Songs, J.R Writer & More. The two hit up a freestyle track that's made for the Hip Hop heads. Produced by D.Lynch, credits include Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, & More!

A man of many talents; actor, audio engineer, and hip-hop recording artist, Meeko Kolledi, born Domenico P. D’Ippolito, comes from an Italian American, blue collar upbringing in Westcheste

Star Barksdale is not a new name in the Chicago rap community, he has been in the game for years. A veteran of the streets in the Southside of Chicago, Star grew up in the shadow of ganglands worst. His songs reflect the struggle of the people from the Robert Taylor Homes, Englewood and Roseland neighborhoods with his distinct flow not typically heard from Chicago rappers. Star’s first album Chiraq Live, featuring some of the hottest rappers and producers in Chicago, released in 2013 was instrum

A spokesperson confirmed that the students' two-year memberships will start when they activate their account, which they can do at any time (note: it's unclear when access to the two-year membership offer will expire). Peloton also told POPSUGAR that it is the schools' responsibility to enroll their own students once the memberships are gifted, but there is no limit to how many students at each HBCU can receive a membership; students just have to be currently enrolled. If this applies to you,

     One of my favorite illustrations of the divorce issue rests in the plight of an elected official years ago.  This lawmaker was a ‘tough guy’ on the issue of child support.  He bucked and stomped in our Indiana Statehouse, calling for toughened penalties against those men and women who were involved with the system.  When non-custodial parents would come to the statehouse to express their views on the unfairness of the laws that lawmakers created, he objected the loudest.

     Until.  Until

Rutty the Goodfella is the real OG and has the scars to prove it. Rutty grew up on the Northside of Youngstown, Ohio and started rapping in 2007 dropping three mixtapes over the following two years. After a series of life changing events involving both ends of a smoking gun, near death experiences and a lot of time to think Rutty has a new perspective on life. (For more on that you will have to wait for the movie which begins filming Spring 2021.) If the world has taught Rutty one thing, it’s th

“God’s children run home when the storm comes on.”

--Charles Haddon Spurgeon

     Here is an absolute of life:  God allows rain to fall on the just and the unjust (Matthew 5:45 KJV).  To be a card-carrying member of the human race means that bad times and bad things are going to happen to each of us, simply because of the fallen condition of man.  The difference between the Christian and the unbeliever?  The Christian has God to lean upon.  The unbeliever—no matter how talented or resourceful--do

To quote from my recent book, A Jamaica Poor No More:

“We have been conditioned to look upon the rich powerful countries as models. Why should these rich powerful countries be the model for the world with their history of slavery, colonialism, imperialism, hundreds of thousands of innocent people killed by their wars, their slaughter and dispossession of  indigenous people all over the world. In God’s name, why?

Forget them. Let us be different. In the words of Afro-American author Alice Walker,

     Before we get into the last part of this series, I wanted to inject a few things which surfaced before I made the decision of putting this column to bed and shipping it out.

     I happened to have a conversation with a veteran Minister whom I have a lot of respect.  His attitude towards Ministers and regular Christians being involved in politics?  Not very supportive.  He believes that Christians in general, and Ministers (Pastors included) should stay out of the political arena.  Yes, we s

The New song Amiri came a long way with being in the streets when I never had even a dollar. Started hustling in anyway possible to improve my drip, fashion & working on my craft at the same time I’m from Newburgh, NY small city, tuh! yeah tell me about it, where the hell is that. It took me a lot of crafting to write this song. I just randomly caught the lyrics in my heads repeatedly over and over, as I was listening to the beat. My music is for anybody who tryna get turnt in most ways. I expec

After one of the most keenly contested months, a fashion designer, Goodnews Joshua, has emerged winner of the monthly Princewill Trust Help the Hard worker competition. The monthly competition is put together by the hard working team of the Princewills Trust

A Rivers State based young and upcoming fashion designer, Goodnews emerged the winner of the October, 2020 edition, after a well contested competition, beating both Amiczy Magnus and Tonye Alagaladen to win the N100,000 cash prize.

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     There is such non-stop silliness happening in our current society that I wanted to retreat to a simpler time of writing.  Back in the days of in-person school when the children first got back from their vacation they had to share—in essay form--with their teacher and classmates what they had experienced (and hopefully learned) during their time off.

     Of course, with much of society growling and snapping at each other like the counselors and the waiters from the classic tune “Hello Mudd

REFUSING THE VERY APPEARANCE OF EVIL

“Abstain from all appearance of evil.”

--I Thessalonians 5:22 KJV

     A few years back I had a sit-down with a veteran cop who had lots of experience when it came to fighting gang crime.  One of the things that surfaced during our conversation was the fact that gang bangers had taken to setting up ‘front’ businesses in our city through which to funnel and launder cash and stolen merchandise.  Businesses from laundromats to barber shops and beauty parlors were

“We are going forward, and we shall keep going forward if we do not let these difficulties which sometimes occur discourage us.”

--Booker T. Washington, Author

“Character Building”

     The Bible.  Hard work.  Thrift.  Community investment.  Education.  Business building by men and women.  These might ‘seem’ like modern innovations.  However, if one knows their history, these items—and more—were the ‘norm’ in the old South after the Civil War and Reconstruction Era.  They were proclaimed by many b

“I’m convinced that millions of people today don’t know the Lord because of the long faced, poor, suffering little me, self-sacrificing, tell-everybody-all-their-troubles Christians who act like their second birth was just as painful to them as their first one was to their mothers.”

--Zig Ziglar

“Confessions of a Happy Christian”

     In going through a few clearance items at a local bookstore, I happened across a gem that was written by the late Zig Ziglar.  Now, those who are familiar with Zigl