December 28, 2011
Check out this brilliant article written by Carolyn Edgar about celebrity backed campaigns set up to “save Africa”. After returning from a trip to South Africa earlier this year Carolyn wrote, I rolled my eyes at Alicia Keys’ “I Am African” campaign when I first saw the photos. I rolled my eyes at the idea of Alicia Keys repping “Africa” by letting her hair go curly and poufy and wearing random tribal paint on her light skin. I rolled my eyes at […]
December 28, 2011
Choice FM personality and comedian Kojo announced some exciting news via Twitter yesterday. I'm gonna pick one lucky follower & their family to have Sunday Dinner with me courtesy of @sbtvonline & @Nandos_Official More info soon. — KOJO (@OfficialKojo) December 27, 2011 Sunday dinner at Nando’s… wow… they are really pushing the boat out.
December 28, 2011
The annual British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) took place in September. Check out footage from the successful event below.
December 27, 2011
…. If these are considered the “best” lyric’s spat in 2011 by various UK artists then I dread to think what the worst lyrics were. To those who pay close attention to the UK “URBAN” scene were these really the best lyrics of 2011??? Your thoughts please….
December 27, 2011
The teenager who was brutally stabbed to death yesterday during the Boxing Day Christmas sales on Oxford Street has been officially named. Witnesses say 18-year-old Seydou Diarrassou was among a group of youths when he was stabbed inside the Foot Locker store ‘over a box of trainers’. He then managed to stagger outside before collapsing in the street. Scotland Yard said today that five 19-year-olds, three 17-year-olds, two 22-year-olds and one 16-year-old are among the eleven people who have been arrested in connection with […]
December 27, 2011
Check out The Urban Round Up 2011 hosted by Remel London and Kae Kurd.
December 26, 2011
Rapper Lil Kim will apparently release a new single and album (through Universal Music) in January and will visit us here in the UK in February. Aren’t we the lucky ones…. [Thanks Mason]
December 26, 2011
A man said to be in his late teens/early twenties was stabbed to death today in broad daylight on Oxford Street during the height of the Boxing Day sales. A number of arrests have been made. Via The Guardian The victim is believed to have been stabbed outside the Footlocker shop at the junction of Stratford place. The stabbing caused chaos on the busy shopping street on the opening day of the post-Christmas sales after police cordoned off much of the area, […]
December 26, 2011
TMZ reports that rapper Nelly (real name Cornell Iral Haynes Jr) is being sued by American Express for running up a still outstanding credit card debt of $20,403.64. Earlier this year the rapper’s ex-manager said his former manager had been struggling financially for some time, which Nelly later denied. …. For goodness sake!!! Nelly made MILLIONS of dollars. Don’t these artists know anything about financial management and putting aside money for a rainy day???? Click HERE to watch Nelly’s MTV Cribs episode. The house […]
December 24, 2011
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!!! Thank you for your continued support throughout 2011.
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