Do artists need to do more than music to stay relevant? Should they jump at other opportunities or stick to their roots? Can acting, fashion designing, modelling be detrimental to their music career? … If artists in this country have any sense they will diversify and will have back up plans. Your thoughts please….
Via BBC News Two women held in Peru over suspected drug trafficking have told a visiting cleric they were forced at gunpoint by Colombian gangsters to carry the drugs. Melissa Reid, 19, from Lenzie, near Glasgow, and Michaella McCollum, 20, from Dungannon, were stopped trying to board a flight to Madrid last week. A Catholic archbishop, Sean Walsh, visited the women in a police holding centre in Lima. The women are due in court later where they will be formally charged. The […]
… ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ will probably divide opinion for various reasons (e.g. footage of a few contributors should have ended up on the cutting room floor) but other than that I think Jaja has made an interesting and thought provoking documentary here for the younger generation. For me the first 30 minutes of the documentary brought back memories of what it was like growing up black in the 1980s/1990s in South London and what was going on culturally and […]
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Jay Z and Harry Belafonte controversy here is a brief run down of what happened. Last year the legendary singer, songwriter, actor and Civil Rights activist Harry Belafonte accused Jay Z and his wife Beyonce of turning their backs on social responsibility. This rattled the Jigga man’s cage and he responded by calling the 86 YEAR OLD a “boy” on the track called Nickles And Dimes (featured on his new album Magna Carta Holy Grail). CLICK HERE to […]
Jason Nwansi takes aim at his local MP Honourable Member of Parliament for Tottenham David Lammy. … Somebody call the coroner because Jason just DESTROYED David Lammy. Over to you David…… *sips tea*
‘My Diva’ takes us into the glamorous life style of Emie (Cha Cha Eke) a TV presenter, Nina (Chika Ike) an actress and DJ (Artus Frank) a dancer and the price that comes with fame and being a celebrity. Starring: Chika Ike, Cha cha Eke, Artus Frank, Walter Anger and Jnr Pope Odowondo. …
… Brothers With No Game returns for Season 2 on August 12th!
Watch the brand new video from South East London Hip-Hop collective Midas Touch – “Special Vibe” (Prod. by Blackmale Beats).
Sultry Simone model, dancer and star of the Bubble Butt and Twerk It music videos, came to London, UK, in May 2013 to host the Afro Model Awards Show (www.afromodelawards.com). She was also nominated for Best Behind and it came as no surprise that she won. Surprise surprise the “nominee” who flew to London to host this event won. Did the owner of the “UK’s number one ethnic model agency” Charles Nunoo fork out for her plane ticket? [Thanks Lorraine] Just when […]
Daniel has got himself into a bit of a situation and needs to find a way to get out of it and quickly. … Watch previous episode below. Episode 1
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