April 18, 2012
Chipmunk and Wretch 32 pretended they were Lil Wayne and Rick Ross on Monday night while hanging out at the popular Jump Off event in London. The pair decided to literally ‘shower’ young women with money (fifty pound notes) who were taking part in the booty shaking competition. [Thanks L] It does my heart good to see Wretch and Chipmunk investing their royalties wisely especially during these financially difficult times.
April 18, 2012
REEL TALK LIVE – an opportunity for young people aged 16-26 to come together once a month, network and discuss the subjects important to you! What are the issues affecting young people in the UK? Do you have a voice that is not being heard? Then this event is for you! Topics can range from Unemployment, Homosexuality and Crime, to Chat Up Lines, Body Image and Relationships. COME AND GET YOUR VIEWS ACROSS IN A FORUM OF YOUR PEERS! This event will […]
April 18, 2012
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary film about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film’s director and interviewer Ice-T. Ice-T takes us on a deeply personal journey to uncover how this music of the street has grown to dominate the world. Along the way Ice-T meets some of the remarkable superstars of Rap, from Eminem to Dr Dre, to Snoop Dogg and Kanye West. He […]
April 17, 2012
Picture via Frihetssmedjan Just when you think it can’t get any more offensive and ridiculous… Via The Guardian Sweden’s minister of culture has been accused of racism after cutting a cake depicting a naked black woman. Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth was taking part in an event at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, the capital’s museum of modern art and home to works by Picasso and Dalí. She was invited to cut the cake, an art installation meant to highlight the issue of female genital mutilation. She began, […]
April 16, 2012
Well… I’ve seen it all now….. In a bid to get the black population in France on side presidential candidate François Hollande has released the campaign video below which features Jay-Z and Kanye West’s hit single Niggas In Paris blaring in the background. Via Afro Europe … *shaking my head in absolute disgust* I don’t know who I am more pissed off at. Jay-Z and his crony Kanye, François Hollande or the brainless and lost black folk who are supporting this inappropriate […]
April 16, 2012
After the whole Burger King commercial debacle Mary is back and about to release a new limited edition compilation album. [Thank Nessa]
April 16, 2012
Last night rap legends Dre Dre and Snoop Dogg shared the stage at the Coachella music festival and performed their classic anthems. The late Tupac Shakur also appeared on stage with them. I was a huge Pac fan but this actually sent chills up my spine. Rest In Peace. … Your thoughts please….
April 15, 2012
Since November 2011 as part of the Staying Safe Project funded by Peabody and The Big Lottery Fund, students from Lilian Baylis Technology School and Harris Academy Peckham have been working with The Rafiki Network on their own campaigns as part of the Staying Safe Project. These campaigns, brought to you in the form of two short films focus on educating young people in Southwark and Lambeth about the consequences of peer pressure, preventing cyber bullying, promoting online safety, conflict resolution and […]
April 13, 2012
An obsessed P Diddy fan broke in to the star’s home, ate his food and paraded around in his expensive clothes, reports The Daily Mail. Quamine Taylor (30) broke in to the mogul’s East Hampton mansion and lounged around for almost 24 hours after breaking in through an unlocked basement door. P Diddy (real name Sean Combs) was away at the time. From his jail cell Taylor told the New York Post, ‘I’ve actually been going to the house from time to time since 2001. ‘I […]
April 12, 2012
[Thanks Yinka] Ghana and Nigeria versus Jamaica?? Now is this really fair?? So which side is Kevin J going to be repping for then? Hahahahahahahahahahaha. “The UK’s first AFRO stand up show” – Really????
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