Spirits
Flo Rida Helps Launch Black-Owned VG Vodka
Flo Rida VG Vodka Earlier this year, Tramar “Flo Rida” Dillard had announced that he had become partners with Victor G. Harvey Sr. to create South Florida’s largest craft vodka,...
J Prince Announces Launch of Loyalty Wines
J Prince Loyalty Wines Legendary Music Mogul James "J" Prince is proud to announce the launch of Loyalty Rosè, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Merlot sourced by Maison Le Star, a French winery. The Loyalty...
Dia Simms: ‘The Best Way to Make a Change Is Through Ownership and Entrepreneurship’
Dia Simms After running Sean "Diddy" Combs' company, Combs Enterprises, for two decades while overseeing brands Ciroc, Aquahydrate, Sean John, and the brand that started it all, Bad Boy Entertainment,...
Terrence ‘J’ Jenkins Named Creative Director For Trusted Spirits
Terrence 'J' Jenkins On the heels of the successful launch of Snoop Dogg's INDOGGO Gin, Trusted Spirits announced today that Emmy nominated actor, host and producer Terrence 'J' Jenkins has...
The Business of Hip Hop
Q & A
15 Minutes of Fame w/ Dawn | Interview with Big Ced (Cedric Thornton)
Join me for this week's episode of 15 Minutes of Fame with Dawn as I Interview Big Ced an expert...
April Silver: ‘I’ve Now Been Around Long Enough to Know That Every Dark Storm is Followed By a Bright New Day’
April Silver The 15th Annual National Black Writers Conference was scheduled to take place during its usual spring date earlier...
Sydney Margetson: ‘There’s No Better Feeling Than Breaking a New Artist’
Sydney Margetson As with many Howard University alum, Atlantic Records Senior VP of Publicity Sydney Margetson hit the ground running...
Dia Simms: ‘The Best Way to Make a Change Is Through Ownership and Entrepreneurship’
Dia Simms After running Sean "Diddy" Combs' company, Combs Enterprises, for two decades while overseeing brands Ciroc, Aquahydrate, Sean John,...
J. Alexander Martin: ‘You Must Think Outside the Box. You Must Follow Your Own Vision. You Must Create Your Future’
J. Alexander Martin It's been eight years since we last spoke to FUBU'S J. Alexander Martin. Instead of slowing down,...
Comedy
Awards/Honors
NAACP Reschedules the 52nd NAACP Image Awards to March 27, 2021
52ND NAACP Image Awards Has Been Rescheduled to Air LIVE on BET Saturday, March 27th at 8 pm ET The following is a joint statement from Karen Boykin-Towns, Vice-Chair of...
Stall & Dean Creates a Limited Edition Capsule to Celebrate the Centennial of The National Negro Leagues
Stall & Dean is one of the last American companies still in business with a direct lineage to the Negro Leagues dating back to the early 1900s. Stall & Dean...
Motown Museum and the State of Michigan Recognize January 20 as ‘What’s Going On’ Day
Motown Museum is celebrating the history of one of Motown’s greatest artists with help from the State of Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has officially recognized January 20 as “What’s Going...
The 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Has Been Rescheduled to March 14, 2021 Due to the Coronavirus
The 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Has Been Rescheduled to March 14, 2021, Due to the Coronavirus The Recording Academy has announced that this year's 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards, which was...
Music
DIXSON ‘KREAM’
DIXSON · KREAM Roc Nation signee DIXSON brings the heat with his new single “KREAM” setting the tone high and...
NAACP Reschedules the 52nd NAACP Image Awards to March 27, 2021
52ND NAACP Image Awards Has Been Rescheduled to Air LIVE on BET Saturday, March 27th at 8 pm ET The...
President Trump Grants Pardons and Commutations to Lil Wayne, Kodak Black, Michael ‘Harry-O’ Harris and Desiree Perez
President Trump Grants Pardons and Commutations to Lil Wayne, Kodak Black, Michael "Harry-O" Harris, and Desiree Perez On the official...
Motown Museum and the State of Michigan Recognize January 20 as ‘What’s Going On’ Day
Motown Museum is celebrating the history of one of Motown’s greatest artists with help from the State of Michigan. Governor...
Jay-Z and Roc Nation Form The Parent Company With Cannabis Companies, Caliva and Left Coast
When Jay-Z does anything, he tends to do it big. The Parent Company, a conglomerate of several companies headed by...