Good Men, Mad Industry:Kendrick Lamar and Black Male Storytelling
2012 is almost over, and it has been a pretty good year for music. Frank Ocean, Flying Lotus and Nas released some of my new favorite albums this year, but...
Bobby Brown’s Latest Video, And The Allure of “Low Budget”
It’s hard out here for an indie music artist. Without a label to back you, you have to create the promotional materials to sell your work yourself. Luckily, the new...
What will become of the Superstar? R.I.P Whitney Houston
After Whitney Houston's passing, we must ask: Is the pop culture environment superstar-friendly?
For Amy: Death and Re-birth
The death of Amy Winehouse hurt many music lovers, myself included. When she passed this summer, many people chimed in about her induction into the 27 club, a group of...
Oprah at Facebook: The Reason That Being Yourself Pays
Watch live streaming video from facebookguests at livestream.com “I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I’ve become. If I had, I’d have...
Gang of Roses 2: How NOT to do a Crowdfunding Campaign
UPDATE: One of my readers informed me that the page has been removed. A cache version of it can be found here for a limited time: I came across the...
Amber Rose, Media Take Out and the End of Journalism
I grew up in a time before gossip blogs blurred the line between the sensational and informational. Because of the history of the written word, people are conditioned to see...