Wesley Snipes: The Last Black Action Hero
The hero has been a part of culture since the beginning of time. The stories and tales of a hero saving the fair maiden, saving the town, and then riding […]
Tag Archives: entertainment
So You Have 25?…Yes! I Have 25 Questions
Who would have known that someone else unknown would get more sextape view than one Kim Kardashian (*Cough* Farah Abraham) Is Charles Ramsey a hero, cooning, both, or should we […]
TV Maybe Better Online…Check Out These 5 Great Webseries
It is no secret that I am an advocate of the web series because it gives an avenue to display vast different perspectives of the life experience. Particularly black television […]
4 Reasons Reality TV Is Not Going Anywhere
Yesterday was the premier episode of the uber popular reality series Love and Hip Hop Atlanta. The show is reality show gold pulling in some of the highest ratings for […]
10 Fresh Underrated R&B/Soul Artists You Should Know
R&B and soul music is something that has been a cornerstone of society and been a backdrop for success, love and triumph. It also has been able to depict, heartache, […]
I Will Beat Chuck Norris Ass and Any 70 Year Old Man Who Want’s It
If you haven’t been listen to my podcast Straight Outta Locash (which you should be already!) my co-host Jovan Bibbs has been blacking out and go at Chuck Norris and […]
Hip Hop Artists Don’t Have Longevity Cause We Don’t Know Anything About Them
Music has always been about expression at its core that is organically created. Music is an intrinsic part of the artist’s being that is expressed through cords, lyrics, and beats. […]
Black Men Really Started Loving White Women Because of….Rick James
I was ear hustling some women talking at a Food cart in downtown Philly. The three women were talking about interracial dating and when did black men “jump the shark” […]
Win Tickets to Class Klowns “Hall Pass”
It’s that time again!! My crew FreeTime and Jovan Bibbs are bringing another edition of Class Klowns and this one is the Hall Pass Edition. If you weren’t at the […]
25 Questions That Are Wrecking My Brain
We all have questions about many things that happen in life but I have decided to present my questions like I have done before for all of you to see. […]
Check out and Win Tickets to Class Klowns
As some of my readers know I started out as an event promoter long before I started From Ashy to Classy and the podcast Straight Outta Lo Cash. Well my […]
Younger People Don’t Respect Hip Hop’s Past Because We Don’t
In my Reversing A Culture of Ignorance Series I have spoken about how we don’t respect and pass down the history of African-Americans and African culture. I am beginning to […]
Open Friday: Shawty Lo and All His Baby Mama Drama
I was planning on taking off this whole week for the holiday and come back with a post next week with a post on my review of the film Django(which […]
Push and Kick: The Unwritten Rules Webseries
As I have talked about before I am going to use my voice to highlight some great independent projects in film, television, music, etc. I will not just be highlighting […]
Jenae of Welcome to Sweetie Pies on SOLC
This week my podcast ”Straight Outta Lo Cash” had the honor of having my homie and close friend Jenae Wallick of the television show Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s. If you have been an avid reader […]
10 Hip Hop Artists You May NOT KNOW But Need to KNOW
Some try to say Hip Hop is dead or has lost its way. The statement has some validity to it but I believe that hip hop just needs more balance. […]
Things That Make You Go Hmmm – 25 Questions
I have previously talked about Arsenio Hall and his influence on Hip Hop but one of my favorite bits on the show was when Arsenio would ask questions or have […]
For One Year I Have Done a Phenomenonal Feat- Straight Outta Lo Cash
Last year, I embarked on a journey to expand my media brand in not just a print format. I had thrown around the idea of having a podcast where I […]
Hip Hop and the Hype Beast Mentality (My Reply to @Diggame)
There was a lot of bugaboo over my article on “classic” albums especially in concern of Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.D City. One of the frequent contributors on FATC Mark […]
Let’s Hold Off on Calling Albums Classics…Exhibit A: Kendrick Lamar
Almost anyone who produces something for public opinion and consumption wants the word “classic” to be associated with it. In the field of the arts this is particularly something that […]
