[27 Jan 2010 | 2 Comments | 146 views]
Why Drake’s Album Has To Be A Classic!

Let’s see… We could start with the rumored $2 million he received from Cash Money/Young Money… Or the fact that his “So Far Gone” mixtape was the biggest mixtape of last year. Add that to the fact that his debut album “Thank Me Later” is the most anticipated debut since Curtis Jackson’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin” in 2003.
Drake, who built a name for himself on the mixtape circuit (most hip-hop fans have never saw Degrassi), has a buzz that is comparable to some of the greatest MC’s prior to …

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[15 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 399 views]
Meet West Coast MC Stix

Stix, born Brandon Salaam-Bailey has emerged as one of LA’s most promising talents. SDE Magazine sat down with the Watts MC to discuss life, music and the future of West Coast Rap!

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[6 Jul 2009 | 10 Comments | 3,781 views]
Black Princess. No Black Prince?

Tiana will be the first Princess of African descent in a Disney animated movie. Time to celebrate, right? Well not so fast…

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[25 Jun 2009 | One Comment | 352 views]
A Very Smart Black Man

A lesson on what happens when the black man isn’t taken at face value…

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[15 Jun 2009 | 9 Comments | 760 views]
Why I Still Can’t Root For Kobe…

Congratulations to the 2008-2009 Los Angeles Lakers. There were times in the Houston series when they looked quite awful and times in the Denver and Orlando games when they looked unbeatable. The unbeatable moments outnumbered the rest and…

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[15 May 2009 | No Comment | 382 views]
African Diaspora

Black People are all over the world! I’ve heard this before but I never realized how true it was until I got older and began to travel and meet people from everywhere.