Why you can thank Drake now for 'Take Care'
REVIEW - Drake's sophomore album is really his first album if you consider that 'Thank Me Later' was a rush job. Now that he's actually put a quality album together, we can finally thank him...
Does 'Tower Heist' steal black stars' dignity?
OPINION - It's unfortunate because here are two Oscar nominated black actors, Sidibe and Murphy, and yet they're playing these really stereotypical one- dimensional characters: a criminal and a maid...
Wale is winning on new 'Ambition' album
REVIEW - Fans shouldn't be deflated by a project cloaked in pop ambitions, since what's delivered does balance what long-time fans have loved with what should be a natural progression of an artist...
'Saviour?' play takes on white privilege
REVIEW - The issue of white privilege and well-meaning white liberalism is the centerpiece of the show...
Do rappers turned authors have the write stuff?
REVIEW - Three rappers decided to write chapters instead of verses this year. But are their paragraphs as engaging as their hot sixteens?...
'Mountaintop' portrays a more down to earth MLK
REVIEW - 'The Mountaintop' is definitely not your standard narrative of Dr. King as a public figure or the black saint who much of civil rights lore makes him out to be...
'Cheslea Settles': MTV backs black reality
REVIEW - Chelsea is smart, sweet, very stylish, has a smile that lights up a room and you find yourself really rooting for her...
'NBA 2K12' may stand in for real NBA season
REVIEW - Looking at a potential season-ending lockout, basketball enthusiasts might find their fix from the comfort of their video game consoles...
'Cole World' delivers dose of honest hip-hop
OPINION - 'Cole World: The Sideline Story' is J Cole bursting out the tunnel and through the smoke with the North Carolina flag in his hand, sprinting towards glory...
Kravitz goes gray on 'Black and White America'
REVIEW - It's risky business when artists tack provocative titles onto their work and fail to follow-up on said title as if being provocative itself justifies the work...
