'Michael' is no thriller, but it isn't bad
REVIEW - The good news is if you approach this new album entirely on its own merits and without next to no expectations, it won't disappoint...
T.I.'s 'No Mercy' mea culpa falls on deaf ears
REVIEW - The album has seen it's ups-and-downs parallel the man behind it and now hits shelves as the rapper and actor, once again atones for his transgressions..
'Night Catches Us' tries to shed light on Panther era politics
REVIEW - This film is a prime example of just how talented Anthony Mackie is, and is sure to be a stepping-stone for future roles as the leading man...
Kanye silences his critics with another classic
REVIEW - 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' isn't nearly as dark as advertised but its beauty is unquestionable...
Kid Cudi is one rapper who isn't afraid of the dark
REVIEW - Over 17 tracks, the Cleveland-born emcee spits about his ascension, addiction and trials in a raw, sometimes awkwardly personal, way...
'For Colored Girls': Tyler Perry's closest film to perfection
REVIEW - That perfection was supported by a carefully woven clothe of Ntozake Shange's original words with Perry's deft and brilliant interpretation...
Marion Jones stops running from her demons in new documentary
REVIEW - Speaking very candidly about her experience as a wife and mother being imprisoned, Jones is compelling...
Birth of black film a reaction to Hollywood racism
REVIEW - A self-made man of his time, Oscar Micheaux -- through deed and his movies, encouraged other people of color to lift themselves up...
'For Colored Girls': Just 'enuf' Tyler Perry goes a long way
REVIEW - Is Perry's film perfect? Of course not; the bar on this one is very, very high...
Kanye's arty 'Runaway' escapes egotistical label
REVIEW - This video is his press release, his statement of how he feels like the misfit in the world of entertainment...
