After a successful first year, Mary J. Blige was back in the peach state to host her annual Strength of a Woman Festival right in the heart of Atlanta. The three-day event focuses on highlighting people of color in music, business, philanthropy and more.
Diddy may have declared R&B dead, but Luh Kel has a different take on it. The R&B and hip-hop star is ready to wake up the genre at just 21 years old. He says, “Someone needs to bring the genre back to life.” Either way, he’s doing a great job at resuscitating it.
Jharrel Jerome, widely recognized for his powerful portrayal of Korey Wise in the acclaimed miniseries “When They See Us,” has taken a bold leap into the realm of music.
Female rapper Naya Ali is feeling blessed. As I sit across from her, she is glowing. She’s ready for her spotlight as she grew up in Ethiopia and then settled in Montreal, Canada. She’s ready to break in the United States with her ferocious rhymes and beats. She is most noted for her first two albums: More Life, Less Names and Godspeed: Elevated.
Rap Star Da Brat and her wife, entrepreneur Jesseca Harris-Dupart a.k.a. Judy are back for the third season of their hit realty TV show Brat Loves Judy. The married couple return to WE tv for another season of love and drama but this time, they’re bringing along a plus one.
The Atlanta rapper announced her pregnancy back in February, shocking fans everywhere when the news hit. This is Brat’s first child with Judy, who has three children from previous relationships. The couple confirmed they will be having a boy!
While Brat and Judy’s pregnancy announcement initially took the internet by surprise, the response was mostly positive. Outpours of congratulations flooded the comments under the announcement. TV producer Mona-Scott Young, Xscape member Tamika Scott and actress Naturi Naughton are just a few of the many celebs that showed support for the couple.
Between an exclusive PEOPLE Magazine feature, morning talk show appearances and a special collaboration with Judy’s hair line Kaleidoscope Hair Products, the smitten pair have been on cloud 9. But the road to happiness hasn’t been easy for Brat and Judy.
At the season three premiere of Brat Love Judy in Atlanta on Thursday, fans were graced with an early screening of the first episode which shows Brat and Judy’s IVF process at Atlanta-based fertility clinic Hope Fertility.
It’s revealed that the couple suffered a miscarriage after the first round of IVF. Luckily, that didn’t stop them from trying again. Now, they are teaming up with Hope Fertility to give away a $10,000 grant to a lucky winner who would like to start IVF.
We all know Da Brat from her wild days as hip-hop royalty but what’s she like as a mom?
Now in her third trimester with about 11 weeks left, the rapper says she just wants to sit back and relax while eating her current obsession: Harold’s fried chicken wings.
The new season of Brat Loves Judy is now available to watch on Thursdays at 9 PM EST on WE tv.
It was a pleasure to attend the conference series, discussing Hip-Hop‘s relationship with health over the past 50 years!
This weekend we were on the scene for Rolling Loud, the largest Hip-Hop festival in the world, CÎROC and Mass Appeal kicked off the official Hip-Hop 50th festivities with an exclusive dinner bringing the influential voices in Hip-Hop together to toast to the past, present, and future.
Future’s One Big Party Tour landed in Atlanta on January 14th with special guest appearances from producer Metro Boomin, Lil Durk and more.
Jetsonmade recently announced the launch of BoyMeetSpace – a music education program inspired by his label. BoyMeetSpace Academy takes aspiring producers through a six-week course where they’ll learn about the beat making process, as well as be provided with the resources and tools to establish a successfully career in music while receiving one-on-one feedback from music industry playmakers.
Notable names that will join Jetson at his academy are Tay Keith, Pooh Beatz and WondaGurl. Artists from Jetson’s label including 1st Class and Neeko Baby will also help guide students as they get up close and personal with the inner workings of the music industry.
Those who enroll could also receive college accreditation for the program as soon as next year. Jetson plans to team up with universities across the country in the near future.
We got to sit down with Jetsonmade to talk more about the creation of BoyMeetSpace Academy, his thoughts on higher education, what truly makes an artist and producer’s sound unique and what it’s like producing for some of the biggest stars of today.
You can find out more about Jetsonmade and how to join BoyMeetSpace Academy here.
Amazon Studios presents Sleazyworld Go, the event gave fans a chance to get a first look at the Kansas City native presenting his music and story in his own words. After a brief interview breaking down his upbringing, Sleazyworld made it clear that those same circumstances were instrumental in the way that he developed his own sound and was able to handle all that has come with his current fame.
The intimate setting complimented Sleazyworld Go’s quiet confidence as he took his time and carefully and clearly answered each question- it was clear that he understood how big of an opportunity he was receiving as he sheaded a light on the fact that there are but a few rappers coming out of his city.
“I think what I am doing now is big- but I want to make a way for the artist’s down the line. Like, in ten years I want my city to look like Atlanta, Memphis- you know what I mean.”
Going into deep dive, Sleazyworld discussed some of the main influences that made his project “Where The Shooters At” exactly what it is.
While he is known for the hard hitting anthems, he mentioned showcasing his ability to make slower love songs- such as his single that was released in August of this year “India Me”. In the song Sleazyworld Go elaborates on his fantasy of finding a female that will stick by his side through thick and thin. A rare sight to see an artist this early into his development willing to experiment with his sound, especially when he has already developed a formula that has been successful thus far.
Shortly after the interview wrapped, Sleazyworld Go proceeded to show those in attendance as well as those live streaming exactly what they came for. His soft spoken energy disappeared almost immediately as he showcased his high energy that worked almost hand in hand with his music.
From his smash hit single-”Sleazy Flow” to the single he elaborated on “India Me” he did not hold back anything. It felt like he had an endless supply of energy once he began performing, each song carrying the energy that the previous song had held. Throughout the entirety of the performance- one thing was evident, the sky’s the limit in terms of potential.