Hip Hop was born sometime in the late 1970’s. Its origins can be traced to the Bronx, New York and it was brought to the mainstream by African Americans, Jamaicans, and Puerto Ricans. This new musical genre brought a different attitude to music, and it ushered in a new style of dressing. In the 1970’s, brands like Kangol and Adidas were hot commodities in hip hop. The 1980’s brought a whole new flavor. There was one designer that took hip hop fashion to the next level, and he is the “Godfather of Hip-Hop Fashion, ‘’ That man is none other than Dapper Dan. Recently, he won the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award at the CFDA Awards.
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South Florida inspirational artist brings much needed music festival to the City of Pompano Beach. Travis T-Dogg Gammage, a well known South Florida inspirational Hip Hop Artist signed to International recording artist Flo Rida , has put together one of the largest diverse festivals to hit The City of Pompano BCH.
King Richard has won the coveted Miami International Film Festival GEMS 2021 Audience Award, and it’s no wonder. It’s a crowd-pleaser!
“Love, Peace, and Soul”, are the famous words by the ultimate showman, Don Cornelius. This year, we will celebrate 50 years of one of the best shows of all time, Soul Train. To commemorate the 50th anniversary, the annual Soul Train Awards will be held at the legendary Apollo Theater. Expect the show to be bigger and better than ever. The Soul Train Awards highlights the best in soul music, R&B, and Hip Hop from both popular industry vanguards and the next generation of promising talented artists.
But the show will be ending on a high note as it’s recently been revealed that former First Lady Michelle Obama will make a special guest appearance for one episode.
Damien Sneed, the multi-talented composer, conductor, musician, and vocalist will hit the road in December for a seven-date tour Joy to the World: A Christmas Musical Journey. Presented by IMG Artists,
The setup for this shoot ’em up started with the 2013 short film They Die by Dawn, the brainchild of Jeymes Samuel, aka “The Bullitts.” He’s a British singer-songwriter, producer and writer/director who is also the brother of the Grammy Award-winning musician Seal. In the past, Samuel would make films to accompany his album releases. They Die… fits that pattern and featured Western characters based on real people: Nat Love, played by Michael K. Williams and Stagecoach Mary portrayed by Erykah Badu. Eight years later, after a perfect gestation period, The Harder They Fall comes to theaters and Netflix and its genius is no fluke. It’s been nurtured by Samuel and co-writer Boaz Yakin (Remember the Titans) who’ve thoughtfully created a wild West tale of biblical proportions with a new cast and additional characters.
Even behind the dark shades and the baseball cap with the “Aint To Proud” logo, one could see Williams’ genuine expressions. “The music lives forever,” Williams deadpanned. “Life isn’t like a record that you can rewind.”
Songstress Solange has used her artistry and activism as avenues to uplift, and her latest project is centered on using literature as a source of empowerment. According to Variety, her platform Saint Heron is launching a free library that features the work of Black creatives.
Accomplished “Jane the Virgin” and “Supergirl” actress Azie Tesfai, can now add writer to her list of credits, making Arrowverse history as the first actor in any Greg Berlanti-produced series to pen an episode on any of his shows, with her co-writing episode 12 of the sixth and final season of “Supergirl,” which sees her character Kelly Olsen become the ‘Guardian’ and address racial inequality. Her episode drew an incredible ratings bump—up almost 20% from the week prior and rising even higher with the DVR numbers in place, most importantly underscoring the audience desire to see important stories being told authentically by women of color. The final season is currently airing every Tuesday at 9 p.m., on the CW, with the last episode airing Tuesday, November 9th.