DJing is a non-traditional career path for sure and these days, with very few barriers to entry, anyone with a passion for music and enough money to spend on equipment can call themselves a DJ. But though there are legions of people who call themselves DJs there are few who make a good living...

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His full name is Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr.; his stage name went from Common Sense to just Common. While he may be a man of many names, he has just one brand: authenticity. Common, a conscious, Southside Chicago wordsmith, has used his brand to carry him into the world of film and television...

Singer/songwriter Shaffer “Ne-Yo” Smith is having quite a year so far. “Red Tails,” a film in which he co-stars, debuted at number two at the box office last weekend and now it’s been announced that he is leaving Def Jam records to put out music on Motown where he...

Ask any black filmmaker and they’ll tell you that getting black films made and subsequently released is a difficult task unless your first name is “Tyler” and your last name’s “Perry.” Now George Lucas, the Hollywood heavyweight that brought us “Star...

(Image: File) On January 20, 2012, Red Tails, the long awaited feature film about the Tuskegee Airmen will finally hit theatres. Executive produced by Star Wars creator George Lucas, the period film tells the historic story of the first African American fighter pilots of WWII and their...

Late Wednesday night, the multi-talented artist, producer, and fashion designer Kanye West went on a Twitter rant that consisted of over 80 tweets. In what appeared to be a self-interview, West discussed his new clothing line, his musical pursuits, and new company, Donda, named after his late...

Finding hip-hop music online is easy. There are literally hundreds of blogs and sites dedicated to the genre and it’s myriad sub-genres but when it comes to R&B it’s a different story. As popular as the genre is there are very few sites that cater to the niche. Sure there are...

Tyra Banks, well known for her modeling days, has added yet another highlight to her resume. She recently debuted as an author with her first written work Modelland, a young adult novel. Modelland is a story about a fantasy world where models are “super”. They have the power and the magic...

Kandi Burruss (KandiOnline.com) Radio personality and BlackEnterprise.com contributor Lamont Baldwin caught up with Kandi Burruss, of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, to talk about the latest expansion of her business empire. The platinum-selling artist and songwriter has already seen great...