Nile Rodgers Expands The Musical Fold If you really know music, you know the massive body of the music contributions of Nile Rodgers. After taking home three Grammy® Awards for his 2014 Daft Punk/Pharrell collaboration “Get Lucky,” his mastery of r... Read More...
Emmis Launches “Where Hip Hop Lives” WQHT- NYC and KPWR-LA Streams Emmis Communications is looking to a subscription model to increase its streaming revenue. The company has launched a new mobile app using an old slogan, “Where Hip Hop Lives” that aggregates content from “Hot ... Read More...
New Artist: Awkwafina If the white girl winning top rap artist at the Billboard Music awards aggrevated you the other night, Indie Buzz has some Yellow to make you mellow! Meet New York City's Awkwafina, who's novelty hip-hop style ... Read More...
Flame or Lame: Action Bronson – Mr. Wonderful Action Bronson's third album Mr. wonderful is one hell of a smash. At times it plays to the hardcore New York rap feel while the beats stay tasteful and melodic. This is especially prevalent on the third track ... Read More...
Fox Announces The Boris and Nicole Show The Fox network continues the venture to the land of “color and coins,” announcing “The Boris and Nicole Show,” featuring husband-wife duo Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker. The hour long lifesty... Read More...
Joey Bada$$ – B4.Da.$$ (Review) When Brooklyn emcee Joey Bada$$ released his debut album B4.Da.$$ I new I had to give it a listen. Now for a disclaimer: Prior to this record, the only full length project I'd listed to from Joey was his 2013 m... Read More...
New Artist: Shinobi Ninja The whole rap meets rock band gimmick in modern music is at times difficult to take seriously. Everyone remembers the days back in elementary school jamming out to Linkin Park, then a few years later there were... Read More...
Is Black Broadway Fading Away? Holler If Ya Hear Me Closes. Just weeks after director Kenny Leon took home a Tony® Award for “After Midnight,” the show closed. During his award acceptance speech Leon gave a worldwide shout out to “Holler If Ya Hear Me,” a musical ba... Read More...
Ready, Set, Launch: NYC’s New UAC Following a launch party in Harlem last Wednesday, Cumulus Radio officially announced the launch of Radio 103.9,” set for this Friday, July 4 at 1:03pm with Joyner and Hughley signing on July 7th. Sources repor... Read More...
Broadway Goes Dark After Midnight Although Patti LaBelle has been a major contributor to recent sellout audiences of the Tony Award® winning play “After Midnight,” you’ll need to grab a ticket sooner than later. After less than eight months,... Read More...