S/o to folks who both rap and make beats: Ced Gee, Diamond D, RZA, Count Bass D, MF DOOM, DJ Quik, Lord Finesse, Edan, Large Professor, Q-Tip, Ant Banks, Oh No, Madlib, Alchemist, Oddissee, Roc Marciano, Cold 187um, Doppelgangaz, Erick Sermon, Ron C, J Dilla, Thes One, Blueprint,

Quincy Jones, one of the most powerful forces in American popular music for more than half a century, died at 91. He produced Michael Jackson’s "Thriller," the best-selling album of all time, and was a prolific arranger and composer of film music. nyti.ms/3AuTahh

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of producer, songwriter, composer and arranger Quincy Jones. As a master inventor of musical hybrids, he has shuffled pop, soul, hip-hop, jazz, classical, African and Brazilian music into many dazzling fusions, traversing virtually

This needs to be seen by every American. Download it, before it’s removed.

I’m impressed by the student journalists at Indiana Daily Student whose response to being threatened with defunding by the incoming lieutenant governor for being too left-leaning is to simply keep reporting. Great, professional interview here. Keep going. idsnews.com/article/2024/1…

Today, we remember dancer-choreographer Judith Jamison. The Philadelphia native brought passion and power to the art of dance, first as a principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which she joined in 1965, and later as their artistic director (1989-2011).

There’s a new mural of the late councilman Eric Mays on the north side of Flint, by Krystal Cooke

No one is having more fun than Denzel Washington during this round of Gladiator II promo.

"Leave no trace." is the golden rule in nature.

This an important thread for not only Indiana families, but families all over America.

Universal Music has responded to Drake's claim that it conspired to "artificially inflate" the streaming numbers of Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss, "Not Like Us": "The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. We employ the

Imma try to keep this brief but quick history lesson... this specific rhetoric is literally how the Nazi party rose to power. I studied abroad in Berlin and learned a lot about the Weimar Republic which I had never even heard of before. They don't teach it here on purpose (1/?)

Snoopy is the most famous dog in the world. And he's giving a live performance of his theme song. This is like the dog version of being at a Michael Jackson concert in 1987. "It's not that fire bro 😭😭". Uh...yes it is. Please respect that little guy's culture

Your yearly reminder that OutKast “Player’s Ball” is a Christmas song 🎅🏼 🎄 x.com/burrrnaaaa/sta…

more than anything, at the root, hip-hop is a universal expression of oppressed people

Before Elvis, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Before Elvis, there was Big Mama Thornton. Before Elvis, there was B.B. King. Before Elvis, there was Chuck Berry. Before Elvis, there was Roy Hamilton. Before Elvis, there was Little Richard. Before Elvis, there was Ray

My best, completely unbiased, guess at this conversation between Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark Taylor: “So is Hinkle Fieldhouse really as great as everyone says it is?” Caitlin: “100%” #DawgsOnly

Tell him Bron still doing it

I’ve been to hundreds of protests involving the LAPD since 2020. The LAPD was worse now than I’ve seen over past 5 years.