Growing up in the Bronx, New York as teenager has given me a certain love for rap music. However, I can’t say that I support most of the hip hop that we hear on the airwaves today. Most of it is just downright rated X because of the lyrical content. Whatever happen to hip hop ...
Everything seemed to be going smooth in the first episode of VH1’s Egotrip The White Rapper Show, save for the beef going down between John Brown, the self-promoting “King of the Burbs” and loud-mouthed BBW “Persia,” the latter of which actually comes out sounding a bit too polished in the P.R. area-if you know what ...
There are a ton of activities that go on in Norfolk during the summer months; a lot of activities are free and/or very cheap. There are a few exciting events going on in the area during the month of May and I’m going to highlight some of the activities and give you a few pointers ...
The music of the Civil War era was rich in melody, history and lyrics that evoke another era. There were songs for Northerners, songs for Rebs, songs for slaves, and some songs that transcended the tastes of any one group. Let us look at some of the songs that the slaves knew and sang during ...
The music of the Civil War era was rich in melody, history and lyrics that evoke another era. There were songs for Northerners, songs for Rebs, songs for slaves, and some songs that transcended the tastes of any one group. Many songs were known and sung by both sides during the conflict, but we will ...