Hip-hop star Lil Wayne’s (pictured) endorsement deal with “Mountain Dew” could be jeopardized, after he refused to apologize to the family of slain civil rights symbol Emmett Till, MTV News reports[1]. The family was offended after the rapper made a lewd reference to Till in a lyric during his cameo on Future’s “Karate Chop” (Remix). Incensed, Some of Till’s family members enlisted the help of Rev. Jesse Jackson whose help forced Epic Records to remove the offensive lyric. The record company also apologized. Lil Wayne, however, has remained unapologetic to the Till family. His failure to do so has prompted the family to take up their gripe with Mountain Dew, hoping it will force an apology. The controversial line goes, “Beat the pu**y up like Emmett Till.” Till was a 14-years-old when he w ...
The legendary, troubled Lauryn Hill, 37, has penned an open letter to fans speaking about her recent tax troubles and confirming that we can expect new music from her, something that has been highly anticipated for years. Ever since the release of 1998′s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, fans have been longing for more life lessons from Hill. The album sold over 19 million copies worldwide and won the former Fugees front-woman five Grammy awards. Since that time, Hill has taken time off to give birth to 5 more children and her music has arguably been hit or miss. Read some of her letter below: It has been reported that I signed a new record deal, and that I did this to pay taxes. Yes, I have recently entered into an agreement with Sony Worldwide Entertainment, to launch a new label, on which my new music will be released. And yes, I am working on new music. I’ve remained silent, after an extensive healing process. This has been a 10+ year battle, for a long time played out behind closed d ...
Ed Gordon Media announced the start of syndication of "Conversations with Ed Gordon," a quarterly, one-hour special hosted by the award-winning journalist...
Legendary soul group The O’Jays are tired of these backstabbing companies. The soul music superstars just filed a lawsuit against Crown Royal Whiskey over...
Anyone used to taking the train in New York City has grown accustomed to being entertained and serenaded by amateur acts. Some of them are pretty good, but most are downright awful. Though, you run in to a few folks who are in the middle. Like the dude who began singing Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five’s “Freedom,” according to Gothamist[1]. Skip to 1:40 in the video and enjoy some New York City train entertainment! References ^Gothamist (gothamist.com) ...
