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Not ‘Lil" Anymore

Guest Contributor - October 13, 2016

For little girls growing up in the mid 2000s, pop stars Lil Bow Wow, Lil Romeo and B2K were everything. In Indianapolis, we had...

WUBG (Big 98.3)/Indianapolis Flips To Urban Mainstream As ‘Real 98.3’

News Release - October 3, 2016

iHEARTMEDIA Country WUBG (BIG 98.3)/PLANIFIELD-INDIANAPOLIS has flipped to Urban Mainstream as "REAL 98.3." A loop began airing over the weekend, promoting “change is coming...

Arts & Culture

Theon Lee brings emcees together

Guest Contributor - September 29, 2016

It was Theon Lee’s first poem, a homework assignment in grade school, that jump-started a love for rhyme. While his first poem was an...

Arts & Culture

Skies are Grey

Januarie York - January 20, 2016

“You gotta make a decision on how you want to be remembered”~Patrick ‘COMDOT’ Stuckey’ A few weeks back, I had the opportunity to not only...

A Fan Battling Cancer Got A Visit From His ‘Favorite Rapper’ J. Cole

Adam Fleischer - MTV - November 25, 2015

On 2014 Forest Hills Drive’s “No Role Modelz,” J. Cole certainly isn’t talking about his fans. Because they have at least one: Him.Cole has continuously shown his...

15 Years Ago, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Common & More Used Hip-Hop for Justice. The Fight Continues.

Bandini - AmbrosiaForHeads.Com - September 8, 2015

Police officers (and law enforcement officials) murdering unarmed people of color has been a resounding issue, especially since the 2012 death of Trayvon Martin....

Opinion

A Tragedy in Song: “Hot Nigga” by Bobby Shmurda

Marques B. Watson - October 20, 2014

This article originally appeared on thembwatson.wordpress.comAbout a week ago, as I enjoyed abnormally slow Starbucks Wi-Fi, two young women walked up to my friends and...

Education

Black Male Achievement, Hip Hop in the Academy; 2 Educators Speak Out

Davey D's Hip Hop Corner - April 9, 2014

Hip-Hop historian Davey D spoke with community activist and educator Brenden Anderson about Black Male achievement, effective teaching methods, and the school to prison pipeline on his...

Arts & Culture

Tech N9ne : King of the Underground

EBONY CHAPPEL - November 5, 2013

November 5th is the anniversary of the infamous Gunpowder Plot, a conspiracy by Guy Fawkes and company to blow up Parliament with barrels of...

Arts & Culture

Turntable kings

Jessica R. Key - June 6, 2013

Once upon a time the disc jockey (DJ) was king. The art of manipulating music has transformed over time and has helped develop what...

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To Black men, with love!

The wrong shoes

Streets to Home Initiative ignores where homelessness begins

Recorder Rewind: Trey Lyles hosts basketball (photos)

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