David “Honeyboy” Edwards, blues man, dies at 96
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Grammy-winning Delta bluesman David “Honeyboy” Edwards, whose emotional singing and eccentric timing thrilled audiences from his native Mississippi to Europe, has died at age 96, his manager said on Tuesday.
Edwards died on Monday from congestive heart failure, said manager Michael Frank, who also played harmonica in Edwards’ trio. Continue reading
What TI and Tupac Have in Common: Hip Hop and Incarceration
We all know that the rapper TI recently began his 366 day prison sentence in an Arkansas prison. Merged with the brilliance of TI is the darker side of his existence, the part that makes him willing to risk losing his family and freedom in the midst of all of the chaos in the hip hop industry. Continue reading
Classic 1994 clip of Tupac Shakur Arsenio Hall Interview
Everytime I see this clip it takes me back, way back..I think I must have been like 17 when I first saw this. Tupac definitely was no angel, his ass was always in trouble but he was such a brilliant artist, and he kept it very real. As I look back on this clip I can see now how cool, and direct of an interviewer Arsenio Hall was. There are not many mainstream talk show hosts who ask tough questions like he did. It’s clear Arsenio was a fan of Tupac but yet he still made him clarify all his legal woes. Check out this classic clip. We will always love & remember you Tupac…