For urban communities throughout the world I think its fair to say that Toronto, Canada is best known for Kardinal Offishall, Drake, Format Magazine and beautiful women like Tamia and  Zaki Ibrahim. Not often are we exposed to …

Derrion Albert
It’s been nearly two months since the brutal and senseless slaying of 16-year old Derrion Albert.
In the time since his death, we’ve seen and heard a lot from prominent (and lesser-known) people in hip …

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence in Life
Okay, so I don’t normally do this but… for this post I will be providing a look directly into one of my recurring thoughts. Or as Lupe Fiasco would …

Why now, Oprah? Maybe the stars are just aligned… Or maybe the world is coming to an end. Either way Jay-Z marked the first time a rapper was being interviewed about his rapping on The …

Damon Dash
You’ve all heard of Dame Dash.
Once one of the biggest names in hip-hop, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella and clothing line Rocawear and owner of Pro-Keds, Dash definitely let the world know his presence. But once …

This week UNDRCRWN is releasing their exclusive collaborative watch with NOOKA.
The highly coveted lifestyle brand has loaned their refined sense of style and detail to the sleek and innovative Nooka silhouette. Ultra chic and colorful, …

I’m a big fan of art, especially what’s considered contemporary art that is deemed low brow. What’s interesting is I don’t find anything low brow about it- much of the contemporary art scene is alive …

I crawled out of my bed on Saturday morning just to find Fantasia Barrino on CNN Saturday News. Prior to paying it any attention, I decided to shoot to the bathroom for a little “twinkle, …

Usain Bolt is fast. The man who solidified himself as a worldwide phenom at last summer’s Olympics added another accomplishment to an already impressive resume only moments ago.
Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds Sunday …

If he’s not anything else, Ghostface Killah is intriguing. His music is, his interviews are and now his literary pieces deserve that same description. Recently, I had a chance to read through Ghost’s first book, …