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9 Reasons Why Lil Kim is Still the Queen Bee

Lil Kim just released her fifth studio album, 9. Her career has spanned nearly 25 years, with classic hits like “Crush On You”, “Ladies Night (Not Tonight Remix)”, “Lighters Up” and “The Jump Off”. Now, she’s back with new music and ready to shake up Hip Hop again. In fact, she has stated 9 will […]

Common Lets Love Lead Again

Common has always pushed a conscious message in Hip Hop. However, his latest album, Let Love, comes with an extra dose of introspective gems. The album is dubbed as a musical companion piece to his latest memoir, Let Love Have the Last Word. Common’s latest collection of rhymes is less about conforming to trends and […]

A Spicy, Cool Chelsea in the Middle

Chelsea is one of the most loved fictional characters I’ve ever written. Many people have told me how much they like her character in my trilogy novel series. Here’s the background story on Chelsea. She’s Cookie’s firecracker sister who helps her with a mischievous plan that they keep secret for years. Fortune Cookie, my first […]

Destiny’s Child: 20 Years of ‘The Writing’s on the Wall’

The summer of 1999. We were on the cusp of Y2K, leaving the last of the 90s R&B golden years behind. Destiny’s Child returned with a vengeance on their second album, The Writing’s on the Wall. The project boldly defied the sophomore jinx and became the group’s biggest selling album to date (over 8,000,000 units […]

25 Years of Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg has the kind of career longevity that most artists dream of. November 23, 2018 marked the 25th anniversary of his most prolific album to date, Doggystyle. This comes right off the heels of him recently receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Although his subject matter may have been gangster related […]

Eminem Gets Back To His Old Self On ‘Kamikaze’

He’s baaaackk!! Slim Shady a.k.a. Marshall Mathers a.k.a. Eminem dropped a surprise album last night, entitled Kamikaze. The album, executive produced by Dr. Dre, finds Eminem in rare form and that’s saying a lot for him. He slams everyone from Donald Trump to Charlamagne and Harvey Weinstein. His flows are tight as ever and he […]

Fall Out Boy: The ‘Mania’ Never Ends

Fall Out Boy deserves credit for remaining to be one of the premier Rock bands of the last 15 years. The group’s hardcore fans may have criticized their artistic freedom (trading their edgy sound for pop hits). Nevertheless, they are still one of America’s favorite Pop/Rock music ensembles. Now, they are back with the short […]

The Last Time I Saw You

I had lunch yesterday with some great friends I haven’t seen in a while. They were both doing well and looked happy. I always enjoy seeing great people being prosperous, because I feel like they deserve it that much more. As we caught up on each other’s lives and work, the topic came up about […]

Joe Budden: Rage and Hot Bars

  Picture this. The Summer of 2003 was a very memorable year for me. I graduated high school and was about to enter my freshman year of college. Oh yeah, and Joe Budden’s debut single, “Pump It Up” was blasting in everyone’s car. Many fans may have prematurely placed Joe Budden in a box of […]

Cookie’s Frightening Dilemma

I released my first novel, Fortune Cookie, last November. Now, the follow up is completed and is currently going through the editing process. Fortune Cookie is the first book in a three part series. The second installment is even more suspenseful than the first. NCITM (I’ll reveal what that stands for later) comes out next […]