
Changing the Narrative
Shaqir O’ Neal is heading to Texas Southern University Making the announcement via Instagram on April 30th, Shaqir O’Neal, son of NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’ Neal, is heading to Texas Southern University to further his basketball career. During an interview with Overtime, he said he wanted to be a change agent, “I just wanted to change the narrative of culture and do something new. A lot of people are going to follow me.” O’ Neal is a shooting guard from Creekside High Sch

H.E.R announces debut album, Back of My Mind
On June 27, 1997, H.E.R. (Gabriella Wilson) was born. She was raised in Vallejo, California, where she quickly garnered a passion for music. Gabriella was inspired by her father, Kenny Wilson, who was a part of a band named Urban Bushmen. She immediately set her sights on music and the entertainment industry. At just nine years of age, little Gabriella Wilson had the audience at the Apollo Theatre in New York City speechless and in awe. She continued her journey in the music

Digital Underground's Shock G passes away at 58
Gregory E. Jacobs, also known as Shock G or Humpty Hump, passed away from an accidental drug overdose on April 22, 2021. It has been reported that the hip-hop legend suffered from drug and substance abuse months before his overdose. However, while the reports show the negative side of Shock G, people will never really know what was going on behind closed doors unless they knew him personally. Instead of people criticizing and feeding into societal norms, people need to celebr

MoneyBagg Yo Releases New Album "A Gangsta's Pain"
On April 23, 2021 highly anticipated album “A Gangsta’s Pain” was released by Moneybagg Yo and since then earned the rapper his first number one album on the Billboard top 200 chart. The Memphis native delivered a combination of a 22 track album filled with a variety of different vibes and occasional old school beats. Featured on his album is Kaash Paige, Pharrell, Polo G, Lil Durk, BIG30, Future, and Jhené Aiko along with creative producers that were able to develop this alb

Former Bad Boy Records Rapper, Black Rob dies at 52
Robert Ross also known as infamous rapper Black Rob died on April 17th due to health complications that resulted in kidney failure. He is well known for his affiliation and career with Bad Boy Entertainment record label owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs. A native of East Harlem, Ross found his love of music at the young age of 11 as he was influenced by artists like Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh. During his young years he would join a rap group and focus on creating music but would

Young Thug and Gunna post bail for 30 people at Fulton County
Atlanta-based rappers Young Thug and Gunna posted bail for 30 low-level offenders being held at Fulton County. “We just woke and went to the jail with the lawyer, DA’s and prosecutors and, you know, the bonding company and just got as many people as we can out. Probably like 20 or 30 people,” said Thug. Both rappers said those they helped were being held on minor charges but were being forced to stay in jail because they could not afford their bond. Those who were released we

Dr. J leaves LeBron James off his Top Two All NBA Teams
After an interview on Dany Green’s podcast Inside the Green Room, NBA Hall of Famer, Dr. J gave his top two All-NBA teams and notably left out LeBron James. First Team: Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Elgin Baylor. Second Team: Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The Dr explained his reasoning, “He’s the guy who has led the charge in terms of super teams. It's reminiscent of how the Yankees used to d

Tarralyn Ramsey Drops New Single “Jesus, We Need You”
Multi-talented, gospel & pop artist Tarralyn Ramsey just dropped a new single called “Jesus, We Need You” The track comes after a successful career, beginning with her self-titled album at age 13, under one of the top gospel record companies in the industry, Verity Records. The album peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Gospel charts and was nominated for several Stellar Awards. After her time with Verity Records, Tarralyn was featured on VH1’s BORN TO DIVA, where she would win t

Draymond Green Coins Himself the Greatest Defender of All Time
Draymond Green has always had an immense amount of confidence and never had a problem putting himself at the top of the food chain. In an interview with NBC Bay Area, he deemed himself the greatest defender the league has ever seen, “I think I am the greatest defender to ever play this game.” But this isn’t the first time he has given himself this title. Almost two years ago, After a 114-111 win over the Portland Trailblazers, Green spoke with Marcus Thompson ll of the Atlan

Living on Borrowed Time
In heartbreaking news, Grand Canyon senior Oscar Frayer died in a car accident just days after playing in NCAA March Madness. He was just 23 years old. Frayer’s older sister Andrea Moore and a third person in the vehicle also died in the car accident. According to ESPN, a California Highway Patrol car was struck from behind by the car Frayer was in as two officers were assisting a stranded vehicle on the side of the road around 2:30 am in Lodi, California on Tuesday, March 23