by Alex Pappademas Article Reprint Steve Jobs is dead, to begin with — there is no doubt whatsoever about that. Maybe this was what emboldened screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and director Danny Boyle to take the
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Kanye West: I Want to be the Last ‘American Idol’
BY TMZ STAFF Article Reprint Kanye West was so pumped and confident after performing for Prez Obama, he mustered up the courage to audition to become the very last American Idol.
Read moreRapper ‘Scarface’ arrested at award show
11Alive Staff, WXIA Article Reprint ATLANTA — The rapper known as Scarface is behind bars in Fulton County jail, Saturday, after being arrested at the BET Hip Hop Awards.
Read more5 Good Songs from 5 Artists You May or May Not Heard of
By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer I sometimes hear complaints about today’s music from my peer group. That group consists of the over 30 crowd who grew up with the hip hop sounds of the late
Read moreKing Louie and Mic Terror reimagine Drake and Future’s hit ‘Jumpman’
By Leor Galil Article Reprint What a Time to Be Alive—an album two of hip-hop’s current heavyweights, Drake and Future, recorded in six days and released at the end of September through iTunes—has provided the
Read moreOld Bank Building in Chicago is Now Home to Frankie Knuckles Records
BTN STAFF Chicago artist and investor Theaster Gates bought an old bank building on Chicago’s Southside for $1 dollar in 2012. He then rehabbed the building and turned it into a cultural center for the community. Following
Read moreList of Nominees & Performers for 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards
BTN STAFF The BET Hip Hop Award show will be airing next week on October 13@8pm et. You can check out the list of performers by clicking here.
Read moreInspired by Richard Pryor, ‘Unspeakable’ starts Chicago run
By: Scott C. Morgan Article Reprint Disclaimers accompany most of the advertising for the new play “Unspeakable,” which begins a five-week engagement starting Tuesday at Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. It’s billed as
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