Story: I received this song on twitter yesterday. Normally I ignore the 100s of songs that people send me on twitter but for some reason I decided to check this one out. This Brooklyn femcee (No sexism) did not dissappoint. The first song "Backlash" is the song that she sent me which captiva... Read more...

I'm really feeling this one... Rilgood is back with the first leak off his upcoming mixtape "Great Expectations". The Trayvon Martin tribute record features his rhyme partner B.Smith and is produced by RC Bankwell. Also be on the look out for "Gun" to be remixed with released as a limited edi... Read more...

The billboard wars between atheists and believers have raged for years now, especially around New York City, and a national atheist group is poised to take the battle a step further with billboards in Muslim and Jewish enclaves bearing messages in Arabic and Hebrew. American Atheists, a... Read more...

Susan Taylor, the Mother of Mentoring in America, Is Asking You To Be "In" for Our Children Susan TaylorWants You To Be "In"! Harry Belafonte"I'm In!" Danny Glover"I'm In!" Mariah Carey"I'm In!" Oprah Winfrey"I'm In!" ... Read more...

The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm. Director: George Tillman Jr. Writers: Reggie Rock Bythewood, Cheo Hodari Coker Stars: Jamal Woolard, Anthony Mackie and Derek Luke Read more...

Every year over 21 million shipping pallets end up in a landfill. Used worldwide to ship goods of all kinds in mass quantities, a Brooklyn-based design firm looked past the intended use of a pallet and saw a versatile, recyclable, sustainable and inexpensive building material that could be used to a... Read more...

When it comes to percentages, Jay-Z probably resides somewhere in the top 0.0001% of income earners. But one of the richest rappers (and people) in the world now says he'd gladly pay more taxes - that is, if it went to the right things. "Personally I wouldn't mind paying more taxes if it went... Read more...
This passed Sunday November 4th, Sean "Jay-Z" Carter turned 140 yrs old (...or something like that) so this week we decided to indut him into the #ClassicFriday hall of fame and honor him with a playlist of our favorite Jay-Z songs and features (which may not include all of your favorites as wel... Read more...
Earlier this year Dru Ha (co-owner of Duck Down Music) lost his Father to a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's. In his Father's honor, Dru Ha announced that he will be running the ING New York City Marathon on November 6th in an effort to raise donations & awareness about the horrific disease th... Read more...