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LA EVENTS: Ohana Tree + QWAZAAR + Open Mike Eagle @ The Mezz Bar
January 22, 2013, No Comments

OHANA TREE ft: QWAZAAR (Typical Cats // Bat Meets Blaine // G4) w/ Silence (OuterLimitz/DirtyDigital/LeftHouse) http://Q ...

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The Fall of Black Music – Part 3
May 8, 2012, Comments Off

How much responsibility falls on the shoulders of the artist?

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The Ascendancy of Black America (Part Three of Four)
August 31, 2011, Comments Off

What is the power of the African American?

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Microphone Check
July 11, 2011, Comments Off

In spite of the group's feud and rumbles of shady business dealings, the documentary on the "Rolling Stones of hip hop" ...

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Black Is…Open Mike Eagle
May 9, 2011, 1 Comment

As y’all know we are picky with our eardrums over here at Black Is. Open Mike Eagle is one of LA’s extraordi ...

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Ashley Judd vs. Hip Hop
April 14, 2011, 1 Comment

This has been a hot topic floating around the ‘Nets lately.  Ashley Judd apparently thinks that Hip Hop promotes miso ...

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Music Heads! It’s the Reality Show of Your Dreams!
November 1, 2010, Comments Off

If you’re like me, you’re tired of music-themed reality shows full of up and coming artists competing for th ...

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Black Is…Dubelyoo The Art Bishop
October 27, 2010, 1 Comment

Born in Brooklyn but raised in North Carolina, Dwayne Wright, aka Dubelyoo (pronounced W) is a world-renowned mixed-medi ...

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Black Is….Kehinde Wiley
October 20, 2010, Comments Off

Los Angeles native Kehinde Wiley has found his place within the milieu of famous fine artists. Based out of New York, Wi ...

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Bilal’s Greatest Hip Hop Collabos
September 29, 2010, Comments Off

courtesy of complex.com The good folks over at complex.com spoke with Bilal Oliver about his favorite HipHop collaborati ...