Archive of Interviews

Freddie Gibbs says Split with Young Jeezy wasn’t Amicable

Freddie Gibbs explains that he was better off on his own than being signed to Young Jeezy’s CTE imprint.   by Steven J. Horowitz article reprint Freddie Gibbs became a free agent once again after

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Ozzie Newsome’s ‘Beautiful Mind’ has Been the Key to Baltimore’s Success

By Doug Farrar Article Reprint NEW ORLEANS — With all the talk about minority hiring and firing in the NFL over the last month, there’s a Super Bowl team whose personnel was assembled by a

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How Betty Shabazz Persevered after Her Husband, Malcolm X, was Killed

When Malcolm X was shot, his wife—and mother of four—was left homeless, penniless, and pregnant with twins. But as a new movie tells the Betty Shabazz story, a daughter recalls how they all went on.

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Incarcerated Physician Conrad Murray Cries in Voicemail to Friend; Says He’s in Constant Pain

By Victor Trammell Article Reprint The old adage goes as follows: Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time. Dr. Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of

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Chicago’s Newsense

Member of Chicago’s Underground Group Psychodrama talks the about the future and the past By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer While attending a fundraiser for the youth through education, I caught up with Newsense of the 1990’s

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Angie Stone: Soul on the Outside

The soul diva dishes on her  influential career, getting played for her publishing and feeling like an  industry outsider Interview by: www.ebony.com By Souleo Article Reprint   Angie Stone wears her soul on the  outside

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Real Talk: Are Black Women Emasculating Black Men who Earn Less Money than they Do

Role reversal in relationship may cause some problems By: 99.3/105.7 Kiss FM ArticleReprint    Besides sex, money is the number one subject couples argue about. But it’s become an even more contentious issue in recent years.

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BTN Exclusive Interview with  Jay-Z Mentor: Jaz-O the Originator

Exclusive Interview with Jaz-O the Originator By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Emcee Jaz-O’s most famous deed throughout his career might be the mentorship of a young Brooklyn rapper named Jay-Z. Although the two have since

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