Jay Rock’s “Redemption” Album is a Hip Hop Masterpiece

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Last week (June 15th) Jay Rock released his third studio album titled ‘Redemption.’ The album has thirteen songs with features from J. Cole, Jeremih, Future, and label mates SZA and

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Is Juneteenth A Reason to Celebrate… I Think Not

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer June 19th marks the celebration of Juneteenth, the official holiday for the emancipation of Black slaves in 1865. The District of Columbia and forty-four states have recognized Juneteenth as a

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The best head start in life for babies is parental interaction, not spurious educational tools or toys

Scientific American’s advice is simple: “If you must buy educational toy, find one that you want to play with, because the time a baby spends hearing you talk and watching you interact with the world

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Tiffany Haddish Talks About Racist Roseanne, Flirting with Leonardo Di Caprio and Making Sanaa Lathan’s Family Upset at Her

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, comedienne Tiffany Haddish opens up about her interactions with other celebrities. She talked about greeting and figuring out Roseanne was a racist back

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Confusion and Chaos Describes Kanye West + Kid Cudi’s “Kids See Ghosts” Album

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer The third installment from Kanye’s G.O.O.D Music camp comes in the form of a collaboration album between Kanye West and Kid Cudi. Their seven-track album titled Kid See Ghost features

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What is wrong with Jay-Z hair in this picture?

BTN STAFF When I saw the picture of Beyonce and Jay-Z standing hand in hand in all white for their concert in Wales; I said that is dope. Then when I looked more closely I

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Black Thought & 9th Wonder Fall Short of Expectations With ‘Streams of Thought’ Album [Review + Stream]

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer I guess the current wave for Hip Hop artists is to drop short albums. First Pusha T dropped a short seven-song album called Daytona, Kanye West followed up with his

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Children of Black Man Killed By Police Only Awarded $1 Dollar For “Mental Pain and Suffering”

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer A Florida jury consisting of five White women, two White men and one Black man awarded the family of Gregory Hill Jr, 30 , four dollars after concluding a police

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