https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qs6Ii3ZazQ Known for gritty street lyrics and an icy flow, rapper Icewear Vezzo emerged in the 2010s as a leading figure in the Detroit hip-hop scene. Vezzo has deep connections in the Midwest, specifically Minnesota, where some of...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVTUTfnbPDI OMB Peezy merges his Alabama roots with his Sacramento upbringing, making street-minded music that boasts substance and swagger. Born in Mobile, Alabama in 1997 and part of a musical family, Peezy started rapping at age...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/pjv-w5FbrS0 You ever listen to a rapper who just sounds like he’s chatting with you? Babyface Ray has been doling out conversational lifestyle raps over smooth beats since 2010, making his presence felt in Detroit’s crowded and...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8t8-w7KL04 Yella Beezy is a product of Dallas, Texas' Oak Cliff neighborhood who has achieved success well enough over the years.  The Dallas native prides himself on staying humble. Raised by a single mother...

https://youtu.be/V-qIxoVP5xI To say Mulatto had a successful year would be an understatement. At just 22-years-old, Mulatto is here to stay! After becoming the inaugural winner of the Lifetime reality series, The Rap Game in 2016, the Clayton County, Georgia...

While women in hip-hop as a whole are redefining the rap industry, Renni Rucci is boldly taking her stand as the industry’s next great femcee. From South Carolina, Renni Rucci has made waves throughout both the industry and social media with the help of her unmatched and...

Chicago native Polo G is the latest rapper to be featured in Karen Civil's #CivilTV "Welcome To My Neighborhood" series. The 21-year old rapper takes us through his Chicago neighborhood as we see where he spent his earlierst years of elementary school to how he became...

Sanaa Lathan has had a number of roles over the span of her more than 20-year career as an actress, but never have fans seen her as stripped-down as she appears in her new Netflix movie, Nappily Ever After. Based on the 1998 book of the same title by Trisha Thomas,...

In first-time director Reinaldo Marcus Green’s upcoming drama Monsters and Men, three men are unsure about what to do in the face of police brutality in their Brooklyn neighborhood. John David Washington plays a cop who hears both sides of the argument; Anthony Ramos...

Raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan, R&B singer Queen Naija first became known as a contestant on American Idol in the early 2010s. Following that, she gained success as a popular vlogger for her YouTube channel. On the channel, Naija (also known as Queen Sails) and her...

Omari Hardwick has left us in suspense with his character Ghost on the critically acclaimed Starz series Power. However, the 44-year-old star is much more than just an actor. He is an artist, activist and poet at heart. Hardwick recently teamed up with Jack Daniel’s...

Starting her career at the age of 16, Ajiona Alexus rose to fame with her roles on Empire and 13 Reasons Why. Today, the 22-year-old actress is back and hitting the big screen in Breaking In. Alexus plays Jasmine, Shaun Russell’s (Gabrielle Union) stubborn yet smart...

This Mother's Day, Gabrielle Union stars as Shaun Russell in a new film called Breaking In. Union takes on the role of a woman who will stop at nothing to rescue her two children being held hostage in a remote house designed with impenetrable security. No trap, no...

If you’ve ever wanted to watch Gabrielle Union channel her inner John McLane and pick off bad guys one-by-one, boy you're in for a good treat because Breaking In is the new thriller from director James McTeigue and producer Will Packer. In the film, a woman by the...

The release of 4Eva is a Mighty Long Time has been a thrilling time to follow Big K.R.I.T’s career. The title of the double album oddly can be associated with the time we have formally heard from the Mississippi emcee, but with great reason. Departing Def Jam, K.R.I.T....