Sampling in hip-hop has been going on since the genre’s inception, but in 2023, it’s been more prevalent than ever. XXL dives deep to discuss why everything sounds familiar.
Seventy-two-year-old Verda Byrd grew up thinking she was a black woman, but she recently discovered a huge secret. In 2013, she learned she was born "white". Apparently Byrd was adopted in the 1940s by two black parents, who never told her her birth parents were white.
There are a few of us who saw it coming going back as far as President Obama supporting gay marriage. That debate is FAR GONE! Enter a new plight, "Be Whatever You Want To Be!"
In a world of silent segregation, these stories aren’t uncommon anymore. NYPD has been in the news for years now about their shady police business and dealings with the public and racism, many stories prove true and have yet to be justified. One of the major stories comes out of Brooklyn where NYPD officers warned the black kids to stay out of Brooklyn’s new “white” neighborhood.
The 45th Annual NAACP Image Awards has announced their 2014 list of nominees. Justin Timberlake and Robin Thicke lead the list -- and they are white!
#HotTopicTuesday: Who should be eligible to win an award created for "colored" people?