Black Intel

Last week The Atlanta Post reported that there were 13 top selling Black Authors that readers may not agree with as the best representation of the genre but that these 13 authors were some of the best selling black authors over the last five years.

This was announced with a several day, narcissistic, self-promotional build-up culminating with a national TV special of his “decision” unlike anything ever “witnessed” in the history of sports and probably the history of entertainment.

So a little after 9:00pm est, twitter, facebook and blogs bubbled over with information all about the man of the hour…Raul Gonzalez Blanco… ok, ok, Lebron James….Seconds after his announcement, twitter went hot full of jokes i.e. I’m gonna watch #lebrondecision tonite just in case Kanye interrupts to remind us that Jordan was the best basketball player ever

Lets instill the values that were, and were not given to us in our children so they do not go through the same situations that we did. Lets allow our kids to be KIDS. But we cant do that, until WE start acting like adults.

By: James Harris
One of the most anticipated albums in years drops tomorrow June 15, 2010.  Drake releases his first studio album, Thank Me Later, and as I predicted the critics have gone on a rampage.  There are mixed reviews over the album some saying that it has “let them down” or that it “didn’t own [...]

I’m Puerto Rican but I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY…my first job out of High School was working for Rap-A-Lot Records…what separates my sound from other producers is that I have never been one dimensional

What I can not understand, however, is a woman shouting from the rooftops that her man must be willing to take out her cornrows, oil her scalp, and help her wash her hair or her wig.

Written by J. Ado
Gone are the days of ballads. We’re in a time where our few real singers are either in the neo-soul genre (the only way to hear most of them is on the internet). The others are divas, who have been around for a while and have left the belting out of hard [...]

Written By: James Harris
For the past week I’ve been listening to the same album on repeat, hearing the same two voices and dealing with the same feelings of sadness and disbelief. Little Brother released their final album 4.20.2010 entitled Leftback. The duo (originally trio before producer 9th wonder left the group) released their [...]

Written By: James Harris

A fellow music lover asked me a question the other day that I can’t let go, “Is music today, better than music 10-15 years ago?”  First off I couldn’t believe I was old enough to remember music 10-15 years ago (you’re only as old as you feel right?)! Secondly, I had to really [...]