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Sam Smith top the Grammys taking home four awards for song and record of the year for “Stay With Me with Mary J. Blige”, best new artist and best pop vocal album for “In the Lonely Hour.” Smith said, “I want to thank the man who this record is about … Thank you so much for breaking […]
Music producer and artist Teddy RIley is being sued for $1.9. million for conspiracy and fraud. Riley is accused of scamming investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Receivables Exchange is an online investment company. Sellers can auction off eligible receivables for sale to investors. The investment company sells off debt owed to them. The debtor owes […]
Lance Reddick was born in 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland. He is an actor, producer and musician known for portraying Cedric Daniels in The Wire (2002), Phillip Broyles in Fringe (2008), and John Wick (2014). He is also known for playing Detective Johnny Basil on Oz and Matthew Abbadon in the fourth and fifth seasons of Lost. For More information on Lance […]
Students in Baltimore wanted to make a difference and that’s exactly what they did. On June 17, 1960 students staged a sit-in at Hooper’s restaurant resulting in 12 demonstators being arrested. A case that made it’s way to the U.S. Supreme Court! To learn more, click here. Also see Hey Now! I’m Maileka, the Producer of The […]
Seattle Seahawks’ star cornerback and Stanford-educated athlete Richard Sherman and his girlfriend Ashley Moss welcomed baby boy ‘Rayden’ this morning. Sherman announce the happy news on Twitter days after his Seattle Seahawks suffered the biggest heartbreak of their NFL career. Sherman said, “My son sure does know how to make an entrance! 2/5/15… Is it a coincidence or is he […]
Cabell “Cab” Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was a jazz singer and bandleader. Calloway was born in Rochester, New York, on Christmas Day in 1907. The family relocated to his parents’ hometown, Baltimore, Maryland, in 1918. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City. For more information about Cab Calloway click […]
Marion “Suge” Knight, 49, is charged with murder and attempted murder after he allegedly ran over two people following an argument in Compton last week. One of the victims Carter was killed. If convicted Knight face up to live in prison. The Los Angeles Times reports, The official charges come hours after Knight’s $2.2 million bail […]
Maysa Leak aka Maysa (born August 17, 1966) is an American jazz singer. She is well known and loved by fans of smooth jazz both for her solo projects and for her work with the British band Incognito. I’m honored to have Maysa as a friend! For more information about Maysa Click here
Sylvester Stewart aka Sly Stone, the legendary funk/soul singer was awarded over 5 million in damages from an attorney and accountant who ripped him off by diverting his funds into their own companies and accounts. Because Stone didn’t get his royalties from 1989 through 2000 it eventually left him homeless. The Los Angeles Superior Court announced the verdict […]
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith born Jada Koren Pinkett; September 18, 1971) is an actress, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman. Her career began in 1990 with a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom True Colors. She starred in A Different World, Menace II Society, Set It Off,and The Nutty Professor opposite Eddie Murphy. Jada has appeared in more than 20 films including Scream 2, Ali, […]
