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The first & pioneer of all female hip-hop Groups   Hailing straight from Columbia, SC “The Sequence” first all-girl hip hop female group childhood friends—Cheryl Cook (Cheryl the Pearl), Gwendolyn (Blondy) Chisolm and Angie Brown Stone (Angie B)— who were high school cheerleaders. The Sequence asked Sylvia Robinson, CEO of the noted Sugar Hill Records Label for a chance to audition backstage at a Sugar Hill Gang concert held right in their city at Township Auditorium 1979 where they performed original written song in high-school “Funk You Up”.   The Sequence, were discovered immediately by Sylvia Robinson, she took them under her wings making the most of opportunity for childhood friends to become stars. After being the 2 nd  group signed by Sugar Hill in 1979, The Sequence’s first single “Funk You Up” went gold in just three weeks’ time and sold over 500,000 units of a 12’ inch single 1st of all female hip-hip groups i...

I met Hopsin some 6 maybe 7 years ago I was a talent manager in LA, CA and I thought he was amazing. His message was the antithesis of the megalomaniacal, misogynistic, lyrics with ignorance as a bar of the cool thugs. He challenged the establishment, I found him courageous. After studying hip hop I realized that the establishment intended to use hip hop to destroy our youth. Hopsin new about this I heard the messages in his music. I wanted an artist that would do just that. I was looking for someone I could show this to and see how their message would change. Hopsin was there I didn't have to show him he saw it. I tried everything in my power to get his to work with me. We talked for over about a year to a year and a half. Then I didn't hear from him for some time. The next time I heard from him he was signed with Tech Nine. When I heard this video, I was furious I messaged Tech Nine, asked him what he was doing. Hopsin is not Emenim he is his own artist in his ow...

JRT | AUG 22, 2015 12:30 PM | SEP 30, 2015 12:57 PM It looks like  Straight Outta Compton i s going to have another good week at the theaters, and we’ve already complained about how the N.W.A. biopic doesn’t even mention J.J. Fad. That ain’t right. Still, we’re also upset that Eazy-E gets as much short shrift as you’d expect from the N.W.A. member who’s also dead. To be fair, Eazy-E gets treated better than we expected, considering the bitter break-up and his own attitude towards his old bandmates in the ’80s and ’90s. Still, we wish  Straight Outta Compton  had included that time when Eazy-E rocked the nation by showing up at the White House for a special Republican Inner Circle party. To be fair, Eazy-E gets treated better than we expected, considering the bitter break-up and his own attitude towards his old bandmates in the ’80s and ’90s. Still, we wish  Straight Outta Compton  had included that time when Eazy-...

  Ray J has recently closed a $31 million deal securing the launch of his electronics transportation company, now branded Raycon. Ray J and an electronics company sounds like a bizarre match, but Black Enterprise has been covering the growth of the singer/reality star’s Raytroniks brand for quite some time now, and has an exciting development to report. Ray J has recently closed a $31 million deal securing the launch of his electronics transportation company, now branded Raycon. A press release from the newly-named Raycon says that the $31 million deal, paid in the form of equity and cash, was finalized between Ray J and Cowboy Wholesale, a leading distributor of consumer electronics based in New York City. At the moment, Raycon’s signature product is the Scoot-E-Bike, its a foldable, two-wheeled electric vehicle. The bike was presented to a mass network of influencers, which allowed it to gain a good amount of traction in the market. Raycon promises t...

Burruss says she's opting out of working with ladies to do Broadway instead Xscape  has reunited, but it looks like there are still some serious bumps in their relationship. During an episode of  Watch What Happens Live , the ladies promoted their new Bravo reality show:  Xscape: Still Kickin’ It. At first, it was all smooth sailing as they talked up their upcoming tour, but things started to go downhill as they talked about their split and even revealed that they were making new  music without  Kandi Burruss . When asked about new music, Burruss pointed to the other three and said that “the three of them” would be putting out new music. –Xscape inks deal to produce TV biopic– Things got rather awkward as host  Andy Cohen  asked if the music would be put out under the Xscape name before, finally,  Tameka “Tiny” Harris  said, “Well, we are Xscape.” When Cohen probed Burruss on why she wouldn’t be recording with the group, t...

We've got good news and bad news, TV fans. The good news? Five new fall shows have received full-season orders so far. Huzzah! The bad news? A couple of newbies have been unofficially canceled (aka bumped from the schedule entirely or moved to—shudder—Saturday night). The TV gods giveth and the TV gods taketh.  So far, the fate of seven new offerings have been decided, including The CW's buzzy  Dynasty revival,  The Big Bang Theory 's spinoff  Young Sheldon  and  David Boreanaz 's return to TV. So many shows, so little time-slots available.  Photos Picked Up or Canceled? How the New Fall TV Shows Are Faring Find out fate of some of the fall's new dramas and comedies:  The CW DYNASTY The CW picked up a full season of their revival of the '80s soap. Enter: Alexis?! We can only hope.  CBS SEAL TEAM David Boreanaz has another hit on his hands, with his CBS military drama g...

In an shocking move by a major film studio, scenes for the upcoming Oscar hopeful  All the Money in the World  are being entirely re-shot with  Christopher Plummer  instead of  Kevin Spacey ,E! News has learned. Ridley Scott 's  J. Paul Getty  drama about the now-infamous kidnapping of his grandson has been getting award season buzz prior to sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations swirling Spacey. The film is still currently slated to be released in theaters on December 22, giving the studio merely weeks to fully shoot Plummer in the main role. All the Money in the World  was initially pulled from being screened on the closing night of this year's AFI Fest after the first allegations about Spacey were revealed. Watch House of Cards Ending After Kevin Spacey Allegations Earlier this week, Netflix officially severed ties with Spacey on both  House of Cards  and Spacey's upcoming project,  Gore . ...