Black Girls RUN! A Conversation with Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks

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Black Girls RUN! founders Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks. Photo by Yuri Guanilo

Running has always been a love and hate relationship with me. As much as I hated running, I always found myself up early in the morning with thousands of other runners eager to cross the finish-line. I first heard of Black Girls Run when I ran a women’s 10k race in Central Park. In a sea of thousands of female runners, a young African-American woman stood out from all the rest with a shirt that simply said  “Preserve the Sexy/Black Girls Run”. I couldn’t wait to finish the race to find out what Black Girls RUN! was all about. Read more

Tabloid Truth: A Conversation with J. Dash (@therealjdash)

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JDash Facebook and YouTube together have changed the way we interact and share information with each other. On a daily basis links are shared of new music, excited moving trailers, or even funny antics. YouTube as become the key outlet for up and coming artists to get there music out. Used in the right way, YouTube and other social media networks can be a key tool in an artist’s career. Read more

A Conversation with Space Capone

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As you kick off your new year getting rid of the old to make way for the new, don’t forget to add new music to your iPod. Looking for a 2012 anthem, start with I Just Wanna Dance the new single from Funk/Soul AVJ Recording artist, Space Capone. Read more

Mister Nice Guy: A Conversation with Eric Roberson

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To release 8 albums on your own independent record label is a huge accomplishment.  Such is the case for two-time Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Eric Roberson, who will release Mister Nice Guy on November 8th. Read more

CMJ 2011: A Conversation with Nikki Jean

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Flipping through the CMJ guide, it’s often hard to decide who to see perform. Sometimes you have to rely on recommendations from fellow CMJ attendees and sometimes you just have to go on a gut feeling that the show is going to be awesome. There are also times when a name jumps out at you that you can’t resist! For me that name was Nikki Jean. Read more

CMJ 2011: A Conversation with Audra the Rapper

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In the revolving door of hip hop, the door has been slow moving for female MCs. Nikci Minaj is currently dominating the female MC genre and Kreayshawn is making a buzz. Audra the Rapper, signed to Rick Ross’ Maybach Music, is ready for everyone to know her name.   Read more

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