Prince

Beginning his career in entertainment as a casting director and manager, the Philadelphia native worked on projects such as 'Under the Cherry Moon' and 'Purple Rain,' both of which starred Prince, before hitting the jackpot with his production of ...

By Bridget Bland Knowles refers to her second offering as "an album's album," and notes how it is not "single driven." She hopes to continue recording music in the future, even if she says it's on a mix-tape level and for the streets. Laughing she clarifies the mix-tape content would definitely remain consi...

By Karu F. Daniels In the late 1980s Philadelphia native Will Smith began his career in the music industry by teaming up with his friend Jeff Townes to form the hip-hop group DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. A few years later, Smith landed a staring role in his very own TV sitcom, 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.'...

By Felicia Pride The book also tries to place the influential group into a historical context--Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, and Black Power Movement--as well as explore Stone's work as compared to his peers like James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Wonder and in relationship to artists who hav...