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"Being Black at Harvard was not supposed to be the Culmination of the Liberation Struggle"—Fred Moten on WUNC

The State of Things w/ Frank Stasio | WUNC-91.5 Duke Professor Carries on Tradition of Black Radical Poetry Listen 49:09 Fred Moten grew up in a home and in a time where revolution was not portrayed as a romantic dream for the future, but a vital necessity for survival. Show More Summary

New Black Kid On The Block: Philly Singer T’Melle Survived Crash That Killed Left Eye To Pursue Her R&B Dreams

Meet T’melle, she’s the artist formerly signed to Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes who was actually shooting the video footage that captured the car crash that claimed Lopes’ life. She’s got a new mixtape out and we wanted to share

Celebrity Seeds: Tami Roman And Kenny Anderson’s Lil Rapper Daughter Jazz Anderson Drops A New Jawn, “Turn Up (Bangin On Things)”

Jazz got some new heat! Her new single is called “Turn Up (Bangin’ On Things)” produced by Dem Jointz (Rihanna, Brandy). Check it out below: You liiiiike? Gotta love a celeb seed with some hustle about her. Go ‘head Jazz.

On The Come Up: Bay Area Singer Adrian Marcel “I’m Still” [Video]

This Oakland native is comes co-signed by none other than Raphael Saadiq. And we understand why! Signed to Universal Republic, he already has a single “Waiting” that’s currently getting radio spins… Check it out below: We’re already starting to get

Bossip Exclusive: Have A Listen To Kim Zolciak’s Unedited Vocals For “Ring Don’t Mean A Thing” Before The Kandi Factory Hooked Her Up!!!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! We’re pretty convinced that Kandi’s new show “The Kandi Factory” is going to be a hit after hearing Kim Zolciak’s horrendous unedited voice, cuz Kandi and her crew definitely worked some serious magic on it. See, w...

Khaki-Colored Beef: “Gangster Rapper” Chris Brown Disses “Gay” Drizzy Drake On Young Jeezy’s “R.I.P.” (Remix)

Hasn’t Breezy had enough of beefing with gay people?? Chris Brown Hits Drake With “Gay” Diss On Young Jeezy’s “R.I.P. Remix” The never-ending beef between valet-bully Chris Brown and cashmere soft Drizzy Drake continues to rage on. Rihanna’s on-again-off-again

Out Of Pocket: Officer Ricky Rozay Says He Secretly Puts “Molly” In Girls’ Drinks So He Can Chop Them Down!

Is THAT how he pulls all these “bad beyotches”?!?! Rick Ross Raps About Drugging Women And Having Sex With Them On “U.O.E.N.O.” “Put molly all in her champagne, she aint even know it…I took her home and I enjoyed that,

Hate It Or Love It??? Beyonce “Bow Down/I Been On” Produced By Hit-Boy (Keri, Keyshia, Ci-error Diss?)

Beyonce “Bow Down”/”I Been On” The Beyhive’s Lord and savior Beysus Christ is back again with a new tune. Is she taking aim at her struggling peers though? Sounds like she just issued Ci-error, Keri Chill-son, and Keyshia

Bossip Giveaways: Listen To The Latest From Grammy-Winning Singer/Songwriter Crystal Nicole “Sundown” And Win A $50 iTunes Giftcard!

BOSSIP has the exclusive first listen to Crystal Nicole’s new single “Sundown” right here and we want you to check it out. Signed to Blackground/Interscope as an artist, Crystal Nicole has a wealth of experience as a songwriter, even winning

“JumpOff” Tell-All Author Claims R.Kelly Told Her “Sometimes You Have To Have Sex With People You Might Not Want To” [Audio]

Remember the “JumpOff” putting out the tell-all on her “relationships” with Tupac, Suge, Shaq, R.Kelly, Martin Lawrence and Young Jeezy? Well it seems the time has come for her to do some promotion on the project. In the latest prin...

Hate It Or Love It??? DJ Spinking Featuring French Montana And Jeremih “Body Operator” (Remix)

Could this be the club banger of the spring?? DJ Spinking Featuring French Montana And Jeremih “Body Operator” The official DJ to Diggy Simmons and BET’s 106 & Park, DJ Spinking, has released the new single from his upcoming album

New Music: Travis Garland “Where To Land”

We’re lovin’ Travis Garland’s single, ‘Where to Land’ which was produced by The Stereotypes. The video was also shot in London recently. This is the first single off his new EP ‘Fashionably Late Vol. II which drops on March

Keyshia Cole’s Brother-In-Law Soullow Drops Controversial Single And Speaks About Her Nasty Twitter Habit “She’s Heavily Addicted”

That’s an understatement. A few months ago we spoke to Keyshia Cole’s sister Neffeteria Pugh about her new literary and music ventures and she shared how she and hubby Soullow were doing their own record label. When we saw the

Marketplace: The Economic Costs of Violence in Chicago

Sylvester Monroe | Marketplace Last year, Chicago had 506 homicides, the most since 2008. Per capita, that's worse than both New York City and Los Angeles. In January, 42 people were killed, setting a pace that would surpass 2012. In fact, gun violence is actually down across the city overall since the early '90s. Show More Summary

Pure Comedy: Darnell Dockett Says He Could Pull Katherine Webb But Prefers Broads With “Bullet Holes And Stab Wounds!”

Remember when NFL baller Darnell Dockett got clowned on Twitter for trying to take Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron’s girlfriend? Now he says she’s not his type! Via DailyMail: When Arizona Cardinals defensive end Darnell Dockett asked Katherine Webb out

Shawty Lo Speaks On His Reality Show “All My Babies’ Mamas” Being Cancelled, Plus Kandi Reveals Why She IS NOT Attending So So Def Reunion!

Lotta drama poppin’ off in tha A! Shawty Lo And Kandi Burruss Radio Inteviews With Rashan Ali There have been mixed reactions since news broke that Oxygen network was preparing to launch a new reality show based on all the

Viernes Vallenato Con Very Be Careful

Because it’s Friday, I wanted to post something fun for this first weekend of the new year. Enter Very Be Careful and a single from their latest album, ¿Remember Me From The Party?       released on October 9th of last year.  VBC’s 6th studio album features the Los Angeles-based quintet exploring the roots of [...]

Justice for the Wilmington 10?

The Wilmington 10 The State of Things w/ Frank Stasio WUNC-FM | 91.5 In 1972, 10 young activists in Wilmington were convicted of arson and conspiracy related to racial violence. Their conviction immediately became a worldwide cause. Now, legal notes from the original prosecutor of the case raise more questions about the fairness of the trial. Show More Summary

Hate It Or Love It? Jackie Christie Drops Her First Single ” Woman Of The Year” [Audio]

Sounds like Drake. Sorta. Just when you least expected it, Jackie Christie has “reinvented” herself yet again, by coming up with yet another revenue stream (as if her side hustles selling books and designing clothes weren’t already enough). Jackie took

The Mighty Clouds of Joy on WUNC's 'The State of Things'

The Mighty Clouds of Joy The State of Things with Frank Stasio | WUNC-FM 91.5 They’ve played with the likes of Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye, and their music has been a gospel mainstay for more than 50 years. The Mighty Clouds of Joy with lead singer Joe Ligon play live in the studio for host Frank Stasio. Listen HERE

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