R.I.P
Remembering Whitney Houston…A Year Later
A year ago today, the world suffered a great loss with the death of Whitney Houston! Today we celebrate her life by recognizing all of her many accomplishments and enjoying the gift she left us all to cherish even after her dea...
11 Years Without Aaliyah: A Friend & A Fan Reflect on An Angel
[Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001)] There are few times in life when you come across someone and know instantly that you are in the presence of greatness. Aaliyah was just that. A genuine, sweet, unpr...
R.I.P. Sherman Hemsley
Sherman Hemsley, the man who brought George Jefferson to vivid life, has died at age 74. The accomplished stage actor achieved his widest fame in a role he raised to comic greatness: George Jefferson, the egotistical, strutting...
Rest In Peace Ms. Melodie
Ms. Melodie, ex-wife of KRS-ONE and a prominent member of the Boogie Down Productions crew, passed away today according to numerous news sources. Ms. Melodie, born Ramona Parker was a member of the influential Boogie Down Produ...
Centric to Premiere “Don Cornelius: Visionary, Trailblazer, & Cultural Icon” on June 23rd
The life, career and legend of television pioneer Don Cornelius is brought to life in his own words in a one-hour special dedicated to telling the story behind the man by the man himself in Don Cornelius: Visionary, Trailblazer...
UB Says Goodbye to The Queen of Disco Donna Summer
Dance music’s greatest Diva, Donna Summer has passed away of cancer today at age 63. Summer broke through in 1975 with “Love To Love You Baby,” which went #2 pop and gold, creating history for a 17-minute song. Her cover ...
UB Remembers Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes & Breaks TLC News
April 25, 2012 marks the ten year anniversary for the passing of Grammy Award-winning TLC group member Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes. “The word anniversary means a celebration. For us her death will never be a celebra...
Hip-Hop Weekly Salutes “Whitney Houston” With Collectible Issue
Hip Hop Weekly Magazine has released a special issue commemorating the life and achievements of the late pop icon Whitney Houston. The latest in a series of special limited editions, which have included such topical personaliti...
New Music: Unreleased Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Track w/ Bootleg “Fantasies”
German-American digital imprint Block Starz Music has signed Bootleg of Gold certified hardcore Rap group The Dayton Family and has unveiled the rapper’s previously-unreleased collaboration with Lisa “Left Eye”...
