Kanye West has made his mark in hip-hop culture as an innovative producer, rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur. The Chicago-raised producer has been in the rap game since 1996 and finally gained success in the early 2000s as an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fella Records. From there, he would take...
My hands were shaking as I wrote #MeToo. For years I have searched for the strength to share my story. I struggle to stay present, to not be distracted by the mental and physical scars of a bad relationship that ended in sexual assault. In the wake of more...
“N***a.” The taboo five letter word that has been long associated with black culture and hip-hop is perhaps the most controversial yet prime example as to why the genre needs understanding. To many, rap was a scapegoat. It was a music genre that was put to blame for the...
When Cordova was 9, he competed in an event in Los Angeles sponsored by the International Modeling & Talent Association. He did so well that agents and managers were clamoring for him to audition for film and television. At that point, his family relocated from Tucson, Arizona, to Baldwin...
Elina Hughes waits patiently in her lever drive Wijit wheelchair as people move freely in and out of the conference room to use the microwave. The 20-year-old communications major is accompanied by her personal care aide Maria Vazquez. Although she has her laptop and iPad to assist in communicating,...
March 17 marks what would have been Nat King Cole’s 98th birthday. His soft, smooth baritone voice landed him in the same echelon of iconic artists like Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong. A multi-talented artist during his time, Cole (birth name Nathaniel Adams Coles) knew he was destined for...
Outside of visiting the country itself, the next best place to find Mexican culture and what it has to offer would be Southern California. Glendora had to look no farther than Citrus College where the curtains rose on Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano in the Haugh Performing Arts...
David Marvin Blake, a.k.a. DJ Quik, caught the eye of the streets with his self-made mix tapes. He later signed with Profile Records where he made his debut in 1991 with the album “Quik is the Name.” Like other South Central rap legends, he is the embodiment of the West Coast sound. In his...
In his poems “Ambition Over Adversity” Tupac Amaru Shakur advises the reader to take one’s mistakes and struggles and turn it in to something positive. Better known as 2Pac, this lyricist was a rap artist who pushed his way through the music industry and developed a message with a...
Marvel fans were finally introduced to Tom Holland’s Spider-Man earlier this morning. The second trailer to “Captain America: Civil War” revealed not only “your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man” but also featured shots of Black Panther and a closer look at Ant-Man leaping off of Hawkeye’s arrow. “Captain America: Civil War”...