With Columbus’ Bar of Modern Art (BoMA) playing host, Jay Electronica made his way into the city, and just like the waters that once flooded the streets of his native New Orleans, he wanted to make sure that everyone in attendance felt his flow. Opening acts for the night included Kim Joyce, Wali “Mr. Nice Guy” Crowder, J. Osceola, L.e, Debonair and The 3rd

Skully’s Music Diner was filled to the brink of its capacity as the Cleveland Invasion rolled in to town. The show featured Columbus natives The Midas Touch, NiQ, Le and The 3rd. The headliner for the show was Cleveland’s Chip Tha Ripper.

Jay Electronica made his way into the city, and just like the waters that once flooded the streets of his native New Orleans, he wanted to make sure that everyone in attendance felt his flow. Opening acts for the night included Kim Joyce, Wali “Mr. Nice Guy” Crowder, J. Osceola, L.e, Debonair and The 3rd

Many good people came together for a noble cause, and while the venue wasn’t filled to the rafters (more than likely because of the heavy snowfall that blanketed the city out of nowhere that night), more than enough people showed up hoping to make some sort of difference and have a good time in the process of doing it.

The King Arts Complex’s Pythian Theater played host to a massive fund-raising effort to support victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. BLAKstar Media, R.E.A.C.H. LLC and an all-star cast of others pooled their resources to put together a benefit concert with hopes of bringing help to people that really need as much help as possible right about now.

Many hip-hop fans across the world were filled with excitement when Chef Raekwon’s oft-delayed sequel to the seminal 1995 debut album, “Only Built For Cuban Linx” finally became a reality. After its release, Rae continued to record as both a solo artist and as a member of the pioneering Wu-Tang Clan, but many loyalists had [...]

The Mozaik Lounge in the Arena District of Downtown Columbus was the scene of the party to celebrate the end result of endless hours of hard work and legwork as HiPolicy Magazine and Dwain Thomas of Digitallure Photography released the calendar they had been working so diligently to produce.

Amidst all of the pomp and circumstance that makes up these award shows, there was a nasty undercurrent bubbling underneath it all, and whether not it was intentional or not, it came to the surface during the city roll call. Read the story.

Yesterday, special elections were held in many cities across the country. Some were to decide new city leadership, while others decided the future of certain programs and services. For most voters here in Columbus there was one issue to decide, but in some areas two issues were on the ballot.

On an evening where I could choose from going to see my favorite crack rapper: Young Jeezy, Craig Mack award nominee: Yung Berg (i.e. “You won’t be around next year”, not really a choice…but I’m just sayin), or veteran MC with an affinity for pussy, weed, and alcohol that goes by the name of Devin [...]