Common: Universal Mind Control and The Starting Five

Common’s New Album ‘Universal Mind Control’ Out Now! Listen & Cop It | Review by Nu-Soul Mag | S.T.O.R.Y Mixtape by Beatnick & K-Salaam.

Rappers may be good actors like our man Common but sometimes Actor’s shouldn’t be rappers – case in point, Joaquin Phoenix (dressed like The Dude) debuts rap career at Dam Funk’s Funkmosphere: Watch

New Orleans MC, Truth Universal, drops Self Determination bonus single, “Serve & Protect” + video for “Work.” More

Fusicology’s Best of 2008 streaming on our Imeem player via the homepage

New Years Eve Event Listings | Tickets

Obama shirt in time for Inauguration Day

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Recent writings by Michael Tillery on TheStartingFive.net and SLAMonline.com on Derrick Rose, Dwayne Wade, Mike Beasley, the Election that Changes Everything and much more

A GOOD DAY TO BE BLACK AND SEXY out now in theaters. An Official Selection at the 2008 Sundance and AFI Film Festivals, it picks up where Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It” left off. Check for at: Screening times, Trailer and Updates

Anthony Hamilton’s brand new album, The Point Of It All hits stores next week on 12/16/08. | Exclusive Interview

Single: Cool feat. David Banner:

VH1 Soul’s “Soul Cities” hosted by Nelson George. Past Tuesdays in Bay Area, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Orleans and Memphis. The last show of the season wraps in Los Angeles – Tuesday, December 16 at 9PM ET/PT

World AIDS Day December Events

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