Confined to his mom’s crib, Wayne is reportedly being advised to avoid flying. Lil Wayne is no different than anyone else when they’re not feeling well … they just want to home with their mommy … and TMZ has learned that’s exactly where Weezy is recouping. As TMZ first reported, Wayne suffered two seizures this week […]

While Wayne is unable to participate in the election, he has followed the current campaign between both nominees. For Weezy, the platforms Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are running on come secondary to the depth of their character. “Following it? Yes, I am… Leaning one way? No, I’m not,” Tunechi told MTV News earlier this month from […]

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Best Of The Best Versus Series Marvin Gaye VS. Stevie Wonder In celebration of Black Music Month we are taking a trip down memory lane and comparing the best of the best.  We want YOU to comment and let us know out of the pair, which artist you think should be the winner! Also, we […]

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Erykah Badu: Through the Years Erykah Badu, real name Erica Abi Wright, was born in Dallas. She began rapping at the age of 14 for a local radio station before deciding to change the spelling of what she called her slave name. Badu briefly attended Grambling State University before working on a 19-song demo with […]

Basheer Jones shares his music moment growing up in commemoration of Black Music Month June 2010. Join him on Street Soldiers every Sunday evening at 9pm Z107.9FM and every weekday morning 6am-9am on 1490AM. Streaming live on www.ZHipHopCleveland.com and www.NewsTalkCleveland.com Join Basheer Jones every Sunday at 9pm on Street Soldiers on our Z107.9FM station. The […]

Just a few nights ago I had the pleasure of meeting and seeing the performance of Cleveland’s own Tommy Johnson, singer-songwriter-producer-musician. Him and many other Cleveland talents hit the stage at D.I.V.A.’s “Sensual Showcase” held at the Cleveland Improv. Many showed up and little did I know what I was in store for. Mind you, […]

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What instrument, primarily associated with country music, was developed by enslaved Africans and adapted from several African instruments? What is your favorite genre of music?customer surveys

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