Awww Nutbush! Tina Turner Highway Happened 20 Years Ago Today – EUR Video Throwback
Church house. Gin house! School house. Outhouse! With raspy realness, Tina Turner famously told the world about her beloved Tennessee hometown in the 1973 Ike and Tina Turner hit “Nutbush City Limits.” With Tina-penned lyrics atop Ike Turner’s rockabilly brilliance, the former Anna Mae Bullock brought to life the grit and heart of her rural […]
Sugar Hill Records Founder Sylvia Robinson in New Documentary
*The legacy of the late Sugar Hill Records founder/CEO Sylvia Robinson will be explored and celebrated in a new documentary from Black Starz Music Television. Best known for her work as founder/CEO of the hip-hop label Sugar Hill Records, Robinson is credited as the driving force behind the classic landmark hip-hop singles “Rapper’s Delight” by […]
White Gentrification Causes Debate Among ‘Black Beverly Hills’ Residents
*As one of the few neighborhoods that boast a mostly prosperous African American populace, Southern California’s View Park neighborhood is looked on with pride by those who recognize it as a symbol of African American success that doubles as a stronghold of black culture. But with a growing presence of white people, some residents are […]