The worlds of music, comedy and reality television came together this week to celebrate the season of giving at the True Vision Media Group (TVMG) star-studded charity event at theSayers Club in Hollywood. The event, hosted by actor and comedian Chris Spencer (Def Comedy Jam, VIBE) and TVMG CEO Monica Floyd, drew celebrities from every part of the entertainment industry, including Love…
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Eric Bellinger just released a FIRE new track called…you guessed it…”KING!” The R&B hitmaker created the record which intentionally has an open verse for anyone worthy to hop on with the King. Bellinger took to Instagram this week in response to all the rhetoric about who is the real King of R&B. Fans throughout the music community…
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The Ultimate Gaming League (UGL) has been pioneering a Madden 19 tournament season with Bay Area swag inside Halftime Sports Bar in Downtown Oakland this fall. Now the UGL is bringing their Halftime Football Challenge to the BEAST MODE store in Oakland on December 22nd! UGL’s first main Madden 19 tournament drew loved KMEL personalities…
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Feels so good sometimes I could just cry… Brilliant R&B singer/songwriter Jane Handcock is leaving her mark on our minds and hearts once again with the beautifully-crafted visual for her latest single, “My Nigga.” As the protégé of multi-Grammy winner Raphael Saadiq (the producer behind her early mixtapes), the talented Ms. Handcock has already written…
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Southern rapper Toon has a passion for music that began when he was just a child, rhyming words on his front porch in the ATL. But in the menacing new video for “Only,” he’s letting the world know just how serious he is about his work. Directed in his city by HOLLYWOOD718 and Chino Dollar and inspired by the…
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What would your Thanksgiving be like this year if J. Cole’s signee to Dreamville records, Cozz, invited you to join him for dinner? Find out for yourself tonight as BET premieresFriendsgiving, a two-part reality show that brings together a special group of friends who also happen to be some of your favorite artists and celebrities! To do Thanksgiving…
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Rumored offspring of the late-great Hugh Heffner and self-proclaimed playboy TMG Fresh welcomed fans to the Argyle in Hollywood last night to experience his Mansion Music EP, a collection of four songs that speak to the lavish lifestyle he’s accustomed to. After releasing singles “Throw a Stack, ” and “Fresh”earlier this year, TMG Fresh spent many months in the…
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Sought-after R&B songwriter-turned-singer Jane Handcock is making her mark once again, dropping captivating single “647” after her solid EP release, Where’s Jane? Series 1, this summer. Not every aspiring singer in Oakland has the good fortune to have two mixtapes executive-produced by multi-Grammy winner Raphael Saadiq, but not every singer in Oakland is like Jane….
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As Eric Bellinger and AD celebrated their album release this past week (with Bellinger in character as Latin lover “Poncho Belly”), the news broke that his Eazy Call album hit single “G.O.A.T. 2.0 ” is certified GOLD. The feel-good track starts off with Wale’s praises, All hail to my favorite lady/ And I would elevate your name but I’m saying you’re already an…
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Rising rapper Dizzle and loved R&B singer Poncho Belly just released their debut album NINE, a melodic and upbeat project covering the highs and lows of women, money, and life as they know it. When these two unknown names dropped single and video “Pullin Up,” many fans wondered how two newcomers could be so comfortable…
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