Alias Smith and LeRoi

Booty Call. It’s rare that you can trace a phrase that has become so entrenched in our culture that you don’t know where... Read more

Fame. Debbie Allen has that. How’d she get it? Beauty, brains, perseverance, and talent are the cornerstones that turned... Read more

Tamala Jones is a quiet storm. She’s spent most of her umpteen-plus years in Hollywood minding her business and racking ... Read more

Lena Waithe ain’t go no time for that.  If you think you’re hustlin’, if you think you’re grindin’, think again. Here’s ... Read more

The First Daughter of Soul. That is a name you don’t just give to anyone. Unless she’s Lalah Hathaway. Have there been o... Read more

To know Luenell is to love her.  She is the light that catches your eye when you come into a room. It’s not the head of ... Read more

Lil Rel Howery will not be ignored. An old soul trapped inside the body of a young dude, he seems cut from the same clot... Read more

Andre Cymone used to play bass with Prince. It was not just a job. It was an adventure. And it’s what he did. It is not ... Read more

Who is Affion Crockett? Pretty much anybody he wants to be. Calling Affion a gifted impressionist would be selling him s... Read more

Russell Simmons. Uncle Rush. Hip Hop was just music before Russell Simmons turned it into an industry. Between Run-DMC, ... Read more

Dean Edwards has voices inside his head. They’ve been there for a while. He was the first guy I ever saw do a “Denzel”, ... Read more

Dean Edwards has voices inside his head. And they took up a lot of time. So this podcast turned into a two parter. If yo... Read more

Malcolm Lee makes movies. But in the world of black filmmakers he holds a special spot. When you think about African-Ame... Read more

John Ridley is a writer. In the truest sense of the word. If it can be written, he probably wrote one. Books, television... Read more

She Ready. That’s what you remember after an encounter with Tiffany Haddish. Comedienne/Actress/Energy Producer, she is ... Read more

Royale Watkins doesn’t get shook. After a stint in Desert Storm, taking the stage at Def Jam was a cakewalk. While Berni... Read more

Stanford by way of Brooklyn,  writer Cheo Hodari Coker takes the street cred game to another level. As a journalist with... Read more

“You Are Here.” That should be the name of The Autobiography of Todd Bridges.  Because the thing that he has, the thing ... Read more

Todd Bridges. The poster child for bad shit happening to child actors. You’ve heard the rumors. You’ve heard all sorts o... Read more

Life is the gym for Dondre Whitfield. Everyday, he gets up, gets in the ring and sweats it out. Every audition. Every ca... Read more