Watch: Big Ben iMOB4Real Salutes the โLegendsโ Jake Crates November 16, 2021 โ 1 min read Share this post IMG_1884 Share this post Written by Jake Crates Jake Crates, Music journalist and industry consultant focused on talent discovery, artist development, and cultural storytelling. Comments Everyday Community Where Hip-Hop Meets Worship: Reach Records Signs Atlanta's 2819 Worship Atlanta-based worship collective becomes first worship team signed to a predominantly Christian hip-hop label Reach Records, the GRAMMY Award-winning label founded by artist Lecrae, has signed 2819 Worship โ the worship collective of Atlanta's 2819 Church โ to its roster. The announcement was made during the church's Good By Victor Flavius โข 1 min read Music 1K Pson Commands the Atmosphere with โGet Up Off Meโ โ A Bold Declaration of Faith Over Fear Faith-driven hip-hop continues to evolve, andย 1K Psonย is proving heโs one of the cultureโs most fearless voices. His latest release,ย โGet Up Off Me,โย is more than just a record โ itโs a spiritual stance, a war cry, and a bold reminder of authority over opposition. Built By King Oโmuni Lens โข 3 min read Music R&B Royalty Returns: Rodney Poe Delivers "Love, Sweat & Tears" Move over, Valentineโs DayโMilwaukeeโs own "King of R&B" just gave us a reason to keep the candles lit all year long. Rodney Poe, the veteran crooner who has shared stages with icons like Keith Sweat and Brandy, has officially dropped his highly anticipated By Kevin Nelson โข 2 min read Everyday Community Where Hip-Hop Meets Worship: Reach Records Signs Atlanta's 2819 Worship Atlanta-based worship collective becomes first worship team signed to a predominantly Christian hip-hop label Reach Records, the GRAMMY Award-winning label founded by artist Lecrae, has signed 2819 Worship โ the worship collective of Atlanta's 2819 Church โ to its roster. The announcement was made during the church's Good By Victor Flavius โข 1 min read Everyday Community The Measure of a Man: Why Lenox & Parker Honors Dr. David Manuel at 60 A manโs life is not measured by the titles he holds, but by the weight he is willing to carry for others. As Dr. David Manuel steps into his 60th year, Lenox & Parker honors him not simply for professional excellence, but for the far deeper qualities that have By Dr. Christal Jordan โข 5 min read Culture Black Rom-Coms Return to Theatrical Magic With You, Me & Tuscany Will Packer has proven himself to be a cultural architect who understands how his stories must be introduced to the communities that have long carried them in their hearts. That truth was felt the moment he addressed the Atlanta audience and shared a statistic that stopped the room cold: there By Dr. Christal Jordan โข 6 min read ONE GOLDEN SUMMER proves why Black Excellence in Our Youth Matters Too One of the most important things we can do as a culture is celebrate our young people when they do something extraordinary. Too often, we rush to critique, analyze, politicize, or move on before fully honoring what a moment meant to the children who lived it. There is something sacred By Dr. Christal Jordan โข 3 min read Events Ye Reclaims the Throne: Inside the "Bully" Experience at SoFi Stadium The numbers donโt lie: 70,000 people. A sold out show. But those figures only tell half the story of what went down at SoFi Stadium. If you have ever doubted the gravity of a Kanye Westโnow simply Yeโperformance, or if youโve been on the fence By Oโneal Mcknight โข 4 min read I Just Donโt Jive With the War in Iran โWe want all Black men to be exempt from military service. We believe that Black people should not be forced to fight in the military service to defend a racist government that does not protect us. We will not fight and kill other people of color in the world who, By Stone E. Mims โข 5 min read
Everyday Community Where Hip-Hop Meets Worship: Reach Records Signs Atlanta's 2819 Worship Atlanta-based worship collective becomes first worship team signed to a predominantly Christian hip-hop label Reach Records, the GRAMMY Award-winning label founded by artist Lecrae, has signed 2819 Worship โ the worship collective of Atlanta's 2819 Church โ to its roster. The announcement was made during the church's Good By Victor Flavius โข 1 min read
Music 1K Pson Commands the Atmosphere with โGet Up Off Meโ โ A Bold Declaration of Faith Over Fear Faith-driven hip-hop continues to evolve, andย 1K Psonย is proving heโs one of the cultureโs most fearless voices. His latest release,ย โGet Up Off Me,โย is more than just a record โ itโs a spiritual stance, a war cry, and a bold reminder of authority over opposition. Built By King Oโmuni Lens โข 3 min read
Music R&B Royalty Returns: Rodney Poe Delivers "Love, Sweat & Tears" Move over, Valentineโs DayโMilwaukeeโs own "King of R&B" just gave us a reason to keep the candles lit all year long. Rodney Poe, the veteran crooner who has shared stages with icons like Keith Sweat and Brandy, has officially dropped his highly anticipated By Kevin Nelson โข 2 min read
Everyday Community Where Hip-Hop Meets Worship: Reach Records Signs Atlanta's 2819 Worship Atlanta-based worship collective becomes first worship team signed to a predominantly Christian hip-hop label Reach Records, the GRAMMY Award-winning label founded by artist Lecrae, has signed 2819 Worship โ the worship collective of Atlanta's 2819 Church โ to its roster. The announcement was made during the church's Good By Victor Flavius โข 1 min read
Everyday Community The Measure of a Man: Why Lenox & Parker Honors Dr. David Manuel at 60 A manโs life is not measured by the titles he holds, but by the weight he is willing to carry for others. As Dr. David Manuel steps into his 60th year, Lenox & Parker honors him not simply for professional excellence, but for the far deeper qualities that have By Dr. Christal Jordan โข 5 min read
Culture Black Rom-Coms Return to Theatrical Magic With You, Me & Tuscany Will Packer has proven himself to be a cultural architect who understands how his stories must be introduced to the communities that have long carried them in their hearts. That truth was felt the moment he addressed the Atlanta audience and shared a statistic that stopped the room cold: there By Dr. Christal Jordan โข 6 min read
ONE GOLDEN SUMMER proves why Black Excellence in Our Youth Matters Too One of the most important things we can do as a culture is celebrate our young people when they do something extraordinary. Too often, we rush to critique, analyze, politicize, or move on before fully honoring what a moment meant to the children who lived it. There is something sacred By Dr. Christal Jordan โข 3 min read
Events Ye Reclaims the Throne: Inside the "Bully" Experience at SoFi Stadium The numbers donโt lie: 70,000 people. A sold out show. But those figures only tell half the story of what went down at SoFi Stadium. If you have ever doubted the gravity of a Kanye Westโnow simply Yeโperformance, or if youโve been on the fence By Oโneal Mcknight โข 4 min read
I Just Donโt Jive With the War in Iran โWe want all Black men to be exempt from military service. We believe that Black people should not be forced to fight in the military service to defend a racist government that does not protect us. We will not fight and kill other people of color in the world who, By Stone E. Mims โข 5 min read