Remembering Etta James

Described as one of the most dynamic singers and a gospel prodigy, Etta James had the innate ability to create emotion that swelled inside her audience with each note she sang. With songs during a six decade career as notable as ‘At Last,' ‘I'd Rather Go Blind,' and ‘ All I Could Do Was Cry,' the legacy of James' talent will live on long after the sadness of her passing has subsided.

Be prepared to fist pump at the next campus party. Musician Kanye West's ex girlfriend, model Amber Rose, made her music debut Jan. 10 by releasing a free dance single titled "FAME" for her "fans and haters," said Rose. In the single, Rose sings along with auto-tune over an up-tempo beat about becoming famous and dealing with issues brought by her celebrity status.

The Future vs. The Reoccrring

So how do you like it? Rare, medium well, maybe well done? I mean, how do you like your beef of course. It's been a while since hip-hop has had a lyrical scuffle to be proud of or even one that was even relevant to more than just the two people involved in the ddissing.

Drake's "Take Care"

    Uhoh. Wait. Do you hear that? No not the sound of the construction going on, but the sound of keyboards typing away. They were typing in the links to download Drake's sophomore album "Take Care". Now we all know by now that downloading anything from the internet that you haven't paid for through Pay Pal or some other third party provider is illegal.

     Another long week full of classes, homework, and tests that you weren't prepared for has gone by and it's the weekend. Should you try and find your nearest club, hit the movies, the house party, or pluck off in the dorm room? Lately, it seems that students here on campus would have made the decision to attend the closest house party.

     "PRETTY GIRLS SUNSHINE IN THE AIR" is the catchy vibrant lyric from Weensey, the lead singer from the Backyard Band in one of Wale's song, "Pretty Girls". Wale, very bodacious, in every song he brings the theme of his hometown (DC) to the world beyond go-go.

     On Aug. 28 at the MTV Video Music Awards singer Beyoncé Knowles revealed to the world, during her "Love on Top" performance, that her and husband rapper Jay-Z were expecting their first child.     The news about the pregnancy of hip- hop's first royal couple set off a media firestorm of Facebook status, news reports and tweets from fans, family, friends and fellow celebrities expressing their joy for the couple.

     Born January 28, 1985 Jermaine Cole, (better known as) J. Cole, aimed to take the hip-hop world by storm and did just that.  As the first artist signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation, J. Cole dropped the highly anticipated album entitled "Cole World: The Sideline Story" which debuted at number one on the U.