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Introducing Panamanian Singer José James

By Kamren Curiel | 02/18/2013 - 11:00 | 0 Comments

José James already released his fourth album No Beginning No End, but is just beginning to get buzz after performing on David Letterman last month. He's not quite jazz, not quite R&B, but he blends both genres, including hip hop and electro, to make music outside of the box.

Born in Minneapolis to a...

Introducing Sensato

Introducing Pitbull’s New Protégé, Sensato

By Amaris Castillo | 01/02/2012 - 14:22 | 0 Comments

There’s a new Latino lyricist emerging in music – and he comes with already-lengthy credentials.

Dominican urban artist Sensato (born William Reyna) is best known for his wild success with “Watagatapitusberry,” an infectious (and somewhat nonsensical) song that blazed through the radio two years ago...

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Is Fat Joe Getting His Own Cooking Show?

By Johanna Ferreira | 03/21/2011 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

Unfortunately, not quite. But someone really needs to get on that idea! Fat Joe chatted up Peter Baily from NBC Miami's Nite Cap about his collaboration on an upcoming cooking show and how he’s auctioning off his sneaker collection for charity to raise money for local schools.

“I’m working on a cooking show," said...

Book Review: 'Platinum' Gives a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Lives of Hip Hop Wives

By Angie Romero | 07/17/2010 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

The buzz has been building around award-winning journalist Aliya S. King’s new novel Platinum ($16, amazon.com), about the "glamorous" lives of hip-hop WAGs (wives and girlfriends) for some time now. Having...