Politics

No stranger to political topics, discussions, controversial statements and politics-based chat shows, Nasir Jones spoke with Michael Eric Dyson on MSNBC’s long-running news commentary programme The Ed Show. [...]

While speaking with The Independent about topics ranging from the grief he’s felt since losing his daughter Amy Winehouse last year to the memoir he’s published about her tragically abbreviated life, Mitch Winehouse expressed his frustration with his country’s treatment — or lack thereof — of its drug and alcohol abusers. [...]

Songwriter, producer and Black Eyed Peas star Will.i.am has donated his £500k salary from his coaching stint on The Voice UK towards young peoples charity The Princes Trust. [...]

Jay-Z sits down with CNN to discuss his views on why it’s important to support the legal right to same-sex marriage in America, also discussing the’test’ of today’s economic climate – and the negative attitudes many seem to have towards the wealthy entrepreneurs and businessmen who manage to thrive or succeed in them – watch [...]

Sometimes the hardest thing to do when you look back at a unique situation is to assess its true impact. It is possible to mould the evidence to fit in with whatever narrative you ultimately choose. Such is the case with the L.A. Riots of 1992: you either believe it was a turning point in [...]

Voters in North Carolina on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state’s constitution defining marriage as strictly a union between a man and a woman, effectively eliminating the possibility that same-sex unions will ever be allowed in the state. [...]

It’s no secret that Barack Obama is a Jay-Z superfan, but it seems like the President of the United States also likes rap music that’s a little more streetwise. While giving a speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night, Obama jokingly name-dropped Young Jeezy when discussing his second term plans. [...]

A candidate in the 2012 French presidential race has raised a few eyebrows with his latest campaign video. In the video, meant to appeal to the nation’s young Black and Arab population, Socialist party candidate and race frontrunner François Hollande treks through some impoverished Parisian suburbs surrounded by Blacks and Arabs — all with Jay-Z [...]

“He is a jackass. But he’s talented.” So says the President of the United States, who is sharing his opinion of one Mr. Kanye West in an interview with The Atlantic‘s David Samuels. “He’s a Chicago guy. Smart. He’s very talented,” he also said. The conversation stemmed from a simple question, “Kanye or Jay-Z?” – [...]

Ex Black Panther member, journalist and activist Mumia Abu Jamal has given Russian state TV news channel Russia Today his first interview since his removal from death row earlier this year. [...]