New Orleans, LA – Yasha Clark, a 27-year-old attorney bested 43 women across the state of Louisiana to be named Miss Black Louisiana USA 2019. Clark will represent the state of Louisiana at the national Miss Black USA pageant on August 11th in Washington, D.C. Growing up, Clark experienced a troubled childhood including emotional abuse […] More
THE SPADES behind Spades: Owners, Brothers, and Business Partners Michael Latif & Joey Charif Talk About their New Orleans Nightclub Spades. As I’m bumping Curren$y’s “Tennis Bracelet” from his Champagne Files, I hear Spitta give some shouts to Spades. So, let’s call a spade, a spade. Even for those of who are out of touch […] More
Just Another Grammy is what Birdman & Juvenile should have called this project; it’s a masterpiece. According to Rolling Stone you never truly leave Cash Money. Juvenile and Birdman shook the hip hop world when they announced that they would be putting together a joint album Just Another Gangster. The last thing we would have […] More
Timing is everything, especially in the unpredictable landscape of music. The burgeoning Cash Money Records had a clear sense of this when they inked their lucrative distribution deal with Universal in 1998. Juvenile’s 400 Degreez changed hip hop in the south as we know it but, more importantly, planted the flag for the CMR dynasty. […] More
Now that we’ve hit mid-July, the city of New Orleans keeps heatin’ up. Not only the temperature, but also the artists and creatives from within. Specifically, New Orleans Photographer Laiken Joy, who is preparing to showcase some of her finest photos at her upcoming photo exhibit Southern Hospitality. As one of my favorite photographers in […] More
PAASKY + G4 & CHASE N CASHE + M.A.Q. & GENE STANZA & DOUBLE G & NOON ORLEANZ + JAKK JO +YELZ If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that it’s HOT in New Orleans in the summer. But rather focus on the melting temperature, we see some local artists taking a […] More
Ricky “Fiend” Jones made his No Limit debut on the hugely popular soundtrack for Master P’s first film endeavor, I’m Bout It, in May of 1997. The booming, Colors-inspired Don’t Mess Around put the struggling artist ON THE MAP. Not only was it an incredible song, it was prominently featured during one of the more […] More
Larry Morrow is best known for throwing amazing events in New Orleans during big weekends. Bringing high profiled names under one roof is his specialty. In an interview with the Breakfast Club he explained how he loves bringing A listers to a predominantly C list city. As we all know, Essence Fest last year was […] More
New Orleans is full of untold stories that need to be highlighted. The story of Jarmar and Lamar Campbell is one that everyone in New Orleans should know about! In 2017 their father Patrick “Bebe” Campbell owner of Jaidyn’s Wings and Bebe Auto Detailing passed away unexpectedly. His two sons had little time to grief due […] More
Last week we launched our new sports podcast The Pelicast and it’s been receiving a lot of good reviews! In this short clip the hosts Blair Craige and Rickey Roberson explain why Anthony Davis’ move hurt the city so much. They agreed with his reasoning for wanting out, but not with how he went about […] More