Simply put – I missed them! I won’t aplogize for being a female that prefers to watch the Ravens/Steelers game over watching the Soul Train Awards. I figured I could watch the rerun today because we all know BET will play the awards out. However, I was shocked to find out that I have to wait until Saturday for a repeat! For all of you who are in the same boat as me and missed the awards, you better catch the encore on December 5 at 8pm. It may be our only chance to watch!

One Night, One Voice, One Life at a Time. This Tuesday December 1, on World AIDS DAY, Alicia Keys will give a live concert on YouTube. The performance will take place at the Nokia Theater in NYC and be open to the public via live global webcast at 8pm EST on Alicia’s YouTube Channel. She’ll be performing tracks from her new album, The Element of Freedom. All proceeds from the event go to Keep a Child Alive.

by Raheem Devaughn ft. Ludacris: I said we living like we bulletproof. We bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. We load it, cock it, aim and shootin. This track reminds me of some old school Marvin Gaye or Curtis Mayfield. It is deep and a true reflection of hip-hop. Music is supposed to be an indication of our time and bring people together. A majority of the music played today is quite degrading and promotes negativity, but there are artists such as Raheem that break the cycle and progress change.

I want to give a shout out to Kenny Burns who snuck in the video and didn’t think he would be noticed ☺