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  2000s had rappers that lasted a very long time. Ludacris, he had a southern appeal and clever wordplay. Nelly had that country grammar and melodic appeal. The Dipset crew love to flash wealth, TI & Jeezy are pioneers in trap, 50 Cent pretty much bullied his way into the rap game. I say this because there was one rapper who brought a few of those elements but tend to get overshadow and he was Fabolous. He is a rapper from New York who rap for the ladies, but at had enough street cred to earn respect from his peers. But as the years gone by, Fab’s legacy has slowly started to fade and people forget he had a quiet/yet effective decade run in the 00s. So without further ado.   What Happened to Fabolous John David Jackson was born on November 18, 1977 in Brooklyn. He is of Dominican and African American descent. He grew up in a single mother household in the rough neighborhood of Bed-Stuy. As a youth, he gained an interest in the arts, as he loved to draw. He went to High...

  50 years ago, Cooley High was released to theaters. This is film has been labeled as one of the most important pieces of black cinema. It was one of the first films that showcased lives of young black teenagers, which was pretty huge because most black films of 70s were label Blaxploitation flicks. This film came out in the height of the blaxploitation era and proven shift black film making. 50 years later, I think this film holds up fine. Want to know why, stay tuned and find out Cooley High Movie Recap The film is set in Chicago with Richard “Cochise” Morris going to his friends home in Leroy “Preach” Jackson. Preach has been skipping school all week and Cochise advise him to go to school as they are students at the now defunct Cooley Vocational High School. Let me take the time and mention the ages of Cochise and Preach, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs was 22 playing a high schooler and Glynn Turman was 28 playing a high schooler (kind of old if you telling me). But once there they...