The Rev. Jesse Jackson recently shared his views on how Bobby Brown was treated by Whitney Houston’s funeral. He would go on to say that proper seating arrangements were not made considering Bobby Brown and once the former husband made his appearance, he was immediately asked to leave because there wasn’t room for him only ‘family’. To read more on this subject, please visit Eurweb.com.

Atlanta emcee and vocalist Lyric Jones releases her highly anticipated, first full-length album, Jones St. Featuring the likes of the Grammy Award winning Esperanza Spalding and other established artists such as Phife Dawg (A Tribe Called Quest), J-Live, Playboy Tre, Young Scolla and more, this project is packed with good music! Jones St. is available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon but you can preview the album in the widget below.

Just recently during a visit to Kenya, rapper 50 Cent joined forces with World Food Program to help fight the plague of starvation. Street King, a project launched by 50, was introduced to raise money in efforts to feed children in the region who suffer daily from the lack of nourishment. The name ‘Street King’ comes from an energy drink in which 50 is promoting, that is infused with natural caffeine and is reported to give its users about 6 hours of energy and focus. 50 was said to have been on his way to Somalia to launch the same type of campaign. There was not a lot of media attention attached to the rapper’s visit. It is not certain, but maybe his travels throughout the country was covertly done due to Somalian militants. 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, joins an elite group of artists who has stepped forward to utilize their fame or fortune to support Kenya’s efforts in uplifting their country and surrounding territories.
Even just a few weeks prior Rick Ross had a stop over in Nairobi Kenyans international Airport JKIA while in route to South Africa during his most recent tour.

Seems like there is a lot of attention on the region lately, could this be the East African renaissance in its beginning stages?

click here to check out Atlanta based, Kenyan MC Noggz latest interview/feature with HHABC

One of the music industry’s most beloved icons, Whitney Houston, has passed away at the age of 48. At the time of the original report of the singer’s abrupt death, the causes of her passing were unknown. The timing of this tragedy comes on the eve of what would be her redemption, as she was scheduled to make an appearance at this year’s annual Grammy Awards. Clive Davis and Quincy Jones, two of the legends longtime mentors, were said to be terribly saddened by today’s news. HHABC will keep you posted as we learn more about this story as it develops. For more on this story, please visit Yahoo.com.

Here’s an example of why we hold Whitney Houston in high regards. She plays the lead role in a classic movie and she is the highlight of the movie’s soundtrack as well…

Eastern Shore Hip Hop artist C-Mack, delivers again this time showcasing his skills over the Slaughterhouse BET Cypher instrumental. This is just a preview of great things to come as we await the arrival of his new mixtape #431002. Already releasing 4 singles to the youtube community, there is no doubt that the follow up to Live From The Middle of Nowhere will be nothing short of spectacular. You can follow him on twitter: @Concrete_Mizzle.

Canadian Based, Somali born rapper K’Naan expressed his dis-contempt for Republican hopeful Mitt Romney and his campaign team.

During Romney’s campaign recently, K’Naan’s song “Waving the Flag” was used during the Florida primary victory speech.

In a statement released on Wednesday the 1st, K’naan says Romney’s campaign didn’t seek approval to use the song and that he would not have granted either way.

“Wavin’ Flag” was an international hit for K’Naan in 2010 which was co-produced by Bruno Mars’ production team, The Smeezingtons.

K’Naan says, he would happily grant President Barack Obama’s campaign the use of the song and he also wants to make sure Romney does not use his song again and is seeking legal action.

This is a very bold statement for any artist to make considering it is usually the artists especially hip-hop artists who get the back hand from public officials more than not.

Stella Mwangi, Famous for the songs Take it Back, Haba Haba, Biacara, and Lookie Lookie, lost her father Jeff Mwangi Kwirikia to a hit and run accident in their resident Norway.

The Norwegian based Stella has been promoting her latest single HULA HOOP! feat Mohombi which has faired well in various Afrcan, Caribbean and European charts.

The vehicle involved in the accident is believed to be dark brown, blue or blank in color, and possibly a Partner ot Berlingo. Police in Norway are asking for anyone who may have information that might lead to the location of the runaway car or driver to call them at 99487751.

Stella’s family relocated to Norway in 1991. STL, has released several hits in Kenyan and international markets over the years. Her song “Haba Haba” topped Norway’s official singles chart in week 6 of 2011. For more on STL click here.

Police say that have charged reggae dancehall artist, Elephant Man with rape and a felony assault. A 31-year-old woman accused the reggaed star of assaulting her at his home in St. Andrew parish. Authorities would release no further information. Elephant Man, 36, whose real name is, Oneal Bryan, is scheduled to appear in court later this week. Linda Wright, Bryan’s defense attorney, has not yet released a statement.

“In OUR future, you wouldn’t look twice”, that’s the mantra that graces a new political poster created by South Africa’s Democratic Alliance party. The only problem is…the poster features a white male and a black woman interwined and staring into each other’s eyes. South Africa, a place where racial tension was once very prominent, may not be ready for the ‘future’. The image has caused great commotion amongst politicians who claim that interracial mixing is not good and the undertone of sexual activity doesn’ t make matters any better. And this is only a small piece of it…Click here to read more

Over the passed few weeks there has been a buzz surrounding Rick Ross’s resent California visit to collab with none-other than the legendary Dr Dre.

In a recent interview Ross hinted at the idea vaguely, leaving everyone speculating.

It has been stated that the two have worked on records for Ross’s anticipated album “God Forgives and I Don’t” as well as Dr Dre’s long overdue “Detox”.

This comes as a major surprise to many as during the infamous Rick Ross and 50 Cent battle, Ross was quoted saying “50 Cent is depreciating the value of Dr Dre beats”.

Hopefully this could result in a memorable record from the two acclaimed artists, we are definitely looking forward to the result of this.