Last night, a modern adaptation of Boomerang aired on BET and while most diehard Boomerang fans were at first hesitant with the show (me, ya boy was one of those people), a lot of people instantly became fans of the show. From its clever homages to the original (shoutout to the row machine and the […]

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Ayo, it’s Amir Diamond (@WhosYourDiamond). Lemme tell you…I had a lot of fun chatting with Virgin Records’ newest R&B artist Mike Jay! This dude was so easy to talk to; the conversation went EVERYWHERE! He spilled details on his church family’s reaction to him singing about strippers how he got to write for Chris Brown, and […]

Do bands still make you dance? No, not rubber bands, actual musicians. Well, Mint Condition certainly hope so. The celebrated Minneapolis quintet is back with…

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2011 is shaping up to be a big year for black music on the festival circuit in the United States.  The lineup for the 17th annual Essence Music Festival was announced and features such heavyweights as Kanye West, Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott amongst others.

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For two decades, Mint Condition has been keeping audiences entertained with classic songs like “Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes),” “What Kind Of Man Would I Be,” and “If You Love Me.”  As they prepare for the release of their seventh album, appropriately titled 7…, we sat down with Stokely, Lawrence, Rick, O’Dell, and Jeffrey […]

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Nearly twenty years have passed since Mint Condition debuted on the scene with their album Meant To Be Mint.  The album featured the hit slow jam “Breakin’ My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes).”