It takes an artist of a special breed to rise above industry pitfalls and take control of their career. As Joe shakes off the allegations that R. Kelly may be responsible for limiting air play and promotion of his last CD, he is planning a major comeback – done his way. Leaving Jive Records [...]

The great composer/bandleader Duke Ellington died in the summer of 1974. Just a few weeks later, several dozen Chicago musicians held a festival to honor him, at the old bandshell at the south end of Grant Park. Ten thousand music lovers came, marking the first of what would become annual memorial concerts that drew [...]

ChiCity Fashionistas…..Have you ever wondered how the sense of style was created for GirlFriends, All of Us, and The Game? Well meet the brains behind the scene - Chicago native Stacy Beverly - as she gives us a peek into the world of Costume Designing for the CW’s "The Game". ICC: We read [...]

Hustle and Flow’s sexy, beautiful, smart, and laugh -out- loud funny Taraji P. Henson has a Blockbuster Fall Season starring opposite Brad Pitt, Tyler Perry, and Forest Whitaker and she granted ICC 15 minutes of her time. ICC: Your most recent film set to hit theaters on 9/12/08 is Tyler Perry’s “The Family That [...]

Macy’s Glamorama 2008 is headed back to the ’80s with an arcade of eye candy couture and modern sounds. Pop Candy Arcade will took place at the Chicago Theatre on Friday, August 22, at 8 pm. Headlined by the chart-topping ’80s superstar Cyndi Lauper and late ’80s hip-hop sensation MC Hammer, Macy’s radically awesome fashion [...]

Whenever there are discussions about female MCs that made a mark in the male driven music industry, you will bring up Monie Love, Queen Latifah, and Salt-N-Pepa. But you definitely will be sure to mention MC Lyte. As you may know, MC Lyte is one of the music industry’s, specifically Hip [...]

When did you know that being in entertainment was something that you wanted to do? I’ve always loved watching movies and turning on the closed caption so I could act the film out, but I didn’t get the bug until Romeo & Juliet was produced at my school. I didn’t want to be [...]

Faith Evans has seen it all and then some. She was the wife of Notorious B.I.G, one of the greatest rappers who ever lived, who was also tragically murdered in what many consider to be a hip-hop beef turned violent. She was rumored to have had an affair with one of rap’s most infamous [...]