Black Music Month originated in 1979. President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month to celebrate the wonderful music, achievements, births, important timelines, events and to remember those we lost.
Jasmine Simpkins and HipHollywood take a behind the scenes look at the Jimi Hendrix biopic starring Outkast’s Andre 3000. “Jimi: All Is By My Side,” written and…
Music and movie fans alike have been waiting anxiously to see Andre 3000 star as legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix. While the film “All By My…
It seems like we have been waiting for this movie for about 10 years.We kept hearing rummers that the movie about Jimi Hendrix was coming out then it will just go away well now it is here I just hope the OutKast member Andre 3000 does a good job.
The Jimi Hendrix Forever Stamp has been commissioned by the U.S. Postal Service in honor of the rock legend and his influences for r&b, rock, modern jazz, soul and the blues with his own innovations, Jimi Hendrix helped found three new genres of music — heavy metal, jazz fusion and funk and in doing so, left […]
Fresh off an Oscar win for “12 Year’s A Slave”, John Ridley is set to premiere his next film at this year’s SXSW Music and Film Festival in Austin, Texas. The film, stars Andre Benjamin aka Andre 3000 (Outkast) as the legendary, left-handed guitar guru, Jimi Hendrix. It follows Jimi’s life from his early years […]
When news first broke rapper Andre 3000 would be playing the role of Jimi Hendrix in a film, many were skeptical. Now, a few days…
Although rock and roll guitar legend Jimi Hendrix (pictured) gained much of his widespread notoriety in a short burst of mainstream success before his tragic…
