“A Dude Tried to Rape Me in Boot Camp.” A Veteran’s Story, Part 2
In part 2 of this On Background report, U.S. Army veteran Jamal W. Childs discusses surviving a sexual...
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“I Had Cousins, and My Brother, They Were All Incarcerated or Dead.” Lephty (aka 1-5 Phree) on the Real
In the latest episode of on the Real, Baltimore emcee and producer Lephty (aka 1-5 Phree), speaking from...
“I Got 70 Bags of Weed in My Pocket, $300, and No Teeth. Real Talk.” A Veteran’s Story, Part 1
In this On Background report, Jamal W. Childs, a lifelong resident of East Baltimore, discusses his upbringing in...
“Couldn’t Really Come Outside When You Was a Kid, Man. . . . So Much Drugs Around.” Burl Dollah on the Real
In the latest episode of on the Real, Upstate New York by way of Corona, Queens emcee Burl...
Donald Trump is Right, We Should Be Talking About Gun Control
By Roberto E. Alejandro, Editor-in-Chief On December 2, 2015, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, armed with an...
Tittsworth from Reagan Bombs on New Album, His History with DC Go-Go and Baltimore Club, and Music as Reflection of Social Realities
StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro recently sat down for a phone conversation with Tittsworth (right in the courtesy...
“You Can’t Imagine What Could Happen to You Just to Walk Out Your Front Door.” Tah Scola on the Real: Telling the Truth about Marijuana, Remembering a Baltimore where Children Could Play Outside
In the latest episode of on the Real, Baltimore’s Tah Scola discusses what it means to be a...
“When You Paint Purely out of Freedom, It’s Nothing but Expression.” Arts and the Culture: Kev Kannon
In the latest episode of Arts and the Culture, Baltimore by way of Brooklyn painter and Hip-Hop artist...
“This Wheelchair Don’t Mean Nothing.” Maserati Money on the Real: Navigating the Streets of New York and Spina Bifida
In the latest episode of on the Real, Bronx emcee Maserati Money discusses navigating the streets of New...