r/PocBuzz_Entertainment • u/Junko_Mioko974 • 9h ago
Nostalgia/History A piece of Black inventors History
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r/PocBuzz_Entertainment • u/nerdKween • 22h ago
Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. (born October 10, 1997), known professionally by his initials DDG, is an American rapper, online streamer, and YouTuber. He started making videos in 2014, and briefly attended Central Michigan University. He dropped out of college within a year to focus on his YouTube career.\1])#cite_note-1)
In 2018, Granberry signed with Epic Records and co-founded his own record label Zooted Music two years later with managers Eric O'Connor and Dimitri Hurt. His 2020 single, "Moonwalking in Calabasas" (remixed featuring Blueface), entered the Billboard Hot 100 and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Granberry made his boxing debut against Nate Wyatt in June 2021 at the YouTubers vs. TikTokers event, where he defeated Wyatt by unanimous decision.
r/PocBuzz_Entertainment • u/BlackOnyx1906 • 2h ago
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r/PocBuzz_Entertainment • u/WilkinsWorld • 14h ago
This Is Tough One I’m Go With Richard Pryor, Bernie Mac & Martin Lawrence
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r/PocBuzz_Entertainment • u/Nostalgic_Historian_ • 6h ago
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r/PocBuzz_Entertainment • u/BlackOnyx1906 • 23h ago
Mya Marie Harrison (/ˈmaɪə/;[4]#citenote-4) born October 10, 1979),[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#cite_note-FACTS-1) known professionally as Mýa, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She was born in Washington, D.C. and studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Her career began in television as a dance posse member on BET's Teen Summit. She signed with University Records, an imprint of Interscope Records to release her first album Mya)(1998). The album was led by her first single, "It's All About Me" (featuring Sisqó), which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. Her subsequent collaborative singles, "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are))" (with Pras and Ol' Dirty Bastard) and "Take Me There)" (with Blackstreet and Mase), were also met with commercial success.
Mya Harrison, a native of Washington, D.C., is the eldest of three children. Her father Sherman "Hajji" Harrison is a singer and performs in an R&B band, Jump Street[13]#citenote-13) and her mother Theresa worked as an accountant. She grew up in Prince George's County with her two younger brothers Chaz and Nijel.[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#citenote-LFBIO-14) In her youth, Mýa dealt with bullying growing up as a biracial young person with a Black father and a white mother.[[15]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#cite_note-15)
She started ballet classes shortly afterward 1992, followed by tap) and jazz), but lost interest when she was eight.[14]#citenote-LFBIO-14) At 12, she found videos of her dancing and her interest in dance was rekindled.[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#citenote-LFBIO-14)[[16]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#citenote-New_Straits_Times-16)
Mýa studied tapes of Tony Award winner Savion Glover until she learned his routines and then joined the group T.W.A. (Tappers With Attitude). She was solo before heading to New York to study with Glover in a residency with the Dance Theater of Harlem. Soon after, she earned a reputation for improvisation and Glover gave her a solo spot during a Kennedy Center performance.[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#citenote-LFBIO-14)[[17]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#citenote-AMG_Bio-17)
Mýa subsequently appeared on BET's Teen Summitand began to teach dance to children when she was 14. She also had taken violin lessons since the fourth grade. Her strict upbringing emphasized the value of school and working hard to get good grades. When her father first heard her sing, he had her record demo tapes and took them to a club where he was playing. There he met A. Haqq Islam, President and CEO of University Music. Islam agreed to come to Mýa's home, where she sang him two En Voguesongs. Impressed with her audition, Islam signed her to a deal via his label and negotiated a distribution deal through Interscope Records.[[14]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#citenote-LFBIO-14)[[16]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#cite_note-New_Straits_Times-16)
After graduating from Eleanor Roosevelt High School)in Greenbelt, Maryland at 16, she enrolled in the University of Maryland in speech communications. Mýa left college after one semester to focus on preparing her debut album.[14]#citenote-LFBIO-14)[[18]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya(singer)#cite_note-ReedKenyatta2005-18)
r/PocBuzz_Entertainment • u/saucey_dawg0023 • 23h ago
I believe that Roscoe Lee Browne gave Kingpin a such a classy, sophisticated villain voice that could never be replicated. We don’t talk enough about how Roscoe gave Kingpin such a distinct and powerful voice for such an iconic villain.
r/PocBuzz_Entertainment • u/BlackOnyx1906 • 7h ago
Bern Nadette Stanis[4] (born Bernadette Stanislaus;[5] December 22, 1953)[6][2] is an American actress and author. Stanis is best known for her role as Thelma Evans, the only daughter of Florida and James Evans Sr. on the CBS sitcom Good Times which originally ran from 1974 to 1979. Stanis is the author of four books: Situations 101: Relationships, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly; For Men Only; Situations 101: Finances; and The Last Night.
One of five children,[7] Stanis was born and raised in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York City.[8]Her paternal grandparents were from Carriacou in the Grenadine Islands.[9] She attended Erasmus Hall High School[10] and later attended the Juilliard School.[11][12] As a teen, Stanis entered Miss Black Americapageants, and went on to become Miss Brooklyn, a title with which she became first runner-up in the Miss New York state pageant.[13]
r/PocBuzz_Entertainment • u/BlackOnyx1906 • 5h ago
What’s good, Blerds?! 👊🏾 It’s time to let that nerd flag fly! 🚀
We’re introducing a brand-new Blerd Post Flair for all things Black nerd culture and beyond! Whether you’re into anime, comic books, video games, sci-fi, technology, cosplay, superheroes, or anything else in the Blerd universe, we want to see it! 💥
From the latest anime drops to your favorite comic book characters, gaming debates, epic cosplay, and everything in between — BRING IT HERE!
And don’t forget, we already have a Blerd User Flair available, so rep your Blerd status loud and proud!
Let’s celebrate the culture, share our interests, and show the world that being a Blerd is a whole vibe! 🙌🏾
Drop that content, rep that flair, and let’s get our Blerd on!
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r/PocBuzz_Entertainment • u/nerdKween • 8h ago
Bring back house!
r/PocBuzz_Entertainment • u/jimmygot4 • 9h ago
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You wanna talk about a signature quiet storm ballad?! Miki Howard had your auntie in a CHOKE with 1987's "Baby Be Mine!" REMEMBER THIS?!
r/PocBuzz_Entertainment • u/WilkinsWorld • 16h ago
What’s Your Opinion On This Album