Apostle/Prophet Douglas E. Hopson was born on January 7, 1980 to the late Sharon Wilks & Edward Hopson in Rahway, NJ.  He attended Friendship Missionary Baptist Church under the teaching of Rev. Allen Thompson. On Feb 21, 1994, Douglas had a dream where the Lord took him into the heavens and God sat him on a mountain top and asked him this question, “How sweet are the feet that preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ?"  That dream was continuous for three weeks so Douglas went to Rev. Thompson and told him that he believed the Lord was calling him into the ministry. On January 7, 1995 Douglas preached his trial sermon “There is power in the Name".   He was licensed as an Associate Minister after that sermon. Throughout his Apostolic transition he was mentored by the late great Prophet Nathan Simmons- “The Pope Of Pentecost”.  In late 1995, the Lord sent Douglas to Fayetteville, NC where he met Apostle Lisa Watson at a Men’s Conference where the Lord moved and gave Douglas a prophetic word through Apostle Watson.  The word - “The Lord has an Apostolic Mandate on your life.  You will father many men and woman in the gospel."  In 1996, the Lord transitioned him from Baptist into the Apostolic Realm. Douglas in 2008 was fully consecrated by the college of Bishops & Apostles into the office of the Apostle.  He is now the founder and Presiding Chief Apostle of Mandated Reign Prophetic Ministries Int'l, which is an Apostolic Covering for those in need of True Apostolic Leadership & Vice Apostle of Wind of Change Apostolic Fellowship.  Chief

LEON, a multi-talented performer, continues to please his fans and sway

newcomers with his memorable performances as an actor and singer. Leon will

continue this trend in 2014 with several new movies. Leon stars along side

Garcelle Beauvais in Leila Djansi's "And Then There Was You” Troy Byer's

romantic comedy “Ex-Free” the drama “Soul Ties” based on the book of the

same name by Tee Austin and just rapped shooting the starring role in the indie

drama "40 to Life.”

In music, Leon received an International Reggae and World Music Award

nomination for his band Leon & The Peoples debut CD “The Road Less

Traveled” and completed a 36 city US tour as part of the sold out “For The Love

Of It Tour.” Leon was on Beres Hammond’s “sold out” 201O “For The Love Of It

2” North American tour. Leon & The Peoples headlined The 25th Annual

AidsWalk NYC Concert in Central Park and this winter released their now

trending new single & video "Love Is A Beautiful Thing" now airing on BET,

Meet #TheCypher at the intersection of ARTISTRY & CULTURE #TheCorner as they get N'tuned w/@Therapist_ZN. Born February 22, in Norfolk, VA (Therapist) was raised in the city streets of Stoney Point. A poetic mind developed in middle school, where he excelled in English. Always dreamed of being a famous producer, which is very ironic, he began to study the lyrics of his greatest influence in music, Nasir Jones (Nas). In 2012 he finally discovered his talents in Rap, and released his first mixtape "Welcome To Therapy". In just a few months in his career, in 2013 he joined forces with one of Virginia's biggest music groups (The Red Carpet Club) and released his first official album entitled "The Waiting Room". (produced by. HNIC & KB Da Beatgoddess).

Dana Dane is recognized as one of the legendary Hip Hop artists who pioneered the Rap genre of music in the early 1980s. His inaugural album, Dana Dane With Fame, was the first Hip Hop album certified gold by a solo Brooklyn artist. This album also garnered him a Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best Album of the Year. Dana Dane has established himself as an innovator in rap music and a creative talent able to move with the times. He spent over six years behind the microphone as a former on-air personality for nationwide Sirius Satellite Radio, Backspin channel. Toting Hip Hop as his greatest inspiration and teacher, Dana realized he was under-utilizing his talents and skills. With a clear direction in mind, he set out to launch the next phase of his career in the media industry. After launching Def Beat Entertainment (2003), Dana shifted focus and is now recognized as a published author, screenwriter, music and film producer.Dana brings his ability to motivate the people he works with to do their best by always putting out his best effort. Dana states, “One of the best feelings I’ve ever felt is bringing an idea from conception to completion”. Never short on ideas, Dana continues to bring innovative projects to the table, and engage key industry players in collaborative endeavors.

Meet @Altidude at the intersection of ARTISTRY & CULTURE as he chats it up w/@_YungGAWD a.k.a. Nahnee of the #MassDebaters. Joining @Altidude on #TheCorner will be Cypher member @PhoenixStar9 to assist w/the interview.

You think you Know Kisharra B,…but you have no idea…..

It all started from a Mother's bribe................At the tender age of three and crying hysterically from the thought of singing at church in front of thousands,.....Kisharra's mother bribed her with these unforgettable words ..."I'll buy you a happy meal" ... and now 20 plus years later here we are today! Kisharra realized singing was what she wanted to do and yes the Happy Meal made it all better! From the beginning music has been a part of who she is and where she dreams it will take her. Kisharra B aka "Shar" has endured many ups and downs along with missed opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Kisharra wants to help and encourage individuals with similar struggles and disappointments in life and those that are striving to make it in the music industry. If someone can look upon her life and learn from what she’s been through then Kisharra believes that’s part of her purpose and God’s plan for her.

Meet @Altidude at the intersection of ARTISTRY & CULTURE #TheCorner as he chats it up w/ @Jinx202!! The DMV's Own Jinx is a versatile, and lyrical MC, in a climate when lyrics are not the norm Jinx bucks the status quo.

Attitude can enormously affect our life, including relationships and success. Attitude can affect how someone will look upon experiences - a positive attitude will look almost all experiences as a way of learning and getting better. A negative attitude may hinder any possibility of learning through said experience. Tune in to share your take on this. Follow @ntunedshow and @janetzipper

The Street Gobblin novel is slam packed full of action, betrayal, hustling, erotic scenes and more erotic scenes. The novel takes place in North Carolina, Georgia and Jamaica. Amba is a street dudes dream. She is fine and willing to ride and die with her man. Pirate is her counter part. He is a soft spoken deadly hustler, but it could be an act of betrayal that costs him his life and everyone whom has had contact with him is in danger. Derrick is a crazed lunatic, but he is a lover boy and once the ladies have had a taste of him they can't seem to get enough of him. He is about to make an early departure without permission from prison. He will leave a line of bodies in his path as he hunts down the two people whom have betrayed him. Shantae and Ghetto Boy are trying to rewrite history and become the modern day Bonnie and Clyde, but will they make to many withdrawals from the same bank. Kantasy and Stacks have come upon information that every hustler in the world wants and this information is about to make them rich. Michelle is a well educated bi-racial woman who is about to come in contact with her first black sexual partner and she will travel the world to keep receiving the goods. This novel is well written and has received 4.2 out of 5.0 stars.

Meet @Altidude at the intersection of ARTISTRY & CULTURE as he chats it up w/@DevDapree. This is a long awaited and long over-due interview that has been re-scheduled a few times, but we are LOCKED in this time!! Listen as we discuss her start in music her favorite artsits, and inspirations. 

Dev Dapree was born December 31, 1990. She was born in St.Petersburg, Florida where she lived until 3 days after she turned 8 years old. Every since she can remember she has loved music, and loved to perform. Dev Dapree would hear stories about how her grandmother would take her to church and she wouldn't stop dancing on the pews singing. When Dev Dapree was 8 she moved to Washington, DC where she saw life at a different angle than the southern upbringing she was raised in. Living up north was different to her and changed her forever.Dev Dapree lived in the northwest, northeast southeast area of DC and Capitol Heights, Md.

    Dev Dapree was given the opportunity to go to Bowie State, and there she met many of the partners she works with today. Administrators and professors saw great potential in her. Dev Dapree soon became a hit on campus, performing at all events, producing shows, hosting shows as well as Home Coming Events at prominent venues in the DC & Pg Area. Dev Dapree had the privilege of opening for Roscoe Dash, Juelz Santana & Cali Swagg District. In 2010 Dev Dapree moved to Baltimore where she is still pursuing her goals and working on new projects to follow her latest release, "Hip-Hops Daughter".