On this day in 2001, MTV premiered Carmen: A Hip Hopera, a genre-bending, culture-shifting reinterpretation of Georges Bizet’s classic opera Carmen—with a Hip Hop twist that made waves through both ...

tells the story of a stunning gypsy seductress and a soldier so obsessed with her that he leaves his regiment to be with and worship her. Despite his sacrifices and adoration, Carmen cannot commit to ...

Robert Townsend saw something special in Beyoncé during her very first audition. The acclaimed director recently opened up to Lena Waithe on Legacy Talk about casting the then-19-year-old singer in ...