No less than 24 hours after I tipped a hat of quasi-appreciation for all things debased since it essentially inspires me to become a better person (I never want to be known as just “that guy who made it onto BET Uncut”), I’m painfully reminded of why it, while at times hilarious, is also a detriment to society. For every ass-backward video of a country White guy named “MTV Riff Raff” parading around in gaudy jewels while, ironically enough, the BET logo is emblazoned across his clavicle to make me laugh, there’s an equally painful clip of Kay Stacks getting slapped ...

It’s the July 1st so everyone (even the casual sports fan) is talking LeBron James and the NBA free agent frenzy. Where is Bron going? ...

I stopped discussing weekly album sales on a regular basis back when my repertoire of post gimmicks expanded to the point where I was accusing ...

Keep it real; we all like at least one ignorant rap song in our lives. As much as I’m entranced by the everyman lyrics of ...

“True legend, his hands was two weapons…,” —Nas, “Legendary (Mike Tyson)” You ain’t never lie, Nasir. Others might wear the crown of the greatest of all-time, but ...

A man can't make a song about how a woman who works at a radio station has a disgusting body? I thought this was America! Trae ...

Feels like 2003 all over again. The crew love has returned to hip-hop with the reunion of Dipset (“Salute”) and G-Unit making noise with their ...

Published in the Ready or Not column in the July/Aug issue, on stands July 6th!!! With 20-plus years in hip-hop, DJ Clark Kent has been there ...

As a part of my ongoing list of personal hypocrisies, I have a deep and slightly obsessive infatuation with crack rap despite the fact I’ve ...