In my opinion, the most ignorant thing you can tell a person is to purposely "dumb it down." Still, I've heard people say this to rappers; I've heard people who write scripts for television shows and movies say this; and Jay Stephens, the VP of Programming for Radio One, and a morning show coach named Steve Reynolds said something similar to me. They said, and I quote, “The 18-34 demographic in urban radio doesn't want to be enlightened, they want to have fun!” I explained to them that this is the Barack Obama Era. People want to be educated, enlightened, as well ...

This is Phesto of from Souls of Mischief and this is my Tour Story… In all honesty, there are so many moments on tour that I ...

As promised, here's the East Region Round 1 official DNCAA analysis. Reminder: South & ...

I guess it's true what they say, the lord giveth and the good lord taketh away. Case in point, last week Teddy Pendergrass and mad Haitians ...

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This Domino and I got a tour story to tell… When we were setting up the 2005 Live & Direct tour, which was Hieroglyphics, Non Phixion ...

Though it’s completely separate from hip-hop, there’s a great 2009 documentary called Anvil!: The Story of Anvil that, in my humble opinion, all music fans ...

Welcome to the 2010 DN Tournament, my fellow haters! Thanks for your nominations. None of this is possible without you. Please take this moment of ...