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The BET Awards paid tribute to MJ. Rob the Music Editor enjoyed it, but some folks are never happy.
Clearance Sale – The 80s Movies Edition
These classic soundtrack bangers need to get sampled ASAP…
Is Busta Rhymes trying to tell us something?
I mean, other than how integral Funkmaster Flex has been in his career.
What’s Young Jeezy’s beef with Gucci Mane?
My decidedly non expert analysis of today’s big rap beef.
I was beefing with Lupe before it was all trendy
Inside Lupe’s latest beef, with my good friend and former colleague eskay.
Step aside, Drake
There’s a new light skinted ninja in town, and his name is J. Cole. No, really.
War Angel x HTML x C+++ x JavaScript…
Fifty Cent is talking in codes. And he hates Ruby on Rails.
A Poem For The Youth Voter
Just give me one more week and we get back to hip-hop and such, I promise. Maybe two weeks.
Economics and Annoying Smart Guys
Or “How America Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Nerds”
Hipster Rap
Technology is conspiring to keep me from finishing other vids, so in the meantime here’s a quick one by request.
Ballad of the Little Hater
Jay Smooth bigs up all his haters with this impressive little ballad…
The Republican’s Hater Ball
Hateration in the GOP dancerie. I’m soooo glad you all asked for commentary on Sarah Palin and made me sit through the convention last night.
Vlogging is Stupid
Just a station announcement before we return to regular programming. Conversate is totally a word, by the way.
The Young Buck/50 Cent Phone Call
Rosey Grier said it’s alright to cry, and he could totally kick your ass.
Obama Mashup Tribute: He Really Deed It.
I may be cynical about the politics but no matter what happens from here on in, our kids will never again have to wonder if they can really do it. That’s something.
No Homo Erectus (Pause, Pause, Pause)
Guest blogger Danja29 breaks down the difference between change and evolution in hip-hop…
BLOG: Who Makes Kanye’s Beats While He’s (Not) Blogging?
Guest blogger Al Shipley breaks down Mr. West’s long history of co-producers
Hip Hop the Fairy Tale: Cinderella, You’re Going Down!
Guest blogger Shelby Powell takes a look at hip-hop fusion among other things…
K-Def talks shop, various equipment used through the years. Mentions experiences from Marley’s House Of Hits
Guest blogger JNOTA chops it up with K-Def…
Are Mixtapes Better Than Albums Now?
C. Pierznik ponders on whether mixtapes have become better than albums…
Illmatic & Slumdog Millionaire
Guest blogger B Nestor makes a correlation between Slumdog and Illmatic…
BLOG: The Concept of Success in Hip Hop
Guest blogger TPAR examines the concept of success in hip-hop…
Hip Hop the Fairy Tale: Cinderella, You’re Going Down!
I was speaking with Donny Goines a few days back about the reviews on his last project, Minute After Midnight. It’s a concept piece with an evocative title that draws a comparison between Cinderella and your favorite rapper. The Hip Hop clock strikes 12 and the Maybach turns into a Datsun; the fancy chain, [...]
Hurricane Chris: House of Representin’ [VIDEO]
If only err legislative house were a jook joint.
Perez Hilton vs. Will.I.Am: Someone, Please Call 911!
If you live in Toronto, 911 is the joke in your town.
Sticky Fingaz: Shit Happens
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At age 28, I’m apparently a geriatric for knowing Sticky Fingaz as the face of Onyx. The youngsters who aren’t exactly hip to my jive [...]
50 Cent: Music of the Heart… Or Die Trying
The public just fails to realize when a nigga’s pouring his heart out. For shame.
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