"I'm not feeling it. All the hype, all the ass kissing, I'm not feeling it you know? It's like, this is supposed to be the best rapper alive, and we're getting this warmed over garbage." —Lil' Bow Wow (or was it?) Well, ...

A few weeks ago, when I saw that weird anti-semitism PSA featuring Russell Simmons and, of course, Jay-Z, I knew something was up. I just wasn't sure what. To be sure, combating anti-semitism is a perfectly worthwhile cause. At the risk ...

The cat’s out of the bag, folks. On the off chance that you don’t already know, let me just get this out there: I’m a lover, not a hater. Make no mistake, I don’t love anybody in the music world ...

"A fucking DISASTER! According to hitsdailydouble, Jay-Z sold 133,146 records last week, a whopping drop of 81%. In other words, ALL BETS ARE OFF!" —Bob Lefsetz, music industry legend Again it's Wednesday, so you know what that means. Time for yet another ...

Conflict diamonds are diamonds mined in war zones and sold in order to finance tribal warfare. Perhaps you've heard of them. Rapper Kanye West paid lip service to the issue (no Boutros?) on the remix to his hit single "Diamonds Are ...