By Kangol Kid
Has it really been twenty-five years since I placed a cardboard box onto a hot summer corner block and began breakdancing? Has it really been twenty-five years since I took my God-given Afro and had it processed by man-made chemicals and called it Jheri-Curls. Is it really twenty-five years since I popped the lenses out of my Cazel glasses and put fat laces in my Adidas? I can’t believe that twenty-five years ago I had the biggest rap song in the country, Kangol hat sales hit the roof, and every girl had a nameplate belt buckle that simply said, “Roxanne”.
A Rapper’s Delight by Kangol Kid from UTFO
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Editorial: Gangsta Rappers & Race
August 7, 2010 By
By Allen Johnston
Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that reflects the violent lifestyles of inner-city youths.
Corporate America To Rappers: The More Ignorant and Animal Like You Are, The More Money We’ll Pay You!
March 17, 2010 By
By Isis Wisdom
The image above is just a reference point to why I decided to come out and speak up on this. Number one no other hip-hop outlet is doing it. In a world where water down lyrics and catchy dumb hooks seems to be the order of the day in hip-hop, it would seem that maybe hip-hop press as we know it today has lost touch with their roots. Everybody wants to be everybody’s friend.
Smif N Wesson: One Of Hip-Hop’s Greats
March 10, 2010 By
By Brittany Somerset
Unlike the hypocritical rhetoric of some backpack rappers that preach black empowerment during performances to all white audiences, in places like Norway, because they can’t pull a crowd on their home turf, Smif and Wessun are the real deal. Their first album Dah Shinin’, released in January 1995, debuted in the top 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and went on to sell over 300,000 copies in the United States.
Love It Or Hate It: Nicki Minaj Is Coming Into Her Own
February 28, 2010 By
By Isis Wisdom
I have to admit it took me a long time to come to this point and even when I sit back and think about it I come back and read this post every once in a while to make sure that it was me who wrote it. Getting a co-sign from me is not easy hell most dudes barely make it let alone a female emcee. More below.
Editorial: Winter in America – Black Heroes and Homicides
February 23, 2010 By
By Minister Paul Scott
Back in 1974, Gil Scott-Heron recorded a song called “Winter in America.” No, he wasn’t talking about
the Arctic like weather that we have been experiencing for the last couple of months. He was mourning the death of activism after the Civil Rights/Black Power Era.
Black Celebs Do A Remake Of We Are The World While The Vultures Make Money Off Of Disaster Relief
February 3, 2010 By
Artists have recently come together to remake the classic 1980 hit by the late great Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie & Quincy Jones. The OG version featured artists like Paul Simon, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Cindy Lauper & more.
Jay Electronica: Hip-Hops Newest Reveloutionary
January 21, 2010 By
By Isis Wisdom
Some are saying that he is the new savior of Hip-Hop. Didn’t they say the same thing about Drake last year? I’m not sure about savior, that is a heavy title to carry but definitely a warrior of hip-hop. Jay’s sound is organic and not commercial. With lyrics as conscious and thought provoking as his in a era where all the music is dumb down and stupid we will see how organic and non commercial he remains. More Below.
Editorial: Is Television The New Legal Drug For The Masses?
January 21, 2010 By
I was more under the impression that bloggers were. Let’s examine what a Television is shall we? It is a box that sits in your home and tells you exactly how to think. You ask how is this possible? They do it by programming you. More below.
Young Money: The New Hip-hop Empire
January 2, 2010 By
By Isis wisdom
Just when you thought Cash Money was falling off, nobody really anticipated the progress of the success of Lil Wayne. I remember when Lil Wayne he was doing his own record label but at the time he was not doing much with it. He had hot lyricist such as J-Millz who we all thought was going to be the first up to bat but no such thing happened.
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