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.
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.
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.
Jay-Z: Know-the-ledge (Jesus Can’t Save You!)
December 5, 2009 By
Jay-Z: Know-the-ledge (Jesus Can’t Save You!) By Khalil Amani
I recently heard some Christian youth pastor on Worldstarhiphop.com going off on Jay-Z for a lyric in his song “Empire State of Mind.” The lyric is, “Jesus can’t save you! Life starts when the Church ends.” This preacher was livid that Jay-Z would diss Jesus! He cited several scriptures—Isaiah 53, Acts 4:12, John 3:16. (To paraphrase—Jesus was beaten beyond recognition, only one name we must be saved by, God so loved the world that he gave us his son Jesus.)
Is Jay-Z The Most Hated Man In Hip-hop?
November 24, 2009 By
By Isis Wisdom
When I look into these eyes I fully understood what Jay-Z meant when he titled his album “Blue Print 2 the gift and the curse.” I chose this photo on purpose because it serves in my mind as a marker. A marker of when he would fully commit to walking through that door of either taking the blue pill or the red pill for his success. It would make one wonder how comfortable he really felt when he had to leave those behind him to attain the success he has now.
Gucci Mane: Can’t Knock The Hustle
November 1, 2009 By
By NailzBuck50
There seems to be a strong climate in main stream hip-hop that is about gimmicks, repetitiveness and lyrics that make absolutely no damn sense and while we are not big supporters of rappers that take this approach there is one that we kind of gave a pass to just because of his grind and his back ground and what he has been though. We are not here to hate but merely to explain why we can’t knock Gucci Manes Hustle.
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