January 14, 2010
Apparently…. So I’m on the blog run and checking out all of this new music that’s out there. Upon making my visit to HipHopDX.com I start reading the comments. Apparently, Hip-Hop is no longer about who’s more witty, technical, charismatic or talented. It’s about who’s more believable. Now, while I do contend that a lot ...
March 5, 2008
I know it sounds morbid and sad and defeated but…. “shit done changed” © Biggie Smalls. Our innocence is gone. Our need to be accepted, revered and admired by our peers, has turned the culture I love, into the newest gimmick for selling Big Macs and Mac 11s. Don’t get me wrong, I still love ...
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December 17, 2007
The Juice Crew Movie On the heels of announcing that Keke Palmer has been cast as rapper Roxanne Shante in the upcoming film on the Juice Crew called ‘The Vapors’, blackfilm.com is reporting that the following have also been cast for various roles. Cuba Gooding Jr. will be playing Marley Marl, rapper-actor David Banner will ...
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September 5, 2006
This morning, I was fortunate enough to engage in a really good debate with a very dear friend of mine regarding the state of the Bay Area hip-hop scene. The names have been changed to protect the innocent, and most of the spelling errors have been corrected to protect the idiots. Some of them are ...
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