On Eazy E And Hip-Hop’s Masculinity
Magic Johnson & Eric Wright are forever linked for two things. One, the two of them during a period in the 80s absolutely ruled Los Angeles, Johnson wit the Lakers and Eazy with N.W.A. They compiled fans for all walks of life and while one always did things with a smile on his face, the [...]
On Trayvon Martin, The ‘Project X’ Murder & The Media’s View Of The Young Black Male
The long-standing narrative of being young & black in America has always been prosed the exact same way – lovers of the material yet too caught up in the moment to justify support for a cause. The current generation of African-Americans, especially its young boys fall along the same vitriol Tupac Shakur ran with for [...]
When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong: McDonald’s Edition
I have friends who’ve either worked or are currently working fast food. They complain, they grit but it’s still a grind to get them somewhere other than where they are. Society looks at them as if they’re on the bottom of the food chain in terms of respectable jobs and all of that friction leads [...]
Mos Def Urges Troy Davis Tribute At BET Hip-Hop Awards
Mos Def urges BET to pay tribute to the public murder of Troy Davis during their upcoming awards show. “The BET Awards are happenin’ in Atlanta, Georgia, apparently this weekend on Saturday, right? I’m making a strong, serious recommendation and suggestion.In the interest of humanity and the rights of human beings all over God’s spaceship, [...]
Will There Be Justice For Troy Davis?
If the story hasn’t been laid out in front of you on national television and given the sort of sensationalism as some of its counterparts, you may not have heard of it. You may not know about Troy Davis and the unwanted situation he is currently facing. Davis is facing death square in the face, [...]
The World Doesn’t Want Authentic Texas Rap
New York City hails itself as the birth place of hip-hop, an area that claims it has produced the best rappers and still dominates discussions in terms of who runs the genre regionally. Their radio stations matter, if an artist from another city goes there to perform, it’s a big deal. Despite all of the [...]
The Bridge Between Mississippi Hate & Burning London
Mark Duggan. It’s not a class problem, it’s a human problem. While our country finds itself in economic turmoil, it also deals with the sort of climate amongst its people that has been long reported, unreported or dismissed by its media. Caring more for issues going on abroad rather than issues at home, the television [...]
The Fight to Put a Hip-Hop Blog on the Map
Being accepted as a hot blog is like a job interview. Trust. In 2007, during the great blog creation period and also when rappers still thought ringtones were going to be career savers, multiple blogs sprouted up across the country with each one aspiring to become the next big blog. Problem was, out of the [...]
The Limits Of World Star Hip-Hop
The Source is currently running an article questioning the merits of WSHH (if they have any) after the site allowed the posting of a video in which two Kenyan men were accused of stealing a sack of potatoes. The men were then beaten, tied up and then worst of all – doused in gasoline and [...]
Smarten Up Lu: On Fiasco & Barack Obama Being “The Biggest Terrorist”
In Lupe Fiasco‘s “Words I Never Said”, the rapper point blankly told listeners why he didn’t vote for President Barack Obama saying that he’s apart of the problem in the world not catering to the down trodden but rather increasing violence all over the world. While Fiasco’s thoughts stirred up multiple debates when “Words” first [...]
