This is a very simple editorial to write. At this point, Jay-Z has had the longest reign (key word reign) from a single artist in Hip-Hop history and that is a good thing for a genre that is still young in relationship to all others. So, when I see a rapper make it to 40… Read more »
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Sunday Selection Trey Songz Neighbors Know My Name Whats up everybody! Hope all is well. This week I searched through some new music and came across a joint titled Neighbor Know My Name from the artist known as Trey Songz. Now Ive never met Trey Songz and even though I think hes mad talented,… Read more »
Up-and-coming Chicago rapper Bump J faces a minimum of seven years in a federal prison after admitting his guilt in a 2007 local bank robbery earlier today (August 26). In November 2008, the former Atlantic Records artist was arrested during a routine traffic stop in Carbondale, Illinois, about two hours east of St. Louis,… Read more »
Should The Hip-Hop Community Go On A Month-Long Fast? May God deliver us from the curse of carelessness, from the thoughtless ill-considered deed. The deliberate evil of the world, we know is great, but how much of fortitude and strength and faith could we have to cure this and put it down, if only we… Read more »
Sunday Selection Omarion ft/Lil Wayne I Get It In Whats up everybody! Hope all is well. If you havent heard the latest, rumors have been flying around all week about singer Omarions alleged departure from Young Money Entertainment. Is he with still rolling with Weezy and Company? Is he dropped? Or did he leave… Read more »
Lil Flip has announced his latest album, Respect Me, will land in stores on September 29 via High Powered Entertainment/E1. According to the 28-year-old rapper who also goes by the name Flip Gates, the new 15-track album is a reflection of his life. “The thing about this album is that it’s so reflective of me,… Read more »
Watch what youre watching/ Nas, Sly Fox, Untitled, 2008. Images matter. The age of denying the insurmountable effects graphic material masters on the minds of young, impressionable viewers should be far behind us. In the last decade alone, we have witnessed the dramatic possibilities an irresponsible media state is capable of producing when held to… Read more »
Sunday Selection Beyonce Poison Whats up everybody? Hope all is well. I came across some interesting new music this week. I got my hands on two new Chris Brown tracks, even heard some new Bobby Valentino and Tank, but the track from Beyonce titled Poison I received was the most noteworthy this week. Poison… Read more »
Whats up everybody? Hope all is well. This week I came across a few new tracks, but only one in particular motivated me to want to write about it. I had tracks from Queen Latifah, Marcus Houston, Amerie amongst others but the one I got by Whitney Houston titled Million Dollar Bill was by far… Read more »
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.THE DAILY TWO SENSE The weekend is gone and it wasnt really a weekend. There were storms all over the place. Makes me think of the signs I post. … Read more »
Sunday SelectionJosh Xantus First TimeBy: Nia Beckwith Whats up everybody!?? Its been a minute! Some of you may remember my column Sunday Selection from last year where every week I would pick an R&B single and add my two cents. Well Ive been on hiatus for a while, but now Im back! Big ups to… Read more »
Kanye West has dispelled rumors that hes publicly dubbed himself the King of Pop following the tragic death of Michael Jackson. The rumor began to gain legs courtesy of media personality Wendy Williams, who lent credence to the supposed statement on her radio show. According to various news sources, Kanye is reputed to… Read more »
Hows it goin folks? A week away and Im glad to be back. From the looks of things, the week had a lot going on. If it wasnt the hype surrounding Obamas beer summit with Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the officer who arrested him at his home, it was the NFL giving Michael Vick… Read more »
Vivendi Entertainment has announced a September 15 release date for the highly anticipated documentary titled Big Pun: The Legacy. The documentary tells the life story of the Grammy nominated rapper, who died from a heart attack due on February 7, 2000 due to obesity. The documentary uses unreleased concert footage, videos and interviews with rappers… Read more »
Kanye West will be featured in an upcoming special on Fuse TV this Saturday (July 25) titled “Fuse Presents Kanye West: Live From the Chicago Theatre.” The special features an exclusive interview with Kanye West about his mothers aspirations for his non-profit, The Kanye West Foundation. Wests mother, Dr. Donda West, established the… Read more »