Killing The “American Dream” Of #OscarsSoWhite

Call me crazy, but from a pragmatic point of view maybe this whole #OscarsSoWhite situation isn’t so bad.  Yes, it’s terrible that people of color would seem to be chronically if not systematically underrepresented by The Motion Picture Academy when it comes to the bestowing of Oscar nominations, as well as the actual Oscar award […]

'93 til Infinity: Our favorite "Menace II Society" Characters

It’s the ultimate “hood” movie and a hip-hop classic and cultural influencer. In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Menace to Society, AllHipHop.com takes a look back at the movie, our favorite characters, and our favorite quotable lines. (READ ALSO: Menace II Society: 20 Years Later) Tyrin Turner as Kaydee “Caine” Lawson Quotable: “Yo, I don’t […]

Menace II Society: 20 Years Later

It was my senior year of high school. A hot Memorial Day weekend, May 26, 1993. My cousin and I went to a see it at a theater that has long since closed down, The Americana. Patrons were being waved down with security wands, scanned for guns. It was an inconveinece that we didn’t even […]