Rollin’ With Rush: How Rap Helps the Right Wing
There’s a famous scene from the cult classic movie “Scarface” where inebriated gangster, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) disses a bunch of classy conservative folks by telling them that they need people like him so they can point their fingers and say “that’s the bad guy.” Such is the strange relationship between the Right Wing and […]

“No, Virginia. Rick Ross Ain’t Gangsta”: Rap’s X-mas Reality Check
“NO, VIRGINIA. RICK ROSS AIN’T GANGSTA”: RAP’S X-MAS REALITY CHECK

Black Jesus: Did The Game Ghetto-rize the Gospel?
BLACK JESUS: DID THE GAME GHETTO-RIZE THE GOSPEL?

The Rap, Rock & Rape of Black Women: Music, Misogyny, or Myth?
THE RAP, ROCK & RAPE OF BLACK WOMEN: MUSIC, MYSOGYNY, OR MYTH?

Myth Bustas: Hip-Hop History or Hype?
MYTH BUSTAS: HIP-HOP HISTORY OR HYPE?

The Walkin’ Dead: Trickin’, Treatin’ and Trappin’
THE WALKIN’ DEAD: TRICKIN’, TREATIN’ AND TRAPPIN’

Con or Conspiracy: Are They Really Out to Get Us?
CON OR CONSPIRACY: ARE THEY REALLY OUT TO GET US?

The World’s Still a Ghetto: Is the ‘Hood Better Off?
THE WORLD’S STILL A GHETTO: IS THE ‘HOOD BETTER OFF?

Same Ol' Song: What Happened to Hip-Hop Radio?
SAME OL’ SONG: WHAT HAPPENED TO HIP-HOP RADIO?

Militant Minded: Is Edutainment Still Needed?
EDUTAINMENT: CAN HIP-HOP STILL “SCHOOL” THE YOUTH?

The Powerless Pen: Why Hip-Hop Journalism Sucks
THE POWERLESS PEN: WHY HIP-HOP JOURNALISM SUCKS

Why There’ll Never Be Another PE: What Really Happened to “Real” Hip-Hop?
WHY THERE’LL NEVER BE ANOTHER “PE” – WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO “REAL HIP-HOP?”

Chicago, Colorado and Compton: Do Movies or Rap Music Make Murderers?
CHICAGO, COMPTON AND COLORADO: DO MOVIES OR MUSIC MAKE MURDERERS?

Insane in the Brain: Did Hip-Hop Drive Us Crazy ?
DEAR HIP-HOP. HAVE WE COMPLETELY LOST OUR MINDS?

Destruction of Black Civilization: Did Hip-Hop Swagga Jack Black Culture?
DID HIP-HOP “SWAGGA JACK” BLACK CULTURE? READ THE EDITORIAL AND DECIDE.

Beats, Ballots, and Booty Calls: Why Should We Vote?
YOUR “HIP-HOP” VOTE IS BEING COURTED AS WE SPEAK…BUT DOES IT MATTER IN ELECTION 2012?

The Rap Avengers: Does Hip-Hop Need a Hero?
“THE AVENGERS” ARE HERE TO SAVE THE PLANET – BUT WHO’S GOING TO AVENGE HIP-HOP?

Why We Can’t Get Along: Is There a Conspiracy Against Hip-Hop Unity?
THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE L.A. RIOTS IS UPON US – READ WHAT THE YEAR 1992 DID TO HIP-HOP

The Assassination of Hip-Hop: Did the L.A. Riots Murder Rebel Music?
PRE-L.A. RIOTS, HIP-HOP WAS A LOT MORE RADICAL…SO WHAT HAPPENED? READ HERE.

The Politics of Protest: Rap, Race, and Riots
WHAT DO TRAYVON, RODNEY KING, MLK & TIMOTHY THOMAS HAVE IN COMMON? FIND OUT HERE.