Hip-Hop Needs Another Death!
Am I wrong for wishing somebody would get killed? I mean, it just doesnt seem like Hip-Hop gets it until somebody gets killed. -illseed August 10, 2009, posted in rumors It ain’t Hip-Hop til some one gets killed? Thanks. That has to be the most reckless, insensitive statement I have heard against our […]

Read My Lips: No More Ni**adry!
And all you coon-a** rappersyall should all get lynched/ And all you fake-a** gangstersyall should all get lynched/ NYOIL, Yall Should All Get Lynched, Hood Treason, 2007. The stakes are higher than theyve ever been, and it seems some would hate nothing more than to see Ni**adry completely blotted out from Hip-Hop music. After […]

Telegraphing Punches: Joe Budden v.s. Raekwon
Hexmurda is the latest columnist at AllHipHop.com. His views are his own and dont necessarily represent those of AllHiphop.com or its employees. We had to say that. Now, allow hex to articulate his feelings. If you didn’t see this coming, then you’re blind as a f###### bat. Some n***a finally punched Joe Budden in the […]

Melody Ehsani: Couture Hip-Hop
One could easily dismiss Melody Ehsani as an exotic fashionista…if one is the sort to judge books by covers. However, upon further review and acquaintance, it is apparent that there are several layers to Melody. She is of Persian decent, but born and reared in L.A. She’s oddly, b-girlish yet unapologetically couture. One that […]

Tight Skinny Jeans: Do We Need Fashion Police?
Lubna al-Hussein is facing 40 lashes for wearing tight jeans. On July 3, Sudanese morality police burst into a restaurant arresting 18 women, and al-Hussein, for wearing what they morally deemed to be inappropriate clothes. A journalist and former employee of the U.N, al-Hussein is making her case public in hopes of bring attention to […]

Lil Wayne, Whip It Like A Slave, and the Crisis
Lil Wayne, Whip It Like A Slave, and the Crisis of Coonery Music is said to soothe the savage beast, but it may also powerfully excite it. At an emotional level, there is something deeper about hearing than seeing; and sometimes about hearing other people which fosters human relationships even more than seeing […]

R.I.P. Baatin – Hexmurda’s Lament
(Editor’s Note: This was supposed to be the start of a regular column from hexmurda, a staple of the Detroit Hip-Hop scene. However, the death of Baatin of Slum Village preempted the column and hex has written a column about his fallen comrade. It was originally titled “F**K THIS RAP S**T, I’LL LISTEN TO CLASSICAL.”) […]

Warning: Tweets Is Watching!
When I read the headlines of the death of boxing legend Vernon Forrest, I was stunned, but not nearly as stunned after a friend told me what he released to the internet. I was shocked after seeing what the former champ had sent out on Twitter a mere week prior to his murder. On […]

TV One & BET, Its Time For: “White in America”
Kudos to CNN for “Black in America 2”. You get an A for effort and a gold star for correcting the lameness of the first installment. I even peeped a commercial for the upcoming Latino in America. Aside from them trying to educate the masses and convince everyone to empathize with our neighbors lets give […]

Fans Are the New Record Labels
Slave to a label but I own my masters/ Still get it poppin without artist and repertoire/ Pharoahe Monch, Desire, Desire, 2007. Last week, LA Times Staff Writer Chris Lee revealed the details of Cash Money artist Drakes blockbuster record deal. In addition to a $2 million advance payment, he retains the publishing rights to […]

Why the World Needs Racism!?:The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates
I dont know about you but I need racism. Just imagine a world without racism. It would be boring. Cambridge police officers arrested Henry Louis Gates Jr. for supposedly breaking into his own home on July 16th after receiving an anonymous call about someone jimmying the lock to a Cambridge residence. Even more than […]

Livin’ in a Zoo: CNN’s Black in America II
Paul Scott “I’m kickin’ cold facts so true Feels like I’m livin’ in a zoo” Public Enemy Step Right up! In this cage we have the tame, “Negro-intellectualus.” Notice his freshly pressed shirt and creased pants. Go ahead and pet him. He won’t bite…However, watch out for this next animal, “Thug-ignoramus.” Beware of his gold […]

The X Fact(her): An Amero And A Dream
Last week Prez Obama stood before a packed audience and essentially preached to the choir. He spoke about the great accomplishments of the NAACP and how the organization ironically celebrated its 100th anniversary the same year he became the country’s first (official) African American president. Then he did something that was quite surprising. He […]

Making It Rain: A Different Dumb World
“A lot of yall comment on how stupid it is. It might be stupid to you, but this is what we do. We eat, we kick it, we throw money. Dont make this one situation blow the whole thing out. Rappers love making it rain on these hoes! Yeaaaaaa-AHHHHHH! Recently, Jermaine “JD” Dupri […]

A Generation Gone: Thanks Youtube, Twitter, Facebook
I am pro-social media, but I am also pro utilizing the medium for some sort of long term, fruitful strategy. It is already happening now, but I predict that in years to come there will be a terrible negative backlash on the open nature of the internet, specifically social media. Right now, there are […]

Fashion: Pharrells Favorite Sports Jacket
Pharrell is clearly in love with this Lanvin Piped Blazer, because the rapper-slash-producer-slash-rocker has been seen rocking it quite frequently this year. Most recently, Pha-real, as Jay-Z once called him, was seen wearing it to the BAPE Flagstore opening in London. This time, The Neptunes front man wore it with a brown and beige […]

Ebonics 101: Big L & E. B. White Break Bread
Euphemisms are misunderstood as mistakes/ But its a by-product of the ghetto music we make/ Canibus, Poet Laureate II, Rip the Jacker, 2003. Of the many reasons Hip-Hop music dogged for, one of the most unremarkable is that it teaches bad Englishbroken EnglishEbonics. Critics argue that it celebrates anti-intellectualism, with an emphasis on rhyme rather […]

D.O.A. or D.O.J.: What Jay-Z Must Do About The Game
Jay-Z must respond to The Game with force to this barrage of disses I won’t dilute the point with a bunch of over-intellectual ramblings in an attempt to complicate so simple. So, above you have this editorial in a nutshell, but if you want, read on. Jay-Z is at a proverbial fork in […]

What About Your Friends?
What about your friends will they stand their ground Will they let you down again What about your friends are they gonna be low down Will they ever be around or will they turn their backs on you -TLC (1992) Friends. Sometimes I hate them, I swear I do. I am […]

Labels: Make A Record Deal Worth Something Again
It is pretty common knowledge that it is high time that the recording industry re-evaluate its practices and business M.O. This is a direct result of the digital era, however I have an archaic response to the resurgence of the new indie and internet movement. Record labels need to make the record deal […]