By Abdul Arif Muhammad, Esq. In an April 23, 2010 Op-Ed piece for  The New York Times entitled “Ending the Slavery Blame-Game,” Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. argues that a moral, historic, political and economic equivalency exists between the culpability and responsibility of some Africans who participated in the transatlantic slave trade with the nations […]

Master The Moment. Years ago, I wrote a personal editorial on AllHipHop.com, because I felt like the culture itself has finally learned to “master the moment.” This write up referred to the period affectionately known as the second Golden Era. I’m not certain if that the “Master The Moment” phrase had ever been used before, […]

Don’t Dumb Down, Just Speak The Language Of The People“Allah gives to every creature the ability to communicate with its own to be able to share with other members of its species, what its aim is, what its desire is and the fulfillment of the natural inclination of the species.”The highest manifestation of communication is […]

Originally published by Boston.com. Click here for the original story. “Positivity, that’s how I’m livin..’” So goes the lyric from my brother’s early hip-hop song, “Positivity.” My brother Keith Elam, the hip-hop artist known as GURU—Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal—died this week at the too-young age of 48 because of complications from cancer. ‘Positivity’ was what […]

HIP-HOP’S STATE OF EMERGENCY: OUR HEALTH CRISIS State of Union Address to the Hip-Hop Generation by Supa Nova Slom, The Hip Hop Medicine Man Part I: “Hip-Hop Is Dying” Dear Hip-Hop Generation: This is a call to my fellow hip-hop artists, community, and generation at large: WAKE UP!!! HIP-HOP IS DYING!!!! IT IS A STATE […]

[Original Source]I’m not a whistle-blower, rat or any other term synonymous with snitch. With that said the following stories shall leave the guilty nameless. My agenda here is to crystallize my point, not expose wack behavior. Before I state my premise I’ll first explain my need to.  Last month I received an assignment to interview […]

One morning in 2003 I had the honor of being with both the WWE’s Vince McMahon and Russell Simmons at a political gathering announcing their collaboration in Washington, D.C. I love Russell to death but I already knew him and decided to take the opportunity and limited time to say something to Vince McMahon. Obviously […]

Remember what Commissioner Gordon did when he wanted to summon Batman? He took the “bat sign” and shined it over the city and Batman would know it was time to come through. I would imagine, in the comic book world, the whole city of Gotham knew that Batman was on the way upon seeing the […]

Editor’s note: The views expressed inside this editorial aren’t necessarily the views of AllHipHop.com or its employees.Last week, I penned a “firey” editorial flamed toward the recent rise of “rich kids” in Hip-Hop—those who out of suddenness developed an interest to Rap music-making, and in a few months only had multiple labels vying for their […]

[Editor’s note: This post is a direct response to Tolu Olorunda’s editorial entitled, “Rich Kids in Hip-Hop: Who Let the Gates Open?“]Editor’s note: The views expressed inside this editorial aren’t necessarily the views of AllHipHop.com or its employees.I’m writing this because I’m so sick of limiting beliefs in rap music. I’m sick of the idea […]

Another classic post, where J-Smooth discusses T-Pain’s brief political tango with Sean Hannity.

A month ago, Tavis Smiley and a group of Black intellectuals and activists, which included Minister Louis Farrakhan, Dr. Cornel West, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Michael Eric Dyson, and others got together to discuss the importance of President Barack Obama addressing of a Black Agenda.  Apparently the goal was not for the group to address the […]

The New Synth Pop: Ke$ha, Young Money and Justin Bieber Got This!When it was raging about 4-5 years ago I never participated in the ‘Is Hip-Hop Dead?’ debate. Partly because I thought it was E & J (envy and jealousy) coming from the culture and industry’s New York wing and because I was already in […]

Editor’s note: The views expressed inside this editorial aren’t necessarily the views of AllHipHop.com or its employees.We survived winters, snotty nosed with no coats/ We kept it real, but the older brother still had jokes/ … Check it, fifteen of us in a three bedroom apartment/ Roaches everywhere, cousins and aunts was there/ —Ghostface Killah, […]

Editor’s note: The views expressed inside this editorial aren’t necessarily the views of AllHipHop.com or its employees.…Continued from the “Top 5 Worst Name Changes In Rap.” This ain’t serious.1) Killer Mike to Mike Bigga We know the change takes some getting used to, but Killer Mike had to do it. Sadly, America simply wasn’t ready […]

Ice Cube weighs in on the recent rumors that he’s dissing Dr. Dre and others on a recent song, “Drink The Kool Aid.” He’s actually working with Dre on the looming Detox album.What up fam, I met Dr. Dre in the studio last night. When I got there Snoop was in the booth laying the […]

Editor’s note: The views expressed inside this editorial aren’t necessarily the views of AllHipHop.com or its employees.The name change. It is the ultimate form of reinvention. Artists have long held variety of monikers to seemingly symbolize changes in persona or accentuate progress. Prince even took it a step farther and made his name an unpronounceable […]

Editor’s note: The views expressed inside this editorial aren’t necessarily the views of AllHipHop.com or its employees. Do you remember when it was cool to be intelligent?  If you do, then you may also recall a time when our music reflected that coolness.  For too many years now, people have referenced the lack of stylistic […]

Editor’s note: The views expressed inside this editorial aren’t necessarily the views of AllHipHop.com or its employees.“Not all of the rappers, but most of ‘em sound alike, I’ve been rappin since most of them knew how to ride a bike.” – ‘Ahhh Sh*t!,’ E-40 Two new albums – Wu Massacre by Method Man, Raekwon, and […]

Editor’s note: The views expressed inside this editorial aren’t necessarily the views of AllHipHop.com or its employees.“Societies never know it, but the war of an artist with his society is … to make freedom real.” —James Baldwin When up against the wall, swing—hard. Two of the finest from the Hip-Hop community, Joell Ortiz and Erykah […]