…Hop for me. So why am I – I repeat: only somewhat – disappointed? Because I don’t always sense that cutting edge leadership I heard on previous albums. Some tracks…
“Hail Mary” is the third single by 2Pac from his final album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, under the new stage name, Makaveli. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OR1Plc5Qv8 The song, released after…
…into a time bomb / You don’t wanna borrow that, you wanna idolize / And you don’t wanna make me mad, n***a, you wanna socialize.” Before the song was released,…
…Looking back on it, 90s radio wasn’t terrible, at least compared to today’s garbage (please don’t dispute me on this). I can stomach blatant radio accessibility like Diddy (when he…
…They don’t come with easy answers or vague slogans. They come with names, dates, places, and hard truths that’ll make you uncomfortable—and that’s the point. From street-level narratives to international…
…of disrespect is intolerable. Enough is Enough! It’s apparent the Music Industry and those associated with it, don’t give a damn about Black Culture and are using Hip Hop to…
…– parents just don’t understand Smif n Wessun – sound bwoy bureill Chubb Rock – just the two of us De La Soul – itzsoweezee Blackstar – re:definition Busta Rhymes…
“People don’t realize how a whole life can be changed by one book” – Malcolm X “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that…
…tightrope walk, carefully constructed more for rhythm than political astuteness. That’s not to say that they don’t have valid points concerning music industry corruption and Hip Hop’s place as role…
…whom most people don’t truly appreciate. A multi-talented artist, some only recognize him for his Black on Both Sides 1999 radio hit “Ms. Fat Booty”, others may know him only…
…South to fall off, don’t waste your time. Not while every section of the country seems to have some sort of Southern sound or influence. People can even talk as…
…in Hip Hop. For a biopic on his life to come across like a visualized bullet list of life events is a shame—particularly when some of those events don’t even…
