Here are a couple of songs that you probably won’t hear too much of on the radio but are hot as hell!
This one is from Devin the Dude’s new album “Waiting to Inhale.” It’s called “What a Job This Is” and features Snoop Dogg and Andre 3000 (one of my favorite musicians). 3000’s [...]
Category > Hip-Hop
Hot Shhh…
R.I.P. B.I.G.
March 9, 2007 marked the ten year anniversary of Biggie Smalls’ death. I’m saddened to say that because of my love for Tupac at the time of Big’s reign, I missed out on the Biggie movement. Although, I liked some of his work prior to his death, I didn’t begin really listening [...]
Hip Hop Is A Sex-Driven, Anti-Female, Homophobic Art Form
I watched a documentary on PBS last night that’s been getting a lot of buzz called “Beyond Beats and Rhymes.” It depicts hip hop as a sex-driven, anti-female, homophobic art form. It blames hip hop for many of the problems in black culture and accuses it of perpetuating stereotypes of black males and females, as [...]
Def Poetry Jam Was Popular Yesterday
My brother forwarded me a feed from the Freakonomics blog earlier today because they happened to write a post about a Def Poetry Jam poet as well. The video they referred to is below. It’s a great performance but you probably shouldn’t open it at work.
Shout Out to Black Ice
I just came across these videos on a friend of mine’s myspace page. They’re from Def Poetry Jam, which I think is one of Russell Simmons’ best creations (and that says a lot!).
You probably shouldn’t watch these at work.
