May 182010
 
Rappers & Actors: The Rick Ross Dilemma
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Rick Ross’ beef with rap’s Lex Luthor 50 Cent last year when it was revealed that the rotund southern MC had once had a job as a correctional officer for 2 years in the early 90′s.  He has been mocked as “Officer Ricky” and of course had his credibility questioned as a result.  What made matters [...]

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May 072010
 
Beyonce Is Not The First Black Entertainer To Drop It Like It's Hot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAEy9PrLyWs”>httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAEy9PrLyWs

  Hatin’ is an American pastime.  The term is definitely overused, but my definition of it is being vocal about something or someone that (a) you have the option to not deal with on any level and (b) that you don’t really have a valid reason for hating on.  I’ve had people argue before that [...]

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May 052010
 
Hip-Hop: Alive & Well
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Despite what these screw-faced, so-called hip-hop “purists” will try to tell whoever will listen, hip-hop has never died.  To me, saying hip-hop is dead based on what you see on the radio and TV is preposterous.  Hip-hop didn’t start there, so why would you expect to find it there today.  Sure, Yo! MTV Raps was [...]