5 Questions Raised By The BET Hip Hop Awards

We haven’t dealt much with the 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards outside of the cyphers this year, but I can’t act like it didn’t happen. This year’s show was, performance wise, one of the worst. However, from a production standpoint Read more

BET Hip Hop Awards 2009: The Cyphers

By now, we all should know that the best part of the BET Hip Hop Awards is the cyphers. Last year’s crop of rappers involved were good but this year they got such talent as KRS-One, Mos Def, Joe Budden, Nicki Minaj, Wale, and Eminem Read more

Classic Material: Black Star|Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star [1998]

In looking at the past Classic Material entries I was very surprised to see that this album wasn’t included in the listing. An album that did more for Hip-Hop’s reconstruction on the eve of the deaths of 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. in the late 1990’s Read more

Song of the Week: Black Star feat. Common – “Respiration”

I was really drawing a blank today when it came time for me to pick Song of the Week. I don’t know if you guys know how hard it is to pick ONE song out of thousands, but thanks to a good friend, I was reminded of this gem from Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and Common. Read more

The Numbers Game: Black Eyed Peas, Mos Def, Pleasure P, D-Block, DJ Quik & Kurupt Debut

You see how long the title to this post is? Yes. Much to my joy, we have five debuts this week (No disrespect to Eminem, but after two weeks, I’d like to change it up at bit) Read more

Mos Def|The Ecstatic

I know that the review of Mos Def’s The Ecstatic album has been one that people have been looking for since Tuesday when it was released and I am happy to deliver it in its entirety. I apologize for three day delay in delivering this review but that’s what happens Read more

The Best 30 Rappers Over 30

A few Tuesday’s ago (May, 19th to be exact) we saw album releases from Busta Rhymes, Method Man/Redman, & of course, Eminem. This was so far the biggest release date of 2009. All three acts that I mentioned are veterans in the game and well respected by their peers. Another thing they have in common: They’re all over the age of 30 Read more

K’naan|Troubadour

We’ve been seeing him all week on MTV; we may have even heard some of his other work since he’s worked with some of our nappy favorites like Mos Def, dead prez, and Damian Marley. The rest of you probably heard his Read more

Vibe’s Best Rapper Alive Tournament

I was on the internet and I saw a thing Vibe was doing to settle once and for all who is the best rapper alive. They made a bracket type thing to have the readers vote on who is the best; it’s like the March Madness brackets. They’ve got the four brackets based on some of the legends in Hip-Hop: The Notorious B.I.G. Bracket, the Tupac Bracket, etc. On the surface it seems cool, right?? WRONG!! Read more

Song of the Week: Mos Def – “Umi Says”

I wanted to switch gears up a bit this week. With all of the things going on in the world lately, I thought I should smooth it out a bit. That’s the reason that “Umi Says” is the Song of the Week. I listen to this song when I just need to clear my mind and relax. A lot of controversial events have sent the urban nation into a tizzy as of lately. If you are like me and having a stressful week, sit back and relax and listen to something smooth to help you get through it. Don’t forget where you got this from! Read more

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