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LL Cool J high again, y’all. All jokes aside, LL Cool J has made news lately because his song with Country music singer, Brad Paisley has sparked controversy. The song, “Accidental Racist” features some very “odd lyrics.” Although LL Cool J and Brad Paisley still support the song and its lyrics, they appear to welcome [...]
Incoming message: Please remind the following that there are rules associated with this thing called real life. (CC: Chris Brown, Rick Ross) I’ve long said that hip hop (and I’ll include Chris Brown in that industry for now, although he’s a pop artist moonlighting in the hip hop community) was just a grown-up version of [...]
The Internet is buzzing; whether it be Twitter or a random gchat from an old homie, everyone wants to know: Who is Trinidad James? You may have heard the song “All Gold Everything” in the club or seen several tweets and statuses on Facebook, but why now? Why is he suddenly the most popular guy [...]
There used to be a time when hip hop stars made it very clear that they didn’t desire to be role models, or that they weren’t the people that should be sought after for opinion on matters such as politics and social injustice. Although you always had artists like Public Enemy and Dead Prez, [...]
Hip hop, no matter how much we love it, contributes to racism in our world. I’m prepared to defend this point to everyone and anyone at any given time. While we love our genre, we have to keep in mind, that it’s hurting us, more than helping us. A close friend of mine always likes [...]
JAY Z and Budweiser have partnered to bring an exciting two-day music festival to take place on Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway during Labor Day weekend, September 1-2. JAY Z will curate and headline the blockbuster roster of over 28 artists performing, including Pearl Jam, Santigold, Skrillex, Prince Royce, and Passion Pit among many others. The [...]
Nas released a gem last week. If you like rap music and you haven’t heard it by now, I would recommend you do so at your earliest convenience. It’s been a while since we’ve heard this type of rap music and it has been missed. A few of my frat brothers and me started to [...]
There’s always a big discussion around who’s real and who’s fake in Hip Hop. I’m asking, does it really matter? I’ve always considered Hip Hop to be for entertainment purposes only. In a few weeks, I’ll tackle how Hip Hop’s global imprint causes problems for the way Black people are viewed by the world. However [...]
It’s no secret that in the USA, the corporate world is racially represented by the Caucasian majority, which also mirrors the national demographic. When you work in Corporate America, you see the many influences that pop culture has on the world, and in turn, our white brothers and sisters. What used to be a formal [...]
The MAJORS is Fantasy Football meets Hip Hop. Executive Produced by JasFly, this new full-length webseries features three-time Grammy winning Producer Just Blaze, veteran MC Peter Gunz and Hip Hop sketch comedians Eric & Jeff Rosenthal. In the pilot episode Blogger LowKey, Journalist/MC Mr. Mecc, Entertainment Executive Jamal Jimoh, and Writer JasFly trade, draft, drop and discuss some of your favorite artists including Chris Brown, Azealia Banks, Dom Kennedy and Bruno Mars. [...]
