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Radio personality Donnie Simpson had a choice. He could either play the music he liked, the funk and old-school R&B that uplifted and inspired, or he could play what boosted ratings, the contemporary songs about "reinventing sex" and "slippery cookies."

When the CBS-owned radio station in Washingto

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Hip-Hop.Net's Spot for Political and Cultural News.

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See, when Ted Kennedy died -- y'know, the last Kennedy brother up in Massachusetts -- his Senate seat was up for grabs. Normally, Massachusetts is straight Democrat, so the De… Continue

Hip-Hop.Net's Spot for Political and Cultural News

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Health care reform could hit a major hurdle Tuesday, as a Republican win in Massachusetts’ special Senate election could strip Democrats of their tenuous control in Congress.

Republican Scott Brown is comp… Continue

Hip hop isn’t doing too well as far as the mainstream market is concerned. The days where a popular artist could simultaneously entertain and provoke thought seem so far away they border on the imagined. But they did exist, and those days could exist again.

Here’s a list of 8 things that are currently happening or should be happening to bring about Hip hop’s second golden era. (And no it doesn’t include the bombing of any southern states.)

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8. Alright, Let's Give Lil’ Mam… Continue

Response to Columnist Jason Whitlock's Nov. 28 column blaming the Hip hop culture as well as Sean Taylor's past for the Football star's death. Word to Ice Cube.

Apparently listening to Hip hop and having a less than angelic history isn't what killed Sean Taylor.

According to police, the intruders were a group of would-be burglars who didn't know Taylor personally. They weren’t assassins and this wasn’t a hit. And… Continue