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Words from Talib Kweli on Obama
It is the last year of the Bush administration and thank God. I usually rail against being described as simply “political rapper”, and I ha... Read more »
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"Call me Naive, but I sorta believe!"
Have you ever wondered how it felt to be passionate about a politician? Now I know. Read more »
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Politics of the Surface: Not America Too
It has finally made its way to America. After leaving England, fending of the Nazis, trying to bring peace to the Middle East, the wild beast we have d... Read more »
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Sean Taylor Killed...Nothin' To It, Hip Hop Made 'Em Do It
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’... Read more »
Barack Obama would name a "Chief Technology Officer"
Barack Obama is expected to anounce a technology policy for his campaign, which includes appointing a 'Chief Technology Officer' if he is elected presi... Read more »
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Judge Roy L Pearson, Jr Sues Immigrant Korean Dry Cleaners for $25M
What a prick. Judge Roy L Pearson, Jr should have his license to practice revoked. According to court documents, the problem began in May 2005 when Pea... Read more »
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Don’t Blame Hip-Hop
Hip-hop has been making enemies for as long as it has been winning fans. It has been dismissed as noise, blamed for concert riots, accused of glorifyin... Read more »
Russell Simmons Takes On Obama
Russell Simmons Said the Presidential Candidate Should Not Criticize 'Poets' for Slurs. 'My response to Sen. Obama is that you have to talk about the p... Read more »
Tony Yayo Arrested For Slapping Game's Manager's Teen Son
Tony Yayo was arrested in New York on Saturday afternoon on charges of harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. Police would not confirm the... Read more »
Don Imus' Slur Versus Hip Hop and the H-Word
Imus said he thought it was acceptable to call the Rutgers team “nappy-headed hoes” because the word is widely used in the hip-hop culture. The sel... Read more »
Snoop Dogg Says: ''F*ck Bill O'Reilly!''
Snoop gets interviewed on TBOHipHop.net in Holland. Snoop's laywer Lauren Lake argues with Bill O'Reilly. O'Reilly calls him a drug dealer and a wise g... Read more »
Shock Jock Don Imus Suspended for Racist Comments
Following a flurry of on-air apologies from the shock jock Monday, CBS Radio and MSNBC announced they were suspending Imus for two weeks effective Apr.... Read more »
The Bitch Ho Problem
Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting explores one aspect of that question in her book, Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Hip Hop’s Hold on Young Black Women. While the... Read more »
Rappers in France Back Presidential Vote Campaign
Rost, 30, a black rapper born in Togo, who is not even French, published a “Guide for Voters” this week, intended to explain the basics of France,... Read more »
Swiss Man Gets Ten Years in Prison for Graffiti in Thailand
A Swiss man in Thailand has been sentenced to ten years in prison for spray-painting graffiti over images of the Thai king. It was the first conviction... Read more »
MC Rove Drops It Like It's Hot with Rappers Dance
MC Rove aka Karl Rove, adviser to President Bush, does a 'Rappers Dance' during the Radio and Television Correspondents' dinner in Washington, D.C. Thi... Read more »
Arizona Bill would allow Counties to Crack Down on Graffiti
Under a bill that has passed the House and is on its way to the Senate, Arizona counties would be freed from state restrictions officials say prevent t... Read more »
Mystery Creator of Anti-Clinton YouTube Ad ID'd
The mystery creator of the Orwellian YouTube ad against Hillary Rodham Clinton is a Democratic operative who worked for a digital consulting firm with... Read more »
Hip-hop Studio Drug Ring Busted in Jersey City
A hip-hop record studio in Jersey City served as the front for a wholesale drug distribution ring that moved uncut heroin and cocaine onto the streets... Read more »
Women of hip-hop push back against the violence, misogyny
DaveyD: There's definitely a revolution of sorts going on as hip-hop struggles to survive by purging itself of the negativity and commercial-driven, mi... Read more »
Rep. Mike Doyle's Speech on DJ Drama's Mixtape Raid
At a recent Congressional hearing to discuss the digital future of the United States, Congressman Mike Doyle (D-Pittsburgh, PA) spoke out against the R... Read more »
Snoop, Diddy launch hip-hop peace tour
Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Snoop, who were rivals in a East Coast, West Coast feud in the 1990s, said on Friday they had buried the hatchet once and for al... Read more »
Farrakhan Delivers Final Major Speech; Calls For Bush Impeachment
The Nation of Islam at a Crossroad as Leader Exits. Mr. Farrakhan urged young black Americans not to join the military. “If you don’t want to impea... Read more »
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes documentary premiers tonight on PBS
A daring look at hip-hop. Examination of culture brings insight, outrage. Dismantling the destructive messages that pervade such a popular musical form... Read more »
Exclusive Cam'ron Interview with DJ Kay Slay
Listen to an MP3 of the an exclusive interview that DJ Kay Slay had with Cam'ron on the phone talking about 50 Cent and there recent beef. Read more »
Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff Sentenced To Life For Murder
NYC Drug Lord Kenneth 'Supreme' McGriff was Found Guilty Of Having Two Rivals Killed and Sentenced To Life For Murder in New York. McGriff was the foun... Read more »
Could Barack Obama Be the Hip Hop Presidential Choice?
Check out the profile for Barack Obama from the BBC World Website. The son of a Kenyan man and a white woman from Kansas, Mr Obama emphasised his perso... Read more »
