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Vladimir Putin nominated for Hip-Hop Award, Still likes his Turtleneck
Russian Prime Minister Vladamir Putin has been nominated for the “Event of the Year” award at Muz TV’s Russian Street Awards, for his appearance at Muz TV’s “Battle for Respect,” where he crowned the champ, rapper Zhigan. At the event, he extolled hip-hop’s “rough” social message and role in keeping Russian youth away from drugs […]
Have You Seen this Rapper? Ever?
Oh shit, one-hit wonder J-Kwon has been missing for over a month, according to reports from his label. This story is awesome for the following reasons: 1) The label says that he’s been missing for a month. I’d say that he’s been missing since 2004, when his one and only psuedo hit, Tipsy, was played […]
Waka Flocka Fact Check: Why Lyricism (still) Pays in Hip-Hop
LYRICS LYRICS LYRICS. Lyrics are a huge topic in hip-hop. Not only are they responsible for much of the criticism that hip-hop receives, but lyricists have really come to define the entire genre. And now, the issue of lyricism and its role in hip-hop has become a hot topic of debate. If you haven’t yet […]
Where’s Weezy? In Jail!
After a one-month stay for dental surgery (which, if you ask me, was much more painful than anything he is going to experience in prison – the man had 8 root canals, work done on his diamond-encrusted grill, replaced several existing tooth implants, AND added new implants), Weezy is finally headed off to the big […]
Boston Native Guru in a Coma; give him love, y’all.
Breaking News 04.20.2010: A little over a month after recovering from his coma related to a heart attack, rap legend Guru has lost his battle with cancer. A pioneer of the underground, he will truly be missed. For the MTV story, click here. His farewell letter (published on AllHiphop.com), which I’m not going to comment […]
“We are the World” Remake kills Hip-Hop, pisses of Jay-Z, inexplicably includes Vince Vaughn.
By now we all are acutely aware that the We Are the World 25 for Haiti was a big fucking musical mess. It took something that was original and kind of touching from the 1980’s and made it into an auto-tuned trainwreck of forced, sappy pop idiocy. Seriously, pop-idol/far-t00-young-celebrity Justin Bieber sang the opening verse. This […]
New Erykah Badu single is Awesome, features Baby Alien.
This is a little late, but perpetually cool human being Erykah Badu has released the video for her second single off the upcoming New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ankh. Entitled “Jump in the Air (Stay There)”, the song features my current least-favorite, but globally embraced MC Lil’ Wayne. Both the song and the […]
No News Like Good News
So if you remember my post from that magical pre-Christmas time (a.k.a. Hell-Week), A Rage Filled Christmas, you may recall that I talked about Britain’s X-Factor. It’s basically a clone of American Idol, right down to the three judges (a better statement would be a clone of Pop Idol, the show which American Idol was based […]
Steal This Film
In my never-ending battle to highlight copyright issues, I found that Hulu is currently playing Steal This Movie. You should watch it. Video description: Steal This Film takes account of the prominent players in the Swedish piracy (copyright infringement) culture: The Pirate Bay, Piratbyrån (Piracy Bureau), and The Pirate Party. more about “Hulu – Steal […]
A Rage filled Christmas!
Sorry Simon Cowell, X-Factor winner Joe McElderry, and all you mindless UK American-Idol based program, X-Factor drones—the people have spoken and they are tired of manufactured reality tv celebrities. The voice of their outrage, Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing in the Name”, which is only fitting. Their battle grounds, the coveted top spot on Brittan’s […]
Plainclothes cops hate snow…almost as much as CNN hates saying African-American
DC was hit by a ton of snow inspiring a flashmob snowball fight which caught cars in the crossfire. Apparently plainclothes officers really don’t like snow. Also. listen how they really don’t want to say he was the black guy when trying to figure out which one was the officer. more about “Plainclothes cops hate […]
Mixtape, Inc.
That holiday were we celebrate the birth of Santa Claus is coming up, which means one thing—you will be spending a lot of time in airports, on the couch with family, and generally bored to tears. Don’t worry, we’ve got your back, check out Mixtape Inc. a film examining the feud between artists/fans/DJs and the […]
And A Miley Song Was On
Years ago whenever I wanted to piss off my roommate I would tune into the Disney Channel and crank the volume to just below the point where the neighbors would get upset. The living room shared a door with his room so even when he wasn’t watching tv, he was most definitely hearing it. He […]
A Hip-Hop Education? Yes, Yes Y’all
On Monday night, the Portland School Board approved plans for a new charter school that focuses on hip-hop music and culture . The board voted 6-0 in favor of the school’s creation, noting its “innovation, creativity and potential to draw students who aren’t being served in the district’s current system.” So it should go without […]
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April 16, 2010 by Easy T
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