Archive for the ‘Editorial’ Category
Recap Of My Trip To Hollywood(Of Course A Look @ The Ladies)

Just a quick rundown of my trip to L.A from chilling with Q to the parties and of course video is on the way…
Check out Q Da Kid on MTV September 19th @ 11:30 for, “VMA: Livin The Dream.”
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The Game’s Last Certified Gangsta?(L.A.X. Is On Sale Today)
You Ain’t Sayin Nuthin: Rap Music’s Lost Message

“People thinking MC is shorthand for misconception”
Talib Kweli-”Definition”
Maybe sales are down because nobody wants to hear what you have to say… read more »
Chasing The Cool- Black Men, CNN’s Black in America, and Hip-Hop Culture

For the brother who:
- remembers being a “Black Boy.”
- wanted to be “The Bad Nigga” like Jack Johnson
- feels like he’s America’s “Native Son.”
- is constantly reminded he is an “Invisible Man.”
- lived by B.I.G.’s “Ten Crack Commandments”
- “seen Hoop Dreams deflat like a true fiend’s weight”
- is “Black on Both Sides”
- wanted to be “the coolest nigga”
CNN talked about us, now it’s our turn.
The Smoking Gun Verifies Rick Ross’ C.O. History
Department of Corrections (DoC) records show that Ross, whose raps detail the Miami gangster lifestyle and his supposed days trafficking cocaine, did, in fact, work as a correctional officer for 18 months. Ross (real name: William Leonard Roberts) was appointed a prison guard in December 1995 at a salary of $22,913.54, according to the below personnel record, which was provided to TSG by Jo Ellyn Rackleff, a DoC spokesperson. The rapper’s social security number is identical to that of the jail guard. According to the official document, Ross was earning $25,794.34 when he left the department in June 1997.
Full Story: Smoking Gun
Cornell Dews gives his opinion on the matter below:
What the fuck is wrong with us? A hip hop community is arguing whether or not an artist was once employed as a correctional officer. I’m certain this is an effort to refute his street claims and credibility. So after the pictures and negatives have been carefully scrutinized and it’s discovered that the photos are legitimate, we’re no longer supposed to enjoy his music? Oh I forgot, there’s an unwritten rule in hip hop that boldly states “if an artist uses the art form to fabricate tales by use of his imagination, death by sales is his immediate doom and to be ostracized from the hip hop community is peril.”
The End of An Empire: The Rise & Fall of The G-Unit Reign

Can It Be That It Was All So Simple Then… read more »
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