Soulja Boy Thanks Slave Masters (Really)
By Rob Anderson - Oct 30th, 2008 at 5:47 pmIn an interview with New York journalist Toure, hip-hop artist Soulja Boy had this to say:
I asked [Soulja Boy], “What historical figure do you…
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Powell-ing Around With Colin
By Erica Williams - Oct 16th, 2008 at 5:42 pmColin Powell had some interesting things to say about Africa’s responsibility for its own development at the THISDAY Africa Rising Music and Fashion Festival in…
Hip-Hop in Da (White) House?
By Jessica Hillyard - Sep 26th, 2008 at 2:19 pmThis article at Newsweek.com credits this election year with the revival of an ailing hip-hop culture. Although the article is full of interesting details about…
Laura Ingraham’s Big Question
By Nicholle Manners - Aug 5th, 2008 at 5:49 pmFriday’s installment of The O’Reilly Factor highlighted the controversy surrounding Ludacris’ recent, pro-Obama release. During the show’s “Factor Follow-up” segment, John McWhorter, author of All…
Can Hip-Hop Change the World?
By Saxon Baird - Jul 10th, 2008 at 6:00 pmA recent article in The Economist decided to explore what exactly hip-hop signifies today. Using a new book titled All About the Beat: Why Hip-Hop…
He Feel the Pressure, Under More Scrutiny–and What He Do? Act More Stupidly
By Jesse Singal - Jun 25th, 2008 at 5:20 pmApparently Kanye West fans weren’t too happy about his set at the Bonnaroo music festival, which started at 4:25 am, almost two hours late. They’ve…
Do Performers Deserve Royalties?
By Loryn Wilson - Jun 13th, 2008 at 1:30 pmAccording to DCist, a variety of singers and musicians were in Washington, D.C. Wednesday to lobby in support of the Peformance Rights Act, which would…
