GRAMMYS Biggest turn-offs: Juanes intro’d Frank Ocean? Wiz Khalifa’s superugly suit showing his skeleton chest; Nas losing to Drake, FUN’s rain performance=lipsync? Rihanna’s extra ombre weave and stripper dress. Biggest turn-ons: Seeing Nas in a suit; Bruno Mars rocking with Sting #Perfect; Carrie Underwood’s visual arts dress #feltlikeakid; Alicia Keys reminding me of Shiela E. [...]
I’ve seen a lot of good, I’ve seen a lot of bad. With the bad experiences you learn most, that’s if you’re not dummy – dummies likely to do the same things over and over. Most importantly, you learn how important trust and loyalty are. Once it’s been chipped at, it’ll never be the same. [...]
Chicago is the Iraq of the U.S., some people have nicknamed the windy city ChiRaq because 419 people this year have died, which is more than those U.S. soldiers who died in Afghanistan. Hip-Hop activist, Wendy Day even pointed out via Twitter that Vibe Magazine missed the point on Diane Sawyer’s piece. Vibe said, “Nightline [...]
Los Rakas aren’t your everyday hardcore bling-bling, we got bitches type of rap group. Being bicultural adds a fresh dynamic to how they make music. They’re music is Hip-Hop en Español, which is a gray area for American rap fans but nevertheless they’re Hip-Hop. They bring the lyrics and bridge the gap between the fans of [...]
I don’t know if this happens in other subcultures because I don’t live in it. But, I’ve been living and working in Hip-Hop a.k.a. “Headed For Self-Destruction” for quite a long time. A b-girl’s got to do what a b-girl’s got to do: Speak on it, 20 Hip-Hop Machismo Things I Don’t Understand 1. You [...]
Conservative commentator, S.E. Cupp, now has something in common with an unlikely foe, Sandra Fluke, both targets of public misogynistic humiliation. Cupp recently appeared in Hustler Magazine with a penis in her mouth. The publisher of the porno magazine, Larry Flynt, defends it as “public satire.” This is not satire. This is a sophomoric photoshop job [...]
Journalist and activist, Kevin Powell brings together nine Black and Latino boys ages 10-17 in his self-produced video “After Trayvon: Black Boys Speak.” Shot in Brooklyn, New York in early April 2012 at the famous House of the Lord Church just days before George Zimmerman was arrested for the fatal shooting. Check out what these [...]
This letter is allegedly written from an anonymous industry insider. Source: HipHopIsRead.com Hello, After more than 20 years, I’ve finally decided to tell the world what I witnessed in 1991, which I believe was one of the biggest turning point in popular music, and ultimately American society. I have struggled for a long time weighing [...]
In every woman’s path there lies the crossroad whether you will have to prove to your man if you’re the ‘Mrs.’ or the ‘Ms. Right for right now’. But guess what? You won’t have to, if your man is secure with himself in the first place, he will have an independent brain that won’t be [...]
