It was just a day after I submitted my Chingo Bling article to NBC “SoundDiego” that I stumbled on his tribute to Jenni Rivera – and ummm – I almost shed a tear. “I feel things. I express them through music. Here’s a song I wrote from a fan’s perspective. My respects to all the [...]
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 [...]
Okay, seriously? If you thought Chris Brown couldn’t get any more douchier? Well, he’s out-douched himself this time with a ridiculous neck tattoo. It’s a woman’s face with her lips covered in stitches with what looks like a black eye and bruising on the right side of her face.
GN$F! was just thinking how rappers need to smile and laugh more. And then I find Slaughterhouse taking the higher road to bust some laughs on Complex‘s list of 30 Best Rappers In Their 30s by producing this hilarious ass video. Royce da 5’9″ says at least he’s No.1 in Detroit and off-camera someone corrects [...]
Pay your taxes, is the lesson. IRS is making an example of Hip-Hop’s Queen, Lauryn Hill. The mugshot for Lauryn Hill emerged today as the Grammy award-winning singer awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to misdemeanor tax evasion charges on June 29. Hill now faces a possible three-year prison sentence after admitting she failed to file [...]
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 [...]
Mtv is bringing the Hip-Hop to the defunct show “Hollywood Squares.” Hip-Hop’s favorite Jew on the radio, Peter Rosenberg hosts the show. Its first episode features comedian Donnell Rawlings, DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, Mac Miller, MGK, Tech N9Ne, Ghostface Killah, Childish Gambino and Kat Graham. Check out the first full episode and see MGK act [...]
