Hip-hop Magazines

Now honestly, I have always liked magazines in general and think they bring something to the masses especially those who don't have 24-hour access to the internet for the hottest blogs (like this one here). The other thing is that for the most part magazines have the resources to pay quality reporters to do actual stories and go in-depth on topics. Newspapers, are vitally important in other words

New Guest Blog- Why I don't Listen to the Radio

Okay, so today's blog is brought to you by a new friend of As is Hip-Hop, Bea Lesaca of Hard Knock radio. Hopefully, there will be more to come from her in the future.


Has Hip Hop Stopped?
Turning on my radio used to be an exciting experience. I remember before being eager to switch on the stereo & put it on blast, very eager to listen to new Hip Hop jams about to hit the airwaves.


Those were

When keepin it Real Goes wrong...

I have to shout out Prophet Nelson for this topic because it's something he told me a while back when we were discussing "Making of the Band". Sometimes you can expose too much of yourself to the public when you are in entertainment. We may not want to admit t, but we like our celebrities to be better than us. We need them to be because if they are the same as us, then why am I watching them,

Now when Pharrell says it's out of hand...

You have got to admit things are out of hand. Just listen, we shall discuss afterward.Pharrell was making a host of great points in this clip here. It's crazy that someone who has become famous as much for his image as his "talent" . The entire game has gotten so caught up in marketing that things are insane. However, I think the times have changed again and are cycling away from image and into