Don't dare try to tell em Soulja Boy

So it's been a new Soulja boy controversy. This young guy has put out a video where he attempts to discuss hip-hop issues. This is me trying to portray it in a positive light and make it seem deep. His first statement that Lil' Wayne is going to be called the best because he says it. I don't know who Soulja is asking but I don't know anyone who is going to say Wayne is the best rapper alive, dead

Saigon and I are disappointed with hip-hop

So as that plays just feel me on this, we all know that the celebrities and people we see play a huge role in popular culture which in turn influences our kids. Just like Saigon says you have all these kids getting arm sleeves worth of tattoos and wearing little tight jeans and sagging them just because they see everyone else doing it. Remember what happened to jerseys when Jay-z said he doesn't

The nerve....

I'm all for getting your hustle on and making the best of your situation when it presents itself. But there a couple of things that come to mind looking at this latest worldstar clip. Before I get into it, shout out to them for providing me with endless material.Now if you had the stomach to watch that shit, you know what happened. If you were smart enough to turn it off, it's video girl Angela "

Are the lyrics alive?

In the above video, the hoods "Favorite Street Lyricist" Styles P talks about the lack of creativity and lyricism in todays hip-hop. I feel him to a certain extent. This is a huge problem of course in today's hip-hop. Too many people are striving to get to those hit singles and crossover appeal. Most of this comes from label pressure and the desire to make money over all things including the

Shaun Boothe

I checked this out at Knowgood Music. This is a dude named Shaun boothe who took Nas' Unauthorized Biography idea and went to the next level. From what i've seen he has done James Brown, Bob Marley, and Muhammad Ali. I applaud stretching the concept and how he worked it but I don't think he is skilled enough to pull it off at it's best. I think his flow could use work because it just seems rough

Innocent Man-Mark Morrison and DMX

Mark Morrison and DMX - Innocent Man, dedicated to my man Mr. Vic newman. 2 of his favorite homies together.and the oldie but goodie- return of the mack.

Hip-hop History

One thing that I have noticed that in hip-hop we don't celebrate our history or heritage. Not to say we don't have an understanding of it, but we don't pass it on to the youth the same way as fans of other genres. Rock fans are sure to play classic songs for their kids and their stations have a wider mix of music being played together. When does that happen on urban radio stations? During the