The New Year is here. It will be the time for many beginnings and endings. Hip Hop, in its constant state of flux, will yet again evolve this year as it has in previous years. Many artists will flourish and others will fail. There’s no avoiding the fact that Hip Hop is getting older. Once […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Baby mom(s) and baby dad(dy) are relatively new. I can't put an exact origin on them but that doesn't matter. What matters is their usage. In short, the terms are disassociation's from a parental roll and relationship to the other parent. What does that mean? It illustrates that the relation to the other parent is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today is World AIDS Day. Millions have it and of those many don’t know. Education is the key to prevention and eradication. If you’re not at high risk, inform someone who might be. I know it’s not as trendy as Breast Cancer these days but it does still exist. Millions all over the word get […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s no denying the money portion of Hip Hop culture. So much so that there are more slang terms for money in Hip Hop than any other word; cheese, denaro, duckets, ends, stacks, bean, green, dead presidents, scratch, scrilla(h), dough, bills, cheddar, paper, Benjamin’s, loot, bacon, and a lot of others I don’t know or […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For the next installment of this series, I present to you a curve ball. You may be wondering why this word is on the list. Of course this article is here to explain it but first let's educate ourselves a little: Af·ri·can?Amer·i·can Pronunciation: \?a-fri-k?-n?-?mer-?-k?n, -?me-r?- also ?ä-\ Function: noun Date: 1855 : an American of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You’ve heard it several times in your life about someone’s kids; "They have no home-training." Do something stupid and someone may say; "You have no common sense!" Say or do something rude and very quickly; "You have no manners!" All are usually followed by "Didn’t your parents teach you?" Hopefully they did or will if […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Preface: While working on this series, Jay-Z appeared on Oprah and they had a short discussion about this topic. This brings about a great time to introduce this topic since it is in the always in a topic of interest for many. Incase you missed it, here is the interview. If not, scroll ahead or […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Statics are a funny thing. They can be molded to prove any point and they can be totally made up to begin with. Back in the late 80′s and throughout the 90′s it used to be common to say to teens "You don’t want to become another static." This was a scare tactic used to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It seems every month has some sort of theme in this country that involves spending money. This month is the annual Back to School push. Stores put supplies, clothes and other items on sale and in advertisements in hopes of cashing in on this yearly affair. But that in itself is not the issue at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today we said good bye to Michael Jackson in a very public way. There’s no doubt about his fame, his legacy and the amount of people he touched. For a few hours, the world stopped and watched as the Jackson family held a public memorial the honor the man the the world adored so much. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not sure if it’s maturity or others influence on myself but there’s something seriously wrong with this: There’s even a longer version: And of course the original: On the surface we have a Burger King ad campaign for a SpongeBob Squarepants toy series using a parody of Sir Mix-a-Lot – Baby Got Back. But […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m sure you’ve seen or heard about it by now but if not? True this isn’t Hip Hop but it does illustrate a valid point about appearances and talent today. First some names; Ruben Studdard, Meatloaf, Barry White, Aretha Franklin, Wynonna Judd, Jennifer Hudson, Martha Wash, Luciano Pavarotti and Jill Schott. What do they […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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