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VIDEO: The Truth With Elliott Wilson (Has Hip-Hop Abandoned President Obama?)
Respect to EW for taking on this controversial topic on this momentous day. While no one has released a song as great as My President Is Black, and yes Killer Mike did call out Obama on Reagan, I feel that for the most part Hip-Hop hasn’t abandoned Obama it’s more that Hip-Hop is just not
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VIDEO: Tame Impala Talks Working With Outkast & Hip-Hop Dreams
I have no clue who Tame Impala is but anytime I see anything dealing with working with Outkast or the possibility of a new Outkast album I have to check it out. Yes I know I’m a feen and yes I’ve been seeing a doctor about it. Listening to the sound of the songs that
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EDITORIAL: Is Hip-Hop Sexist, Or Are You?
Last week the Internets exploded with reports that Nas employed ghostwriters on the Untitled album. The rumors that had long been swirling on the Net came to surface with a simple tweet from Dream Hampton. After this noted blogger @FWMJ came forward with his own version of the events in a post on his site.
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AUDIO: The Combat Jack Show Feat. DJ Ben-Ha-Meen (The No Guest Special Guest Edition)
Last night was a special edition of The Combat Jack Show as we welcomed…. basically nobody to the show and instead kept it amongst the crew as we discuss the recent Nas craziness, Combat being a swagger jacker, and the return of the news and poetry segment. This week I dropped a Scarface set and
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EDITORIAL: The Lyricist Lounge (Who Are The Top Twenty Lyricists Of All Time?)
Who is the true king of all lyricists? There are many ways to evaluate an MC. It could be their flow, subject matter, versatility, body of work, and other choices, but at the end of the day the focal point should be lyrics. In the latest issue of The Source magazine with the Shady
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AUDIO: The Combat Jack Show Feat. Dallas Penn – The Terrance Dean Episode
On this week’s episode of the Combat Jack show we tackle one of the most controversial topics in Hip-Hop today, Homosexuality. Terrance Dean, the author of Hiding in Hip-Hop, joins us to discuss the recent coming out of Frank Ocean as well as the underlying Gay Mafia of Hip-Hop. Trust me this is one episode
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LISTS: The Top Ten Most Ignorant Moments In Hip-Hop History
Surprisingly this moment didn’t make the list… Yesterday evening Lupe Fiasco released his new single Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free) which samples the classic T.R.O.Y. , a CL Smooth and Pete Rock creation. A common enough practice in this day and age, taking a classic and making your own version of it. Problem is
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