April 8, 2011
Just published a new piece on Colorlines.com about the Mister Cee from Hot 97 sex scandal: The arrest last week of Hot 97 DJ and hip-hop legend Mister Cee for allegedly having commercial sex with a 20-year-old transgender woman has …
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September 8, 2008
I’m sure you’ve heard this “No Homo” phrase for the last several years from Hip-hop artists and now regular people on the street, as a way to break the normal social mores around same-sex interaction, and still assure the person …
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June 13, 2008
So the controversial new song from Nas’ highly anticipated album is out–called “Be A Nigger.” I haven’t really formulated my analysis on this one, but I would love to know what you think about the video and/or the song....
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May 13, 2008
The hip-hop world had better get it together. Fame and celebrity will not protect your ass from the prison if you’re Black. Wesley Snipes just learned that lesson (OK so he’s not a hip-hop star, but he’s Black and he’s …
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Posted in activism, Culture, Media, Music, Navel-Gazing, News, Politics
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Tagged abolition, gangsta rap, hip-hop, papoose, prisons, racial uplift, rap music, remy ma, violence
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April 9, 2008
I like to think I’m cutting edge. There’s no new music worth hearing that escapes Kenyon Farrow, no-sir-ee! Whether overground or underground, my finger is on the pulse. But even I miss some things sometimes. And the older I get, …
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Tagged funk, hip-hop, hollywood recordings, ladybug mecca, Music, raphael saadiq, ray ray, rock, sa-ra, soul, trip the light fantastic
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October 14, 2007
Bill Cosby has caught hell in recent years for his controversial speeches about the hip-hop, poor black people, and the state of Black folks in American in general. Today, Tim Russert’s Meet the Press hosted Cosby and his longtime collaborator …
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Posted in Books, Culture, Media, News, Politics, Television
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Tagged Alvin Poussaint, Bill Cosby, Come on People, hip-hop, Meet the Press, Tim Russert
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August 14, 2007
50 Cent has announced that he will retire if Kanye West outsells him when both of their CD’s are released on 9-11-07. Sohh.com reports… Despite holding a more successful track record, skeptics are questioning whether 50 Cent’s Curtis will outsell …
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