“Urban” Journalism’s Shrinking Shores, Somebody Send A Lifeline

May 13th, 2009

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Datwon Thomas has tendered his resignation as XXL Magazine Editor-In-Chief yesterday. While we’re at it, King Magazine has tipped its crown and—alas—is no more. I haven’t blogged about this—or anything for that matter—for some time…

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T.I., Kuntry, Alfamega, DJ Drama Talk Auto-Tune

December 26th, 2008

T.I., DJ Drama, Alafamega, Big Kuntry talk about T-Pain’s Auto-Tune

They Don’t Dance No Mo’, Or Do They Dance Too Much?

February 27th, 2008

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Juelz Vs. Jigga, And Jimmy Don’t Care

January 28th, 2008

“It’s like New York’s been soft since Jay fell off” so says Juelz Santana. In the new episode of The Parker Report, The Dipset pushes Jay-Z front and center in the falling off of New York rap.

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BET Bob Johnson Has Discovered Another Way To Set Blacks Back

January 14th, 2008

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I bet Lupe Fiasco thought he was making some hip Down Town anti-establishment statement by throwing his worthless and uninformed endorsement behind Hillary Clinton. And now, look who has joined him in shameless form—BET billionaire Bob Johnson.

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Is Bill Clinton Losing His Blackness?

January 10th, 2008

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Are African-Americans falling out of love with a guy who was once dubbed “the first black president?” As his wife is in stiff competition with a man who may become the real “first black president” is Mr. Clinton risking his blackness by attacking Barack?

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What About The Other Guys…40 Cal, Young Bleed, Kenny Chesney Anyone?

September 11th, 2007

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Despite what they’d have you believe, Kanye West and 50 Cent (and Osama Bin Laden) aren’t the only shows in town on 9-11. What about country boy Kenny Chesney, for example? I posed that question to 50 Cent recently, and he…

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Mos Def, King of Conspiracies

September 9th, 2007

Tupac is dead. Bush didn’t knock down the towers. (See Proof below) Nas and Jay-Z didn’t plan their battle. And it’s about time you realize that Kanye West and 50 Cent didn’t cook up some hairbrain scheme to sell more cds. On second thought…

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50 Cent and Kanye West Contend With Osama Bin Laden On Big Day

September 7th, 2007

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Hold the presses. Kanye West and 50 Cent (and country singer Kenny Chesney) aren’t the only ones planning to release their big hits on September 11. Osama Bin Laden, the man who made the date infamous, plans to drop his latest tape in time to remind Americans that “Curtis” and “Graduation” are but minor distractions to his war on terror.

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The Marketing Genius Of T.I. vs T.I.P., Beyonce vs B On Koch

July 16th, 2007

If you’ve ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in one of those big time meetings where folks come up with ways to sell campaigns like T.I. vs T.I.P., this may be as close as you’ll get!

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