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Byron Crawford

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    July 12, 2010

    Saying Goodbye to The-Dream and Christina Milian's Love, via Twitter

    ​And like that, r&b's first couple has split. Photos surfaced today of songwriter and love king Terius Nash, a/k/a The-Dream, frolicking in the ocean with a woman who is not his wife. Said wife, radiant starlet Christina Milian, may have been at home, taking care of the kids Nash works hard to ... More >>

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    May 6, 2010

    The Flashing Video That Momentarily Convinced the World That Drake Was Gay

    Of all the tiresome tropes in hip-hop, the endless search for "the gay rapper" has to be the worst. Thus Drake can be flashed by an underaged and/or inebriated girl in full daylight at a concert, say "OH MY GOD," and spawn an ocean of speculative blog posts accusing him of being gay for...not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Behind Each One Counts, the Bogus Charity Solar and His Wife Set Up in Guru from Gang Starr's Name

    ​Not surprising, but demoralizing nonetheless. When Guru, the erstwhile Gang Starr MC, passed last week, the news was accompanied by a very suspicious sounding letter. The missive, which began "I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world," purported to b ... More >>

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    February 10, 2010

    John Mayer: "My Dick Is Sort Of Like A White Supremacist"

    Dude you mispelled "SVU"​Let it be known that John Mayer's candid-interview game is unstoppable right now. Hot on the heels of his bonkers TMI orgy of a Rolling Stone cover story ("The Joshua Tree of vaginas" and so forth) comes an in-depth chat with friend-of-SOTC Rob Tannenbaum for none oth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Rumors Abound That Def Jux Is Not Long For This World

    ​Def Jux, the indie hip-hop empire run by rapper/producer El-P, might be shutting down; how credible you find these whispers depends on how much stock you normally place in a website called shabooty.com. While the label hadn't exactly had a megahit in a while, dense and claustrophobic early-au ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Wale's Attention Deficit Did Not Exactly Tear Up The Charts Last Week

    ​28,000 sold, or 5K less than Blueprint 3 last week, and, as a clearly broken up about it Byron Crawford notes, less than half of what Asher Roth managed his first week. Wale has a few theories about this.

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Did R. Kelly Inadvertently Confess to Having Sex with a 14-Year-Old?

    R. Kelly's latest mixtape is The "Demo" Tape, a free, very unlicensed suite of riffs on tracks by T-Pain, Jeremih, Lil Wayne, and more. It's a funny, ouroboric project: Kelly remakes songs by a generation of rappers-turned-singers who in turn make music directly inspired by R. Kelly. At the center ... More >>

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    May 6, 2009

    The Fascinating and Ever More Bizarre Big City Philadelphia Story

    Best jail photo everBig City Philadelphia, the South Philly-born rapper who may or may not be having a moment on account of "How to Rob an Industry Hipster," a viral-video-targeted update of an old 50 Cent song, is on the cover of the Philadelphia Weekly this week, talking about "skinny jeans and ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2009

    Status Ain't Hood Loses the Asher-Roth-Sales-Figures Showcase Showdown, Spectacularly

    Ivylise Simones, Photoshop QueenThe voluminous Internet discourse with regards to white rapper/frat-party sensation Asher Roth has reached a state of such bewilderment that I honestly have no idea whether or not bloggers are actually mad that the guy Twittered about hanging out with "nappy headed ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2008

    XXL's Byron Crawford Weighs in on "Tight Clothes" Debate

    Ivylise Simones, Photoshop QueenThe voluminous Internet discourse with regards to white rapper/frat-party sensation Asher Roth has reached a state of such bewilderment that I honestly have no idea whether or not bloggers are actually mad that the guy Twittered about hanging out with "nappy headed ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    50 Cent vs. Young Buck: Worst Rap Beef Ever

    Ivylise Simones, Photoshop QueenThe voluminous Internet discourse with regards to white rapper/frat-party sensation Asher Roth has reached a state of such bewilderment that I honestly have no idea whether or not bloggers are actually mad that the guy Twittered about hanging out with "nappy headed ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2006

    Status Ain't Hood Interviews Lupe Fiasco

    Ivylise Simones, Photoshop QueenThe voluminous Internet discourse with regards to white rapper/frat-party sensation Asher Roth has reached a state of such bewilderment that I honestly have no idea whether or not bloggers are actually mad that the guy Twittered about hanging out with "nappy headed ho ... More >>

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