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  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    The Top Six Game Show Appearances By Rappers

    The news of a rapper-packed revamp of Hollywood Squares has been greeted positively, not least because everyone has been able to join in the fun of Googling the demographic term "malennials" to find out if they are going to be allowed to watch the show. It's also allowed some people speculate on whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Radio Hits One: Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, And Other Urban Radio Staples Turn To Clappers

    Lately, when I turn on a hip-hop station, I feel like I'm being applauded, and I don't always feel like returning the favor. I'm not referring just to the default use of handclaps (sampled or, more likely, emulated by drum machines) as snare drums in beats, which has been a common practice and has b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Nine Culinary Ventures By Hip-Hop Artists

    Today, excitable Long Island-raised rap firebrand Flavor Flav will open his House Of Flavor restaurant in Las Vegas. The restaurant—which will have fried chicken and something called a "red velvet waffle" on the menu—is Flav's second attempt to break into the food world, following the di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Live: Method Man, Curren$y, Big K.R.I.T., And Others Smoke Out The Best Buy Theater

    Method Man w/ Curren$y, Big K.R.I.T., Smoke DZA, Fiend & Cornerboy, Marcus Manchild, and more Best Buy Theater Friday, October 14 Better than: Hanging out in my own living room (barely). Last time Curren$y and Big K.R.I.T. rolled through Manhattan on the Smoker's Club tour (sans Method Man), both ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Live: Spaceghostpurrp Turns Raps Into Dubs And ASAP Rocky Has A Ball At Santos Party House

    ASAP Rocky w/ Spaceghostpurrp Santos Party House Thursday, September 8 Better than: The Santos Party House takeover of Saks 5th Avenue earlier that evening. (Apologies to Chris Bosh.) At 1:30 Friday morning—three and a half hours after the scheduled start time—Spaceghostpurrp emerged ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    The Top Ten Best Worst Singing Rappers

    ​These days, there's nothing attention grabbing about rappers who sing, whether it's Andre 3000's amped squawk, an Auto-Tune-enabled Kanye West, or Lil Wayne's upcoming Riker's Island shower room spirituals. This week the canon sees new album additions from one-time Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    Country-Rap: A Secret History

    ​These days, there's nothing attention grabbing about rappers who sing, whether it's Andre 3000's amped squawk, an Auto-Tune-enabled Kanye West, or Lil Wayne's upcoming Riker's Island shower room spirituals. This week the canon sees new album additions from one-time Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2008

    Status Ain't Hood Interviews David Banner

    ​These days, there's nothing attention grabbing about rappers who sing, whether it's Andre 3000's amped squawk, an Auto-Tune-enabled Kanye West, or Lil Wayne's upcoming Riker's Island shower room spirituals. This week the canon sees new album additions from one-time Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2007

    Download: Pimp C, 1973-2007

    ​These days, there's nothing attention grabbing about rappers who sing, whether it's Andre 3000's amped squawk, an Auto-Tune-enabled Kanye West, or Lil Wayne's upcoming Riker's Island shower room spirituals. This week the canon sees new album additions from one-time Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2007

    The Death of Rap City

    ​These days, there's nothing attention grabbing about rappers who sing, whether it's Andre 3000's amped squawk, an Auto-Tune-enabled Kanye West, or Lil Wayne's upcoming Riker's Island shower room spirituals. This week the canon sees new album additions from one-time Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2007

    Is Scarface Returning to Rap?

    ​These days, there's nothing attention grabbing about rappers who sing, whether it's Andre 3000's amped squawk, an Auto-Tune-enabled Kanye West, or Lil Wayne's upcoming Riker's Island shower room spirituals. This week the canon sees new album additions from one-time Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2007

    Ten Years After Biggie's Death

    ​These days, there's nothing attention grabbing about rappers who sing, whether it's Andre 3000's amped squawk, an Auto-Tune-enabled Kanye West, or Lil Wayne's upcoming Riker's Island shower room spirituals. This week the canon sees new album additions from one-time Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2007

    Things I Learned Watching Stomp the Yard

    ​These days, there's nothing attention grabbing about rappers who sing, whether it's Andre 3000's amped squawk, an Auto-Tune-enabled Kanye West, or Lil Wayne's upcoming Riker's Island shower room spirituals. This week the canon sees new album additions from one-time Goodie Mob member Cee-Lo Gr ... More >>

  • Music

    November 21, 2006

    Hova's Slight Return

    Jay-Z's aura finally outshines his art—what a drag it is getting old

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2006

    The Best Rap Videos Ever

    Jay-Z's aura finally outshines his art—what a drag it is getting old

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2005

    Mos Def Is Boring

    Jay-Z's aura finally outshines his art—what a drag it is getting old

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2005

    French Basketball Players Pretend To Be Rappers

    Jay-Z's aura finally outshines his art—what a drag it is getting old

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2005

    Musicians Dealing with Effects of Hurricane Katrina

    Jay-Z's aura finally outshines his art—what a drag it is getting old

  • Music

    February 17, 2004

    Music

    Jay-Z's aura finally outshines his art—what a drag it is getting old

  • Music

    September 30, 2003

    Love and Crunk

    Rowdy Big Boi and fly Andre 3000 divide and conquer the Dirty South book of hiphop rules

  • Music

    January 28, 2003

    Wherefore Art Thou?

    The Thug You Save May Be Your Own

  • Music

    November 20, 2001

    Turkey Shoot 2001

    The Thug You Save May Be Your Own

  • Music

    October 16, 2001

    Twerk to Do

    The Thug You Save May Be Your Own

  • Film

    September 25, 2001

    Tried and True

    Hardest Movie Quiz Answers Revealed

  • News

    May 1, 2001

    Sticker Shock

    The FTC Markets Censorship as Consumer Protection

  • News

    April 24, 2001

    Hip Hop War

    The Minister vs. the Mogul

  • Music

    March 6, 2001

    Who Let the Dogg Out?

    The Minister vs. the Mogul

  • News

    January 9, 2001

    Taking the Rap

    Are Civil Rights Leaders Frontin’ for Hip Hop Gangstas?

  • News

    September 5, 2000

    Picture This

    Thrillers! Satires! Westerns! Indies! Blockbusters! Sequels!

  • News

    July 4, 2000

    Hoop it Up

    Another Slammin' Summer Kicks Off at that Playground Paradise, Rucker Park

  • News

    July 4, 2000

    Call and Response

    Targeting Silent Rappers: A Street Fight for Justice or Hip Hop McCarthyism?

  • News

    June 27, 2000

    Homeboys and Girls

    Sex Crimes of the Hip Hop Generation

  • Music

    June 20, 2000

    Memphis Bleak

    Sex Crimes of the Hip Hop Generation

  • Music

    February 15, 2000

    Back That Mass Up

    Sex Crimes of the Hip Hop Generation

  • Home

    February 15, 2000

    Rev That Azz Up

    Nervous Rhythms, Chopped-Up Language, Thumping Slapstick Pop

  • Long Island Voice

    December 7, 1999

    The Fresh Prince of West Philly turns hip hop into a love rollercoaster

    Nervous Rhythms, Chopped-Up Language, Thumping Slapstick Pop

  • Music

    November 30, 1999

    Gettin’ Disney Wit It

    Nervous Rhythms, Chopped-Up Language, Thumping Slapstick Pop

  • Long Island Voice

    November 30, 1999

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    Nervous Rhythms, Chopped-Up Language, Thumping Slapstick Pop

  • Music

    September 28, 1999

    Not Only Built 4 Cuban Bronx

    La Revolución embraces Hip-Hop—with Fidel’s blessing

  • Music

    August 17, 1999

    Multi-Personalities on the mic, all shook up

    The missing link between Sun Ra and Zapp?

  • Music

    August 10, 1999

    Longlevity

    The missing link between Sun Ra and Zapp?

  • Music

    July 6, 1999

    Cheap Thrills

    Freedom's Just Another Word for MP3

  • Music

    March 23, 1999

    32 Questions

    Freedom's Just Another Word for MP3

  • Music

    February 9, 1999

    Shake Your Bodega

    Freedom's Just Another Word for MP3

  • News

    January 26, 1999

    A Bullet For Big Baby Jesus

    Ol' Dirty Bastard Claims the FBI and CIA are Trying to Kill Him. Is He Crazy?

  • Music

    January 5, 1999

    MEA CULPA!

    Records We Overlooked That Made a Splash in 1998

  • Music

    November 3, 1998

    Consumer Guide

    Records We Overlooked That Made a Splash in 1998

  • Music

    October 27, 1998

    F(reakiness) M

    Records We Overlooked That Made a Splash in 1998

  • Music

    September 22, 1998

    MTV Goes Gray

    Records We Overlooked That Made a Splash in 1998

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