In the wake of one-time Gang Starr rapper Guru's death at the young age of 47, his latter day producer and partner Solar emerged as hip-hop's most loathed villain, accused of everything from denying Guru's family access to their dying kin to fabricating a deathbed statement from th... Read more...
The Rev. William Eddy stands at the bow of his 53-foot sailboat nestled in the postcard setting of Cape Cod. A lifelong resident of the Cape and islands, Eddy built his staysail schooner by hand, and on this day, he's using it as his pulpit. A perfect storm, he says, has been brewing over the pas... Read more...
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Nas doesn’t take himself too seriously. Phoning in to VIBE the day after Malcolm X’s convicted assassin was released, the Brooklyn-born, Queensbridge-bred MC constructs elaborate theories about the Mayan prophecies of 2012, stacking on facts like a deliberate construction worker. Moments lat... Read more...
As Europe is bailed out to the tune of nearly $1 trillion dollars, Congressman Ron Paul warns that the constant monetization of debt, allied with taxpayer-funded bailouts, will inevitably lead to runaway inflation and the collapse of paper currencies. Under the terms of the Federal Reserve’s ... Read more...
Uncle Ruckus goes in on Tyler Perry *pause*, Tiger Woods, Oprah, Ben Rothlesberger, Huey, Riley, Colonel Stinkmeaner, etc. Via: Read more...
Rah Digga talks about rappers not taking the time to write their raps. Taken from an interview for the book How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC. Via: Read more...
The International Monetary Fund on Sunday approved a 30 billion euro ($38.6 billion) loan for Greece as part of a larger European Union-led effort to help ease the country's economic crisis. The three-year deal makes about 5.5 billion euros (US $7 billion) immediately available to Greece's battered... Read more...