EPISODE 10: Industry insider Combat Jack joins the Hype Men to discuss what the heart and soul of early Rocafella + Dame Dash asshole moments + the Hitmen’s resentment toward Puffy + 50 Cent and The Madd Rapper + the nicest rapper you’ve never heard + what the New Boyz bring to the table +... Read more...
Pharoahe Monch is celebrating the 15th Annual National Day of Protest To Stop Police Brutality by premiering a new video for his anti-police brutality anthem "Clap (One Day) today (October 22nd). The 15th Annual National Day of Protest To Stop Police Brutality takes place each year in com... Read more...
Che "Rhymefest" Smith talks to supporters at a South Side car wash Thursday, before announcing his candidacy for 20th Ward alderman. (Zbigniew Bzdak/ Chicago Tribune) The 20th Ward includes the Woodlawn, Englewood and Back of the Yards neighborhoods. Ald. Willie Cochran is seeking re-election... Read more...
Check out this pretty extensive article on FastCompany about Coca-Cola’s huge $300 million bet on Somali rapper K’Naan. For those of you who don’t remember, or didn’t watch the World Cup, Coke built their biggest marketing campaign in its history ($300 million) around K’Naan’s theme ... Read more...
Cancer is a man-made disease fuelled by the excesses of modern life, a study of ancient remains has found. Tumours were rare until recent times when pollution and poor diet became issues, the review of mummies, fossils and classical literature found. A greater understanding of its orig... Read more...
Sarah Baartman (1789-1815), also known as Saartjie Baartman or the Hottentot Venus, was an African woman who became a sideshow in London and Paris. She was almost completely naked and had a very large behind, even for the part of Africa she came from – near Cape Town in South Africa. Those wh... Read more...
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Children who spend too long in front of a computer or television screen suffer psychological damage, a new study warns today. Scientists also found physical exercise does not 'compensate' for excessive screen time. The study, on more than 1,000 children aged 10 and 11, revealed that thos... Read more...