hip hop

IAmNotADictionary Phrase Of The Day: March 30th – Official #Fail Day – Today marks the day that it all went wrong. Today is the anniversary of one of the most (if not the most) major fail in the history of Amerikkka. 30 Years ago on  this day (March 30th) in 1981, only 69 days into his presidency,  President [...]

Soulfully, Me and JF Mac hook up again for another classic track over Lupe Fiasco’s Failure. The two emcees display  incredible chemistry. Hip Hop is dead? Well The Resurrection says other wise! Soulfully, Me – The Resurrection [...]

In a week span, the internet rap community had deemed March the month of Mixtape Madness. Seemingly every waking moment a Twitter post went up when a rapper dropped a project, acclaimed, nudged to mild skepticism or panned.  Most within the inner circles of blogs, rap pages and zines have pegged this sort of saturation [...]

Props: NewsOne Throughout American history, Black disc jockeys did more than just spin records. They were, for African-American listeners across the country, the important and influential voices and leaders of their communities. Here are NewsOne’s top 20 Black radio jockeys of all time, picked for their pioneering spirit and influence. [DJs who made their name [...]

Billboard’s Twitter 140: It’s not about how many followers. It’s not about the quantity of tweets/retweets. It’s about quality. Personality. Excellent linkage. These people are followed by those who work the smartest. Whether it’s about copyright, “Entourage,” social commerce, the cloud(s), rap radio, Nashville, technology or just techno, these are 140 of the best and [...]

Distressing reports came in at 12:00am, election day, March 20 2011, that hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean had been shot and was at a hospital seeking treatment. Earlier reports claimed that Jean was passing through Delmas #65 at 11:00pm in Port-au-Prince when a hail of gunfire was showered into the car. Jean was in the car [...]

  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Charlie Mack (First Out The Limo) Go ahead.. I dare you to hate on Will…Ignore the MIB:III part tho… ANYONE WHO knows Charlie Mack Alston knows his heart matches his supersized 6-foot-7-inch frame. One night recently, Alston was lying in bed watching 6ABC news when he learned [...]

[vodpod id=Video.3723415&w=425&h=350&fv=autostart%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bbufferlength%3D4%26amp%3Bquality%3Dhigh%26amp%3Bitem%3D0%26amp%3Brepeat%3Dlist%26amp%3Bstreamer%3Dlighttpd%26amp%3Bimage%3D%2Fimages%2Fdntv.jpeg] Yassin Alsalman, aka hip-hop artist “The Narcicyst,” sits down with Democracy Now! senior producer Sharif Abdel Koudous. SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: We’re joined here by Yassin Alsalman, better known as The Narcicyst, a member of the Arab hip-hop community, based in Montreal. Welcome to Democracy Now! YASSIN ALSALMAN: Thank you for having me. Thank [...]

Chief executive officer, British Sky Broadcasting Group Nationality: British. Born: December 13, 1972, in London, United Kingdom. Education: Attended Harvard University. Family: Son of Rupert (businessman) and Anna Maria Torv Murdoch; married Kathryn Hufschmid (marketing executive); children: one. Career: Rawkus Entertainment, 1995–1998, executive; News Corporation, 1998–2000, executive and manager of Web operations; Star TV, 2000, [...]

He’s been called the godfather of hip-hop and is considered one of the most successful African-American entrepreneurs in America today. Russell Simmons helped launch rap stars such as Run DMC and 50 Cent and created a host of high-flying enterprises, from fashion lines to hit TV shows. Host Michel Martin speaks with Simmons about his [...]

EPISODE 30: Comedian Joe Mande joins the Hype Men to discuss Rhymesayers and the Minnesota hip-hop scene + albino rappers + Chet Haze and the shitty keg-rap movement + WINNING + Scientology pamphlets + the NBA dunk contests + Joe’s run-ins on twitter with Cam’Ron, Chamillionaire, Jesse Camp and White Castle + Wu Tang’s mathematics [...]

Actor/comedian Mike Epps and his wife Michelle Epps are focusing improving the lives of at risk youth through literacy arts as apart of a new campaign. The husband and wife team have launched the Michael and Mechelle Epps Foundation to help educate the millions of Americans who cannot read or write. The couple has also [...]