EPISODE 37: Legendary photographer Jonathan Mannion joins the Hype Men to discuss how he got DMX to bathe himself in blood + what Jay-Z thinks of his Jay-Z impression + breaking new artists from Eminem to Lil' Mama + Game's Compton street reality + trashing hotel rooms with Sum 41 + the madness of... Read more...
2011 is getting crazy already... Supposedly off J. Cole's upcoming debut album Stream & download link below... (more…) Read more...
If you dont know what this is, then it isnt for you... Rocafella Presents: Hot97 Freestyles Vol. 1 More below... (more…) Read more...
I would write out a tracklist, but that would ruin the fun & the mystery...aaaaand I also didnt put these songs in any type of order sooo...yeah. Enjoy Bonus: Now with a 3rd disc... You're welcome IAmNotARapperiSpit.com Presents - Kanye West - Yemixed, Rare & Unreleased Disc 1.rar ... Read more...
Mumia Abu Jamal - Jay-Z: The Roots Of Rap Read more...
BIG APPLAUSE to Mike Marqusee's article "The 'world music' fallacy." That condescending term has begged to be called out for quite some time. That every non-Western style can be lumped into the same weirdly oblique category merely speaks toward the grip that economic and political imperialism ho... Read more...
For one reason or another, there is still some perception of what a hip-hop producer should look like today. Backstage at the pre-telecast show for the 53rd Grammy Awards on Sunday afternoon, Alexander Shuckburgh, better known by his producing name Al Shux, spent most of his time convincing re... Read more...
EPISODE 28: Comedian and Rappers Looking Like Magicians creator Dave Segal joins the Hype Men to discuss how we put him on, Odd Future, where "Show Me What You Got" ranks against Jay-Z songs, weed rap, Def Jux, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Kid Cudi the actor and Shia Labeouf the director, Taboo o... Read more...
While I'm aware of the many informative literary works being published by some great men and giants in our community on the subject of Hip Hop and the Illuminati – this song, its lyrics, nor this blog are intended to prove or disprove any of what has been written, published and or lectur... Read more...