Questions Hip-Hop Journalists Forget to Ask

Often when I read fluffy profiles of rappers in magazines, I'm left with more questions than answers. Sure, it's cool to ask that gangsta rapper where his bullet holes are, and that female rapper if she has a boyfriend...but then what?

Here are some questions hip-hop journalists always seem to forget to ask:

1. To the music mogul who sells a dozen products my friends and I have never bought- "Do you really own those companies, or are you just a marketing figure head?"

2. To the White indie rapper who barely moves 5,000 cd's yet tours the country every year- "How much of your hip-hop hobby is really funded by your rich relatives?"

3. To the superstar rapper with the glossy videos- "Are those cars really yours or just rented for show?"

4. To the pro-black rapper who's on a higher plane than everyone else- "On average, how many White girls do you get with after each show?"

5. To the CEO who now loves hip-hop because his product was popularized by a rapper- "How many Black friends did you have before you were featured in that video?"

Am I missing anyone?

Posted by SOHH Hashim at March 30, 2005 10:54 AM

Comments

LOL!!! This is great!!! Exactly!

Posted by: big squid at March 30, 2005 11:53 AM

Were you able to pull women or even get some pussy from women like the one your married to or dating before you got on?

Stop lying nigga you was fuck doghead trina before you got on!


Posted by: King Kong at March 30, 2005 4:36 PM

I would like to ask Eminem: "Do you think you have made such a huge contribution to the hip-hop culture that you above having to apologize to the black community, especially black women, for the offense lyrics you said (as a young rapper) which were recently exposed by Benzino and Dave Mays???"

Posted by: hoodbeauti at March 30, 2005 4:54 PM

You know the only reason we are interviewing you is because your label placed a lot of ads in our magazine right?

Posted by: BE'N ORIGINAL at March 31, 2005 9:09 AM

yo i visited that haruspec (or whatever) site. needless to say it made me want to hurl dude... jesus h christ...

the Kweli thing is really about him hating the fact that he gets no love on a true broad musical level, so only wannabes are feelin him like that. He has some Ok songs. but he's no Masta Ace.

How do 'underground' MCs REALLY feel about having a nearly 90% white fanbase? I know dead prez gets no love from this block (and its their own block too, I might add). They tried to pay people from the hood to be in the video after the auditions for extras turned up nothing but pimply backpackers and they got vexed.

this question goes for wu-tang too! how they gonna have a photo of a bunch of beefy frat boys throwing up the "W" in the back of the book! Damn RZA I was gonna cop it too but that shit made the book look a little silly! I was ROLLIN

Posted by: Herbert Spliffington at March 31, 2005 11:42 AM

I must say that you are on point! I have a question that I think should be added and that is, Are fans disappointed when they meet you and realize that although you are bragging about money, you are struggling just as they are?

Posted by: Miz Suce$$ at April 4, 2005 1:49 PM

To all the "thug rappers" -
If you're so fucking hard and been shot like 17 times by all kinds of gats and you've shot at like 23 people with all kinds of tech nines for looking at u the wrong way, why the fuck are you walking around with like ten 300 pound looking motherfuckas you call body guards? what the fuck u scared fo if u so hard? Y'all need to get that soft shit outta here cus u know and i know that those are actually ur gay boyfriends who take turns fucking u in the ass... yeah i'm talking about 50cent. That nigga's a punk - i used to think he was hard too but now i know better.

Posted by: chima at April 4, 2005 4:41 PM

Question for fifty cent -

"so u got shot nine times and didn't die? Were those with real bullets or with airsoft bb guns cus u still soft as hell".

"Isn't it true the only reason u made up with Game cus u knew he and his niggaz had no problems with putting a .45 in the back of ur cocky ass skull?"

"Isn't it true that u act so aggressive to hide the fact that u have no balls...in fact i think that was why u broke up with Vivica cus she tried to lick ur balls one night and u was like "DAAAAMN biatch CAN't U SEE I AIN'T GOT no BALLS!!!"

Posted by: Chima at April 4, 2005 4:51 PM

So if BIG and 2Pac were not killed, do you think you could frivously quote every other line from them, and base your entire song for yourself off of there work?

(targeted to just about EVERY artist)

Posted by: kissem at April 4, 2005 11:17 PM

To half the rappers out.........

Fuck you so mad about?? you aint got no 9to5.

Posted by: CaliMike. at April 5, 2005 10:27 AM

To G unit: Does that G stand for Gravano as in the other famous snitch Sammy "the Bull" Gravano????

Posted by: don't steal my diss and say it's yourz at April 7, 2005 11:27 AM

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW TALL IS CIARA

Posted by: ALANTE at April 12, 2005 8:29 PM

to 50cent: i wanna kno is it true dat the only reason why u so cocky and got beef with everybody that aint trying to have beef wit yo hoe ass is because people in yo so called hood has put an hit out you homie

and another thing is, did u make peace with the game because u saw dat he was starting to take ova and he was taking all yo props and fans well get a reality check we wanna see new people shine to, we tired of hearing bout yp punk ass gettin shot 9 times honestly it was kool foe a min but u aint gotta talk about it every song homie.

one mo thing if you got so much money have every thought about getting to teeth straight and getting dat 10th bullet dat i put in ya ass sergially removed cuz u to damn cocky

Posted by: honey at April 22, 2005 7:20 PM

Question to 50 cent......


You looking for a married wifey???????

if so holla.....lol...Fuc all the broke,tenament living,welfare & WIC collecting,baby mama/daddy drama havin,dented ass car drivin with no insurance ,bad/no credit havin, pissy bed sleepin haters...

Posted by: wifey at July 6, 2005 12:29 AM

well let me just say real quick dat bow wow is 5'6 going wit ciara who is like 6 or 6'2. n 50 tyte yo leave da nigga alone yall trippin saying he soft. yall talkin all dis shit but i know yo punk ass wont say dat shit in his face.mayn i hate niggas tryin to act hard cuz they on da comp. fuck yall hatin bitches, and i love you omarion and i got a question fo yo sexy delicous ass. would u eva come down to k-town and have a concert ova here? i love you baby!!! yo numba one fan fo life
dat gurl
mimi

Posted by: omarions_gurl at July 27, 2005 9:24 PM

hi to all

Posted by: xanax at August 16, 2005 1:58 PM

hi to all

Posted by: xanax at August 16, 2005 3:20 PM