CRACK!! Fat Joe & Jimi Hendrix for NEW ISH?! + New Crack from Busta Rhymes!!
What in the stick-a-fork-in the-South-Bronx is going on?
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March 23, 2009
March 2, 2009
Happy B-Day, and R.I.P, Scott La Rock
KRS-ONE has been around for a long time. So long, that the side of a Bronx building on 163 and 3rd Ave that had his name on it has since been knocked down and replaced with windows. It's been over 20 years, and KRS is still around. For many it's hard to believe that he wasn't always by himself. He wasn't.
February 24, 2009
Just What is Bow Wow Trying to Prove with his Album Title?
What does this lil dude know about "New Jack City"?
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January 21, 2009
Hip-Hop Predictions: When Cyber Hip-hop was Unusual
"Hip-hop in cyberspace?" they asked back in the early to mid '90s. "How silly."
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January 13, 2009
Throwback: When "The Source" was in its Prime - Live from '95
First and foremost, shout out and MUCH APPRECIATION to the THIMK blog for a five star post. This is the second time within seven days that "The Source" magazine has gotten some recognition.
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January 9, 2009
CLASSIC THROWBACKS: Biggie Demo Joints, Collector's Article, & 2Pac Diss on 'YO! MTV Raps'!
As seen in previous posts, I'm using the upcoming "Notorious" motion picture as an excuse to showcase some of Biggie's work. Only this time, I'm posting more of the unpopular items not usually found around the net. At least not all in one place. Check it out below.
Big, big shout out to the people over at Ifihavent, who collect classic hip-hop articles. An interesting site I've never seen before.
January 4, 2007
SOHH Where Have You Been?: The First Top Female MC Sha-Rock is Back
The South Bronx MC from the legendary crew Funky Four Plus One is back on the map. Sha-Rock, the femme fatale that has corrected many of the misinformed that “it didn’t start with Salt-N-Pepa,†will be hosting a DC fundraiser on January 6th that will be taking place at Ladies’ Night at the Classic Hip-Hop Club.
For those who don’t know, now you know:
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October 11, 2006
What New York City Needs: Clean House
Okay, so this has become yet another cliché, but until resolved, it will remain relevant: What can bring New York back?
As someone told me, it's a shame that the most anticipated albums of New York City hip-hop comes from rap veterans over the age of thirty. While many of them are respected, such as Ghostface, Nas, Method Man, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, LL Fool J, and a few others, this kind of leaves a limited space for newer rappers to emerge; a lot of the attention is focused on the big dogs of the game, thus leaving the younger and/or newer cats as a last resort.
In addition to that, watered-down, run-to-where-the-money's-at rappers, such as Fat Ho, don't realize that their retirement would pretty much be well appreciated, and would play a big part in keeping the rap game fresh. Right now, there's too much congestion, and not enough room for growth.
October 10, 2006
The Mothers of Hip-Hop: Responsibility on the Microphone
On the VH1 red carpet, when asked about femcees such as Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim and their vulgar, tasteless marketing strategies and sprite-can-disappear-in-my-mouth lyrics, Salt of Salt-N-Pepa had this to say:
"I definitely think there's room for women to be represented in a better light...There's a responsibility when it comes to the microphone. [As far as "Let's Talk About Sex"] We were talking about safe sex. There was a message in the music."
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