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Sacrilegious? The Game’s “Jesus Piece” Album Cover Puts Jesus in Gang...
Rappers have a long complicated history with religion. Tupac Shakur was depicted slain on a cross on the cover of his “Makaveli” album. In 1999, Nas sparked ire when he was nailed to a cross in the...
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NBC Blogger Calls Chief Keef a “Minstrel Show,” Boycotts His Album Because of...
Gun violence in rap is nothing new, but Chief Keef (née Keith Cozart) has been singled out among critics of the music genre. Keef’s raps are notable because he hails from Chicago, a city where gun...
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Rick Ross Attempts To Explain Date Rape Lyrics, Calls Them a “Misinterpretation”
What’s worse than writing lyrics that normalize rape in a mediocre rap song? Trying to excuse them. Rick Ross ignited a firestorm when he rapped “Put a molly in her champagne, she ain’t even know it....
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LL Cool J Raps on “Accidental Racist”— Are You Feeling It?
The ongoing conversation about race now has a soundtrack thanks to LL Cool J and country singer Brad Paisley. The two collaborate on the new track “Accidental Racist,” from Paisley’s ninth studio...
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Jay-Z Addresses Cuba Critics, Shouts Out President Obama and Chief Keef in...
Everyone from Stacey Dash to Republican pundits have something to say about Jay-Z and Beyonce’s recent trip to Cuba and the rapper is finally speaking up in their defense. He addresses the controversy...
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Dame Dash Says He Regrets Promoting Drug Culture and Disrespecting Women in Rap
The backlash from Rick Ross’ rape rap and Lil Wayne’s “Emmett Till” lyrics shows us that people are finally paying attention to the need for social responsibility in hip hop. But today’s wave of...
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Rick Ross Posts New Apology, Calls Rape Lyrics “One of [His] Biggest Mistakes...
After Reebok dropped Rick Ross and criticized his prior apology saying: “We are very disappointed he has yet to display an understanding of the seriousness of this issue or an appropriate level of...
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Petition Formed Against Chief Keef for Threatening Women Who Refuse Him...
It wasn’t too long ago we were throwing fire under rapper Rick Ross for his destructive rape lyrics that signaled every journalist, critic and fan to speak out. In fact, it was just Friday we digested...
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Emmett Till’s Family Wants Mountain Dew to Drop Lil Wayne
If there’s one thing we learned from the Rick Ross ordeal, where he spit rape lyrics and was dropped from his contract with Reebok after protests and petitions, it’s that you can best combat...
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Miley Cyrus: “I Know What Color I Am. You Can Stop With The Reminders”
Miley Cyrus’ neverending journey to appropriate hip hop culture continues. The former Disney star recently graduated from twerking to rapping. She posted a video of herself rapping in the studio with...
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I Still Haven’t Woken Up In A New Buggatti! Is Rap Culture Tainting Our...
A writer over at Elite Daily expressed in an article “25 Sitting On 25 Mill: Why Rap Culture Is Ruining Our Generation’s Perception of Money,” that a college graduate should be lucky enough to land an...
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Isn’t It Funny How Rappers Will Jump On Every Bandwagon But Black Lives Matter?
Have you peeped all the black men walking around with half-shaven heads and two cornrow braids that meet at the top? The trendy hairstyle seen on men like The Game and Chris Brown is a personal pet...
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7 Artists Who Prove Millennials Are Destroying Hip-Hop
Each generation has its own unique cultural musical style. For Black kids raised in the 80s and 90s, hip-hop was that culture and rap was that music. Birthed in the streets of The Bronx, rap was...
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Sacrilegious? The Game’s “Jesus Piece” Album Cover Puts Jesus in Gang...
Rappers have a long complicated history with religion. Tupac Shakur was depicted slain on a cross on the cover of his “Makaveli” album. In 1999, Nas sparked ire when he was nailed to a cross in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NBC Blogger Calls Chief Keef a “Minstrel Show,” Boycotts His Album Because of...
Gun violence in rap is nothing new, but Chief Keef (née Keith Cozart) has been singled out among critics of the music genre. Keef’s raps are notable because he hails from Chicago, a city where gun...
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Rick Ross Attempts To Explain Date Rape Lyrics, Calls Them a “Misinterpretation”
What’s worse than writing lyrics that normalize rape in a mediocre rap song? Trying to excuse them. Rick Ross ignited a firestorm when he rapped “Put a molly in her champagne, she ain’t even know it....
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LL Cool J Raps on “Accidental Racist”— Are You Feeling It?
The ongoing conversation about race now has a soundtrack thanks to LL Cool J and country singer Brad Paisley. The two collaborate on the new track “Accidental Racist,” from Paisley’s ninth studio...
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Jay-Z Addresses Cuba Critics, Shouts Out President Obama and Chief Keef in...
Everyone from Stacey Dash to Republican pundits have something to say about Jay-Z and Beyonce’s recent trip to Cuba and the rapper is finally speaking up in their defense. He addresses the controversy...
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Dame Dash Says He Regrets Promoting Drug Culture and Disrespecting Women in Rap
The backlash from Rick Ross’ rape rap and Lil Wayne’s “Emmett Till” lyrics shows us that people are finally paying attention to the need for social responsibility in hip hop. But today’s wave of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rick Ross Posts New Apology, Calls Rape Lyrics “One of [His] Biggest Mistakes...
After Reebok dropped Rick Ross and criticized his prior apology saying: “We are very disappointed he has yet to display an understanding of the seriousness of this issue or an appropriate level of...
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