Is the legacy of political rap going to live on?
By AllHipHop
7:55 AM on 06/19/2010
OPINION - Hip-hop is more than a "Hot 16," "fresh new gear" or "swagger devoid of substance." At the end of the day hip-hop like politics is also about empowerment....
Hip-hop and Islam often go hand and hand
By AllHipHop
10:37 AM on 06/18/2010
OPINION - Hip-hop and Islam intersected early on in rap's history when the young poets began to embrace the teachings of Malcolm X...
How the 'Sister Souljah moment' remains teachable
9:13 AM on 06/18/2010
OPINION - For almost 20 years hip-hop was used to drive white voters to conservative political candidates, to conservative political positions...
Billboard: 'Say Say Say' most popular Jackson song
By theGrio
5:24 PM on 06/17/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Jackson had dozens of hits, but his most popular one wasn't a solo smash or a tune with his brothers. It was a song with another icon...
Legendary P-Funk guitarist Garry Shider dies at 56
By theGrio
5:08 PM on 06/17/2010
UPPER MARLBORO, MD. (AP) - Shider was known to millions of fans as "Starchild" or "Diaperman," the latter because of the loincloth he often wore onstage...
Barbershop Buzz: Hip-hop, politics mix behind the mic
1:06 PM on 06/17/2010
VIDEO - When hip-hop artists speak out about politics does that matter to you? Does hip-hop influence what you do at the polls? ...
David Banner: Hip-hop must evolve or die
By AllHipHop
11:42 AM on 06/17/2010
OPINION - If we don't find a way to show that we are marketable and that people from urban situations can earn money, then this dream will be over...
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Black Celebrity News - 6/19/10
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