http://www.hiphopmusic.com/ en-us 2012-02-03T21:19:33-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/02/fundraising_special_tonight.html Tonight at 10PM EST is the 21st anniversary of the Underground Railroad, and we'll be celebrating by helping to kick off WBAI's Winter fundraiser. So please tune in and support if you can! You can call 212-209-2950 to make... jsmooth995 2012-02-03T21:19:33-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/black_star_little_brother_with.html The classic Black Star/J Dilla collaboration "Little Brother." See the video below for Questlove telling the story behind this beat.... jsmooth995 2012-01-06T21:27:47-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/brother_ali_jake_one_writers_b.html I've been waiting a long time for this project to emerge, the first single from Brother Ali's project with superproducer Jake One, "Writer's Block." The story he's telling certainly hits home for me.... jsmooth995 2012-01-03T13:00:51-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/skillz_2011_wrap-up.html Oops, did he say "3,000 home runs?"... jsmooth995 2012-01-02T15:42:09-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/jean_grae_u_me_everyone_we_kno.html U & Me & Everyone We Know by Jeangreasy Some grownup talk about relationships from Jean Grae, on the first single/leak/whatever you call new songs on the internet now, from her "Cake Or Death" album, "U & Me &... jsmooth995 2012-01-02T14:50:16-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/snoop_dogg_co-hosting_the_pric.html Drew Carey welcomes Snoop Dogg as guest co-host and announcer on The Price Is Right. Snoop seems more enthusiastic about game show hosting here than he has about rapping in years. I enjoy Snoop the most when he's doing... jsmooth995 2012-01-02T13:44:37-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/boog_brown_w_14kt_growth_remix.html See more on Boog Brown here, and on the very dope producer 14KT here.... jsmooth995 2012-01-01T19:08:32-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/drake_sings_make_me_proudthe_m.html Drake's performance last night on Carson Daly's New Years Eve special, where he did live versions of his hits make Me Proud, The Motto, and Headlines. Source... jsmooth995 2012-01-01T19:03:51-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/what_really_causes_a_hangover.html Just in time for your post New Year's suffering, here's a new breakdown of what really causes a hangover, which drinks are most likely to cause a bad one, and what you can and can't do to prevent it or... jsmooth995 2012-01-01T18:39:45-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2012/01/cee-lo_green_changes_lyrics_to.html Here's the video of Cee-Lo Green doing a controversial cover version of John Lennon's "Imagine" at the climax of NBC's New Year's Eve New Year's Eve. Not the worst performance from Cee-Lo, though there were some spotty moments on the... jsmooth995 2012-01-01T17:55:00-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2011/11/justin_bieber_vs_riff-raff_bat.html Out of the many freestyles that have come out over Kanye and Jay-Z's "Otis" (including a pointed rebuttal from Chuck D), perhaps none are more ominous than these two that dropped recently. The first is former White Rapper Show contestant... jsmooth995 2011-11-02T18:23:30-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2011/11/joan_morgan_on_marriage.html "We don't really seem to analyze the fact that marriage is a complicated institution as it exists in the 21st Century precisely because it was never designed historically to be about romantic love. It was very financially based, and... jsmooth995 2011-11-02T17:47:05-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2011/11/new_common_single_sweet_beat_b.html As one of the Rap Radar commenters said, "This is the Common the republicans were scared of." I wouldn't mind a bit less of the "make sure you know I'm still a macho man" ad-lib tough talk, but still... jsmooth995 2011-11-02T10:17:36-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2011/11/rick_ross_says_seizures_were_f.html The Bawse spoke for the first time about his health scare last week, when he was hospitalized after two serious seizures within hours of each other. Not taking enough naps, though? Not sure what to make of that explanation,... jsmooth995 2011-11-02T09:27:39-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2011/10/on_occupy_wall_streets_media_c.html AKA "Outing The Ringers," a few thoughts on Occupy Wall Street..I've been watching it and going down there for a while now but hadn't had a chance to speak on it. By the way when I say some news... jsmooth995 2011-10-19T17:53:19-05:00