http://www.hiphopmusic.com/ en-us 2009-07-03T15:21:46-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/07/sarah_palin_stepping_down_as_g.html I'm still hoping this means a run for president, which would be a guaranteed loss for the Republicans. But seems more likely Sarah Palin will be aiming for the Senate next year, presumably with a good shot at winning.... jsmooth995 2009-07-03T15:21:46-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/join_us_on_the_radio_tonight_6.html Tonight at Midnight EST is another edition of the Underground Railroad, bringing you the finest in hip-hop music and culture with Jay Smooth on the microphone and DJ 3D on the wheels. You can tune in here, or on WBAI... Hip-Hop jsmooth995 2009-06-27T23:53:04-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/video_buzz_aldrin_rocket_exper.html Making of Buzz Aldrin's Rocket Experience w/ Snoop Dogg and Talib Kweli from Buzz Aldrin VIDEO: Buzz Aldrin "Rocket Experience" Rap w/ Snoop Dogg & Soulja Boy source “I’m not too good at carrying a tune, but I do have... jsmooth995 2009-06-23T18:12:12-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/lil_wayne_vs_the_drug_sniffing.html Am I the only one who reads this and pictures Wayne asking his lawyer if he can try and talk to the dogs, in dog language? Drug-sniffing dogs focus in Lil Wayne hearing source The Border Patrol's drug-sniffing dogs became... jsmooth995 2009-06-23T17:51:32-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/video_dj_js_1_teaches_regis_ho.html Shoutout to JS 1, just met him at WKCR last week when he was spinning for Sucio Smash via nahright: "JS 1 performs a freestyle DJ set then teaches Regis Philbin how to scratch while Kelly Ripa raps. Hilarity ensues."... jsmooth995 2009-06-23T14:23:03-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/video_wyclef_emergency_concert.html Wyclef hits the studio and posts up a "special performance in honor of the people of Iran," with his own song "Gunpowder" and a couple of Bob Marley covers, accompanying himself on piano. VIDEO: Wyclef - "Emergency Concert for Iran"... jsmooth995 2009-06-23T14:12:34-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/rip_ed_mcmahon_19232009.html Sad to see this news. I grew up on Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon, and they were a big part of my childhood. I always identified with Johnny Carson, as an introverted person in "real life" who found a home... jsmooth995 2009-06-23T11:54:20-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/new_nas_film_mp3_lyrics.html Brand new music from Nas, recorded with new producer C-Sick who won the chance to record with Nas in a producer's competition. (via TSS) Nas "Film" MP3... jsmooth995 2009-06-22T23:13:13-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/clipse_kanye_west_kinda_like_a.html Love the Clipse, even if I never like what they're saying.. I think this one would have more impact if the rhymes stressed their underdog status, and invited us to root for them, that's the most compelling part of... jsmooth995 2009-06-22T17:08:31-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/saigon_change_gon_come_video.html Another new one from Rik Cordero, also featuring Fetti Benton (who also co-starred in the Nas video with yours truly).. Also check out the feature film Rik and Fetti have on deck, Inside A Change.... jsmooth995 2009-06-22T16:53:08-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/gza_other_rappers_cursing_too.html See this is why gossip columnists are not safe in TO anymore, all these negative rap influences.. GZA & The Cool Kids @ Yonge-Dundas Square With Cool Kids, Candy Coated Killahz, Ninjasonik source After last night’s NXNE main stage hip-hop... jsmooth995 2009-06-22T16:44:47-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/perez_hilton_saying_william_be.html Perez Hilton was in Toronto tonight for the Much Music Awards, along with many other more interesting celebrities, and as of a few minutes ago was using Twitter to "call" the police, and claiming that Will.i.Am beat him up: I'm... jsmooth995 2009-06-22T04:37:15-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/how_david_rohde_escaped_the_ta.html This is a heck of a story: How David Rohde Escaped gawker Facing either death or years of captivity at the hands of their captors, Rohde and Ludin began plotting an escape through careful inspection of their surroundings over the... jsmooth995 2009-06-22T02:20:11-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/foxy_browns_special_treatment.html Sounds wack, but out of all the many many things wrong with the prison system I'm not sure this should be at the top of the list.. Foxy Brown's "Special Treatment" In Jail source New York City prison officials offered... jsmooth995 2009-06-21T22:23:17-05:00 http://www.hiphopmusic.com/2009/06/classic_early_90s_footage_of_c.html via fakeshoredrive... jsmooth995 2009-06-21T22:19:17-05:00