Aside from some nitpicking like not emphasizing the importance of a positive male/father figure in the flashback and the cheesy ending quote (“Thanks for teaching me how to love!”), it’s commendable that a rapper on Wayne’s level would offer this to mainstream audiences.
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Lil Wayne’s “How to Love”: Can a Good Video Still Save a Bad Song? [VOTE]
Posted: August 24, 2011 in Hip-Hop Editorial, Music NewsTags: How to Love, Lil Wayne, official video, Review, Tha Carter IV, video
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Chris Brown Throws Temper Tantrum After Good Morning America Interview [VIDEO]
Posted: March 22, 2011 in Hip-Hop Editorial, Music NewsTags: 2011, arrest, Chris Brown, Good Morning America, Rihanna
“I’m so over people bringing this past shit up!!!” Brown fumed. “Yet we praise Charlie Sheen and other celebs for their bullshit! All my fans!!! This album is for you and only you!!! I’m so tired of everyone else!! Honestly!! I love team breezy!!”
March 9th: The Day I Said F**k Hip-Hop
Posted: March 9, 2011 in Hip-Hop Editorial, Music NewsTags: 1997, Biggie, March 9, Murder, The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur
14 years ago today, I said “fuck Hip-Hop.” I was 15 years old, and I had just been woken up by my Mom, who told me it sounded on the radio like something bad had just happened to a prominent Hip-Hop artist. I was still entering complete consciousness when the host uttered the words “We would like to send our condolences to the family of the Notorious B.I.G….” Immediately, a wave of anger, disgust and shame overtook me. Not again. Pac and now B.I.G.?
Lamar Odom & Ron Artest Revisit Jay-Z & Nas Battle
Posted: January 6, 2011 in Hip-Hop Editorial, Music NewsTags: battle, beef, diss, Hip-Hop, Jay-Z, Lakers, Lamar Odom, Nas, NBA, Ron Artest
“From a business standpoint, career moves, and longevity, Jay-Z won,” Artest explains. “You look at it from that battle, Nas [delivered] a pretty strong death-blow….
Hip-Hop Cupcakes: Racist or Innocent Fun?
Posted: December 26, 2010 in Hip-Hop EditorialTags: Al Jolson, blackface, cupcakes, Duncan Hines, Hip-Hop, racist, Waka Flocka Flame
I won’t front; knowing history, I was half-expecting them to belt out “Mammy” any second.
10 Things in Music & Boxing I’m Thankful For
Posted: November 25, 2010 in Fight News, Hip-Hop Editorial, Music NewsTags: 140, Amir Khan, Big K.R.I.T., Bilal, Damian Marley, Devon Alexander, J. Cole, Janelle Monae, junior welterweight, Kanye West, Manny Pacquiao, Marcos Maidana, Nas, Sergio Martinez, Showtime, Timothy Bradley, Victor Ortiz
For a few minutes, I take a look back on some of the things that have made me thankful to be a music and boxing journalist over the past year…
Funkmaster Flex Defends Tupac Comments, Outlawz Drop Diss Record
Posted: November 23, 2010 in Hip-Hop Editorial, Music NewsTags: 2Pac, Biggie, diss, Funkmaster Flex, Outlawz, Tupac Shakur
“He brought a negative energy into the game with the beefing, erratic energy, and the threats,” Flex explained on his Hot 97 radio show. “Dude didn’t have no good energy towards me…
Should T.I. Receive Leniency?
Posted: October 14, 2010 in Hip-Hop EditorialTags: Atlanta, Atlantic Station, prison, T.I., Takers, Tameka Cottle, Tiny
A trip back to jail is inevitable, but the time frame can be anywhere for 6-14 months. That leavesthe judge with a dilemma; does T.I.’s recent infraction with merit the highest punishment allowed under law, or should the rapper in essence be given another chance?
The RIAA Still Doesn’t Get It
Posted: September 30, 2010 in Hip-Hop EditorialTags: Blue Friday, copyright, Lloyd Banks, RIAA
I woke up this morning to a nice copyright infringing notice from the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). The issue for them was last week’s Blue Friday song from Lloyd Banks. The track is part of Banks’ free song campaign to promote his upcoming Hunger For More 2 album. Apparently, the RIAA didn’t get the notice, because they informed me that I wasn’t authorized to post a free, promotional song. See below….
