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An Open Letter to JR Writer & the Dipset It seems Dipset takes the saying, "There is no such thing as bad press…" to heart. Whether they're trying to convince us that their Bloods, even though they live in million dollar homes or Cam'ron personally telling the world on 60 Minutes he wouldn't rat on a serial killer even if he lived next door - to bad Jeffrey Dahmer didn't hear about that sooner. They never seem to fail us with their ingenious food for thought...



A review of John McWhorter's Deeply Flawed Book on Hip Hop Simultaneously smug and beleaguered, "All About the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America" raises the question: Who, exactly, is claiming it can? No one -- academic, artist or critic -- has made any such argument since roughly 1988. This puts Manhattan Institute senior fellow John McWhorter in the awkward position of playing provocateur to an empty house...


A History to Learn From-Cointel-Pro and Other Forms of Gov't Infiltration Activists across the country report increasing government harassment and disruption of their work: -In the Southwest, paid informers infiltrate the church services, Bible classes and support networks of clergy and lay workers giving sanctuary to refugees from El Salvador and Guatemala....



So! You’re Mad at the South? Tough Shyt! Let's face one harsh hip-hop reality (for a lot of folks)! The South is runnin' the rap game and has been for the last few years! One of the main reasons that the South has the rap game on lock is because there is UNITY!.. This essay takes Hip Hop to task and lets everyone finally recognize why the South has risen...



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Hip Hop News June 2008

  • NYPD is Still Messing With Rebel Diaz-They ransack House w/o a Warrant
  • Ice T vs Soulja Boy: Ice T Explains Himself
  • National Hip Hop Political Convention Set to Unfold in Las Vegas
  • Jacob the Jewler Gets 2 1/2 Years for Lying About Drug Ring
  • Az Sheriff Department Wants to Can Shaq Over Kobe Freestyle Diss
  • BET Prepares for Hip Hop vs America pt2
  • Real Road Rage: Mumia Comments on Gas Prices
  • The Coup's Boots Riley Charged With Public Profanity
  • The Loud Silence of Feminist-As Attacks Unfold on Obama's Wife

  • Industry Ears makes It hard for Hip Hop Media Executives
  • Man Who Defaced Tupac Statue Explains Actions
  • 50 Cent Explains Why He Released Phone Convos w/ Young Buck
  • Democrats Sell Out and Give Into Telecommunications Companies
  • Barack Obama Caves Into George Bush-Is this the Change We seek?
  • Cynthia McKinney's Call to Action-Supports Kucinich Articles of Impeachment
  • Hip Hop Elitism: Why Souljah Boy is More Hip Hop Than You
  • Information age: M1 of dead prez interviews Mumia Abu Jamal

  • Hip Hop Congress Announces 7th Annual Conference in Mississippi
  • A review of John McWhorter's Deeply Flawed Book on Hip Hop
  • The Rise of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five by Mark Skillz
  • Police Terror Strikes the Bronx-Rebel Diaz Beaten Up

  • Should the Black Community Still Be Supporting R.Kelly-Black Men Stand Up to Kels
  • Mos Def Does Comedy-Set to Partake in the Ultimate Emcee Battle
  • Young Buck Pleads With 50 Cent, Breaks Down During Phone Conversation
  • Latino Teacher Fired for Being 'Too Afrocentric'
  • Obama's Daughters Called Nappy Headed Ho's-Is Today's Rap Music To Blame For This?
  • HKR-Should R. Kelly Be Free? (Radio Panel Discussion)
  • HKR-3Tha Hardway-More Coverage from the National Conference of Media reform

  • Don't Judge Me-Empower Me-Women in Entertainment Tour Kicks Off
  • Lil Wayne & Birdman: Sometimes A Kiss Is Just A Kiss!
  • 'Snowman' Rapper Unsurprisingly Implicated In Cocaine Ring
  • So! You’re Mad at the South? Tough Shyt!
  • Hip Hop Icon or Bearer of a Legacy – Tupac Shakur

  • Breakdown FM: Kevin Powell Speaks About His Meeting w/ 2Pac's Dad
  • Real men don't walk away from the Babies
  • Why the Conscious Hip-Hop community needs a DJ Khaled
  • Ending the mess with Motown-Industryears Steps to Ashanti About Violent Video
  • Between the Right and Racial Justice: Wedging The Movement for Media Reform

  • Tim Russert of Meet the Press Dead at 58-Heart Attack
  • R.Kelly Acquitted-Wow Talk About Being Made of Teflon
  • 7 Reasons Why The Roots are Truly Legendary
  • A History to Learn From: Cointel-Pro and Other Forms of Gov't Spying & Infiltration
  • Talk Radio's Last Stand? Are Shock Jocks In Trouble?
  • Breakdown FM: Introducing Pittsburgh's Finest-Kellee Maize
  • Breakdown FM: A Detroit Summer-Meet Invincible
  • Hard Knock Radio: Dan Rather Meets Davey D-National Conference for Media Reform

  • A Provocative New Film Explores The Decline Of Black Radio
  • Wendy Williams Husband Accussed of Plotting to Kill Wife's Hot97 Radio Rival
  • Grandmaster Flash Pens Tell All Book
  • An Open Letter to JR Writer & the Dipset
  • The House that Hiero built
  • Atlanta DJ Greg Street Comes Under Attack- His Payola Hustle Gets Blown Up
  • Is Producer Scott Storch Going Broke?
  • This is How All TV News Reporters Should Get Down
  • Unlicensed Black Radio Station in Boston Facing FCC Fines & More
  • An Open Letter to Certain White Women About Obama-Your Whiteness is Showing

  • Writer Adisa Banjoko is the Man- He Was Right & I was Wrong
  • Dennis Kucinich Offers Up Impeachment Articles Against George Bush
  • Def Jam Dumps Janet Jackson
  • Queen Latifah Set to Marry Long term Partner
  • The Torch Has Been Passed-Free H Rap Brown Rally
  • Martial Art of Chess, Promoted by a Rapper
  • Hip Hop Star Raps for Obama's Victory
  • Luniz' Numskull Facing Life In Prison For Rape
  • Foxy Brown and Rick Ross is Hip Hop's Newest Couple

  • Twista Has Beef w/ Catholic Priest Micahel Pfelger
  • Hillary Finally Concedes But Obama Found Out Via the Media
  • 11 Things We Will Miss About Billary
  • Hip-Hop Photographer's Collection Up For Sale For $ 1 Mil
  • Hillary vs. Barack: Who Had the Smartest Media Strategy?
  • Jena 6 case still unfolding
  • Obama Resigns From the Black Nation by Glen Ford
  • Obama, Pfleger, Trinity, Whites, and Black America

  • Anti-Black Attitudes, Alleged Democrats & Black Deference
  • San Jose Proposes Tyrannical Bill to Hurt Hip Hop Club Promoters
  • 50 Cent's Long Island Home Burns Down
  • An Open Letter To My Boricua Brothers and Sisters
  • Breakdown FM: Interview w/ DJ B-Girl Chillz
  • Breakdown FM: Interview w/ Jennifer Johns
  • Breakdown FM: Cynthia McKinney Speech

    Hip Hop News May 2008

  • Xzibit Mourns the Sudden Loss of His Newborn Son
  • Fidel Castro Comes Out and Clowns Barack Obama
  • Another Perspective on Cuba & Castro's Response to Obama (Middle Ground)
  • Is the Democratic Race a West Wing Re-Run? Life Imitates Art

  • The Greatest of All-time: KRS-One vs Jay-Z?
  • Boston Rapper Akrobatik Speaks on his friend Camu Tao (RIP)
  • This is what they think of us in Kentucky
  • How Hip-Hop Parliament is giving youth IN SLUMS of Kenyan a Voice
  • Hip Hop is a Big Flop in Tampa Bay
  • Rapper gets Tasered by Austin Police at Bun B Show
  • Making Real Change-Taking On Black Commercial Radio
  • R. Kelly: Let The Trial Begin!
  • Police Terror and Lawless Order
  • The Most Savage Shock Jock of Them All (Who is Michael Savage?)
  • The Assassination Proclamation
  • Military Chief Warns Troops About Politics
  • R.Kelly's Lawyer Wants News Reporter To take Stand & Be Charged
  • 2008 Presidential Candidates' Platforms on Criminal Justice
  • Snitch (The Challenges of Working with the Police while Living in the Hood)
  • T.I. Explains Firearms Bust-I Let My Concerns For Family Deter My Judgement

  • NY Governor Pardons Hip-Hop Pioneer
  • A Phone Conversation Between Barack & Hillary
  • Minister Server from Temple of Hip Hop Loses Everything in Fire
  • Hip Hop Artist Stand Up to Police Abuse
  • Prodigy Speaks: Eurpeans Invasions & Nelson Mandela
  • Stop the Silly Talk about an Obama-Hillary Dream Ticket

  • Al Sharpton Denies Shaking Down Dr Dre for Half a Million Dollars
  • Too $hort's new studio offers a glimmer of hope for local music.
  • Nas Forced To Change Album Title-No Longer called 'Nigger'
  • South Africa Condemns Isreal's 60th Anniversary
  • Israeli youths burn New Testaments

  • Breakdown FM:Connecting the Dots: Meet DAM-Coverage of the Nakba pt-3
  • Breakdown FM: Malcolm X: The Ballot or the Bullet-Hip Hop Style
  • Police Terror Strikes Southern Cali Again-Two Mentally Ill People Shot By Police
  • Disabled Hip Hop Artists Finally Land a Radio Show
  • Immortal Technique Sets Off High School Writing Contest
  • The Effects of Media Consolidation on Urban Radio
  • Connecting the Dots: DAM, Boots & Rebel Diaz Speak Out-Nakba pt-3
  • Breakdown FM: Free Palestine-Arab Hip Hop in Full Effect-The Nakba pt 1 & 2

  • Hip Hop Song of the Day (May 15th)-Immortal Technique
  • It Needs To Be CED: Rappaz R. N. Dainja
  • Running to the Right: Barack Obama's DLC Strategy
  • Remy Ma Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison-Papoose Has to Be Restrained
  • Racist Incidents Give Some Obama Campaigners Pause
  • Mainstream Rap Songs That Have a Positive Message
  • CAN THE MEDIA STEAL THIS ELECTION from Barack Obama?

  • Police Terrorist Commit Sean Bell type Murder on Mother's Day
  • Comcast Censoring Political Speech Once Again
  • Suge Knight Gets a Beat Down at LA Nightclub
  • Before the Crips & Bloods-The LA Businessmen Return
  • Hidden Gay Life of Macho Hip Hop Stars
  • The Politics of Denunciation by Mumia Abu Jamal
  • Obama, Wright, and How the Post-Civil Rights Generation Will Rise to Power
  • Breakdown FM: NY Oil Speaks: Sean Bell Ain't a Nigga and Neither Are You
  • Breakdown FM Interview w/ Immortal Technique pt1
  • Breakdown FM Interview w/ Immortal Technique pt2

    Hip Hop News April 2008

  • Channel Chnager: Can BET Be Saved?
  • Jay-Z sets up trust Fund for Sean Bell's Kids
  • Pharoah Monch Weighs in on Sean Bell Verdict
  • Breakdown FM: Dead prez, Rosa Clemente, Jared Ball Speak on Sean Bell
  • Two Compelling Articles on Obama and His Pastor
  • Immortal Technique Speaks Out Against Police Brutality
  • Cynthia McKinney's Statement on the Sean Bell Verdict
  • Passing The Torch of Police Brutality: Sean Bell & The Solution
  • Who The Hell Am I? I Like Obama But He Can't Do Shit For Me
  • The Sean Bell Tragedy by Kevin Powell

  • Why NY Oil is Right for Challenging Nas
  • Obama's Pastor Jeremiah Wright Responds to Criticism
  • The Ballot, Not the Bullet-Oakland's Town Bizness Brings Out the Hip Hop Vote

  • Key Hillary Supporter Shows Love to Farrakhan-Will She Now Disown Him?
  • Why Nas is NOT that Nigga or Is He? By NY Oil
  • Bitter, Clinging to Our Guns & God in Pittsburgh

  • Michael Moore Endorse Obama-Clowns Hillary
  • How Conscious Hip Hop Failed Us
  • Obama's Words About Hip Hop & The Response from the Haters
  • Debate Analysis: ABC Asked Most Scandal Questions, Obama Was Clear Target
  • Obama vs Hillary-Where's the Mainstream's Research Teams?
  • This is Racism at its Best-God Bless America..
  • Arizona attempts to outlaw MEChA and Chicano Studies
  • Democrats & Nancy Pelosi Plan to Issue Blank Check for War

  • Akon Busted Lying About His Criminal Past
  • Rebels of Rap: Hip Hop in Iran
  • Rap on Rap: A Study of BET/MTV video programming
  • Dont Hate on Tavis Smiley's Hatin
  • Breakdown FM: Afrika Bambaataa vs Hot 97-It's All About Mind Control
  • Krip Hop (Disbaled) Artists Are Making Big Moves

  • RZA Launches WuChess.Com; New Films, Album
  • FCC Hearing on Net Neutrality this Thursday at Stanford
  • A Message From Cynthia McKinney-She Touches Down in Southern Cali
  • An Interview w/ Mumia Abu Jamal About Recent Court Decisions
  • Bill Cosby to release Rap album in May
  • Commercial Takeover: Internet Radio Being Stifled by Outrageous Fees
  • Making Sense: Hip-Hop Star Common Raps About Rev. Jeremiah Wright
  • Alicia Keys Says Gangsta Rap Was Created to Get black People to Kill Each Other
  • Breakdown FM: Holding It Down for Memphis Meet Brotha's Keepa
  • Breakdown FM: Rakaa of Dilated Peoples Speaks on Race & Politics
  • Breakdown FM: One World, One Mind, 1 Hood-Meet Pittsburgh Rapper Jasiri X

  • All Hail Hip Hop's Ageing Parents
  • Eminem On Board For Mandela 90th Bday Concert
  • Clinton vs Obama - Who is the Real Elitist?
  • Bill Clinton Flashback-He Talked About Insecure White People
  • An Open Letter from Small Town Officials About Obama's Remarks
  • Bush Administration Set to Use New Spy Program in US
  • 40 Years in the Wilderness by Paradise of X-Clan
  • An Update on Mumia's Situation
  • Breakdown FM: Rev Yearwood of Hip Hop Caucus meets Dr King
  • Breakdown FM: Revolutionary Situation-2Pac's Mother Afeni Shakur Brings Heat

  • TI Confesses He Brought It on Himself...
  • Is Oprah Paying a Price for Backing Obama?
  • Did Tavis Smiley Pay a Price for Not Supporting Obama?
  • Foxy Brown's Legal Troubles Not Over Just Yet
  • Fear of Black-Brown Race War in Los Angeles
  • Hip-hop's healing voices not invited to King event
  • Popular Bay Area Rapper Shot Dead by Police
  • Going Off w/ the Biz-An Interview with Biz Markie

  • BET, Low powered Radio & the Congressional Black Caucus
  • 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Get Into a Tussle
  • SF Olympic Torchbearers Wave Tibetan Flag Cause Uproar
  • Hip Hop Pioneer Calls for Boycott of Olympics
  • Hip Hop Chess Tourney Returns to Bay Area This Weekend
  • 50 Kicks Young Buck Out of G-Unit
  • Bad Times-How the LA Times Royally Screwed Up
  • Jailed Prodigy of Mobb Deep Goes Off in Recent Vibe Blog
  • Hip Hop Appreciation Week 2008 is Announced

  • Spanish Rap Breathes Life Into Hip Hop
  • 10 things you should know about John McCain (but probably don’t):
  • 'Stop Loss': Patriotic Bluster Dressed up As a Protest Movie
  • MC Breed Arrested for Not paying Child Support
  • Hip Hop Pioneer Frosty Freeze of the Rockstaedy Crew Passes (RIP)
  • Tribe Called Quest vs Outkast-Who Would Win?

  • The Birthplace of Hip Hop is Not the Bronx
  • A March To Protect Our Children
  • The Top 10 Myths Keeping Hillary in the Race
  • 50 cent is No Longer Supporting Hillary
  • Rev Amos Brown Speaks on the Controversy Surrounding Jeremiah Wright

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