Before the Crips & Bloods-The LA Businessmen Return
Their name, the Businessmen, was derived from the slang term "taking care of business." They were among several dominant African American gangs -- the Slausons, the Gladiators, the Del Vikings -- in the early 1960s in the neighborhood then known as South-Central: the precursors to the Bloods and the Crips.
Now, the Businessmen of South Park have traded their fedoras for bifocals, and their whiskers are gray. But they're together again ...
Police in LA Commit Murder on Mother's Day
Police terrorist committed a Sean Bell type murder on mother's day here in LA. They shot up a car filled with unarmed Black men after supposedly hearing gun-shots. None of the passengers had a gun, committed a crime or shot anyone. The car was so riddled with bullets it look like swiss cheese...
The Hidden gay life of macho hip hop stars
American rap music is an industry ruled by machismo. It is a place where reputations are made by shady pasts, the aura of violence and ultra-masculinity. But now an explosive new book is lifting the lid on one of hip hop's most unexpected secrets: that many people in the business are gay....
CAN THE MEDIA STEAL THIS ELECTION from Barack Obama?
By now, in any other election, the Democratic Party would have strongly encouraged the losing candidate to concede. The only logical reason why they haven't-is because Party leaders don't want to accept Obama as their candidate. The party's failure to accept the front-runner has created an opening for the media to take him down....
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Still Ruthless an Interview w/ former NWA manager Jerry Heller
He's considered the most villanized man in Hip Hop. Ice Cube and Dr. Dre have publicly skewered him in songs. At long last He gives his side of the story and refutes those claims. Jerry heller is definitely 'the man'. (note this interview is in two parts)...
Peeping Game w/ Ice Cube
The West Coast Don Mega is on tour in anticipation to his new album. We caught up with him and talked about everything from Immigration to the state of Hip Hop....
Hip Hop Needs this Man-Questlove of the Roots
We broke bread with the hardest working man in Hip Hop and got full story on his take on production and the future of The Roots...This interview is done in two parts..
Tribe Called Quest Returns
We sat down with Phife Dawg and got the full story behind the Tribe Called Quest Reunion. Phife also talks to us about his foray into sports and his love for the west coast...
Murs Celebrates LA & Gets His Revenge
Murs of Living Legends sat down and talked with us about his new collabo with producer 9th Wonder and his plans for taking his career and west coast music to the next level. He also talks about his controversial song Dark Skin White Girls...
The Wisdom of Chali2na
Jurassic 5 front man Chali2na sat down with us and ran down the history of the group and spoke about how the group manages to stay grounded and connected to the hood....
