2008 HIP HOP NEWS ARCHIVES TABLE OF CONTENTS

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  • March 2008 Headlines

    Hip Hop News March 2008

  • Sean Levert-Brother of Gerald Levert Dies in Jail
  • Hip-Hop community sees backlash in Kilpatrick indictment
  • Ten Troubling Questions Obama Needs to Answer...
  • Will Hillary Disassociate Herself from Maya Angelou?

  • Breakdown FM: Meet the Godmother of LA Hip Hop-Medusa
  • Jimmy Henchmen Replies To LA Times' Apology; Afeni Speaks
  • Rapper Beanie Sigel Gets Three Months In Jail
  • T.I. Sentenced To A Year 'In The Public's Interest'
  • Feds Deny Mumia A New Trial-He Faces Death Penalty

  • Remy Ma Found Guilty, Facing Up to 25 Years
  • Yo-Yo Teams Up with MC Serch to Seek Out Best Female Rappers
  • Big Phat Liar-The LA Times Wrongly Accuses Diddy-They Get Fooled & Clowned
  • LA Times Apologizes Over Article on Diddy Shooting 2Pac
  • NW Hip Hop newsletter March/April Edition
  • A Breakdown of the Gangs Infiltrating Memphis
  • Prisons Are Great Money Makers for Corporations

  • Obama's Schemes to Tiptoe Past the Devil
  • A Brief for Whitey-How to Handle Obama & Black People)
  • Feds Deny New trial for Mumia-He Now Faces Death Penalty Hearing
  • Hillary Compare's Obama's Pastor to Don Imus
  • Young Black & Brown Voters Moving Away from Democrats
  • Is It Hillary's Turn to 'Denounce and Reject' Her Problematic Pastor?
  • Hillary Donors Including BET's Bob Johnson Threaten House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
  • Freedom Rider: Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran
  • Woman Beats Down Man in Front of Kids (video)

  • Take Back America- Davey D Confrontation with Fox News
  • Informant Claims Mob Figure Was Shaking Down Rap Artists
  • Ethan Brown's Book 'Snitch' Is Banned from Prisons
  • Why Is Hillary Clinton Reviled-Is She a Monster?
  • No, really, God Damn America
  • The Ignorance, Innocence or Wisdom of DMX on Politics
  • Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama and the Unacceptability of Truth
  • The Full Story Behind Jeremiah Wright's Sermon-Here's the Whole speech
  • Cynthia McKinney: A Discussion of Race Worth Having

  • Still a Good Day-An Interview w/ Ice Cube
  • The Politician and the Preacher-(Please Don't Falter Obama)
  • Study Links Rap Music to Sexism
  • Fat Hip Hop Critic Wins Prestigious Journalism Award
  • Tacoma Police Halt E-40 Concert Claim He is a Gang Member
  • Too Short still a major player on rap scene
  • LA Times Claims Associates of Diddy Shot 2Pac
  • Iranian Rap Music Bedevils the Authorities

  • Juice Crew vs Wu-Tang: Who Would Win?
  • Trials of a Hip Hop Educator: Taking Charge of the Class
  • An Open Letter for Professor Griff of Public Enemy
  • An Open Letter to Hillary-Correct the Wrongs Done to Obama

  • Is Geraldine Ferraro an Idiot or Did She Speak the Truth?
  • Breakdown FM: The 11th Hour-An Interview w/ Del tha Funkee Homosapien
  • Mother of Teen Protests Tony Yayo Book Tour
  • Dru Hill Unite than Break Up on the Air
  • Rakim Set to Drop Album
  • Black & Brown Come Together-Fight Against the Klan
  • Building Owner Fights Redneck Klan Shop

  • Seattle Hip Hop Artist Under Arrest for Protesting
  • Immortal Technique, San Quinn Set to Host Panel in San Francisco
  • An Interview with KRS-One on new Technology
  • The Return of LA Hip Hop-Blu is in the Building
  • LA Rapper Shot and Killed By Police
  • It sounds crazy but the Clintons are offering Obama a VP spot.
  • Shyne's Father becomes Prime Minister of Belize

  • Russell Simmons Steps Up For Obama
  • Obamamania-Does It Equal American Stupidity?
  • Act Like You Know-Amiri Baraka Smashes for Obama

  • Oakland Rapper/ Activist Killed by Amtrak
  • Juvenile's Daughter Killed By her Brother
  • Fans Erupt After Canceled Lil' Boosie Concert in Omaha
  • Judge Doesn't Allow Ja Rule to Post Co-Defendants' Bail

  • Hip Hop Pioneer Too Short Speaks About the Fall of the Hyphy Movement
  • Ingrained Selection is Natural-Interview w/ DJ Shadow
  • The Assassination of Larry Davis w/ Fred Hampton Jr & Nephew Barry Davis
  • The Dark Side of Black History-Time to Tell on Cointel
  • The Year of the Hip Hop Women Officially Begins March 2008
  • Its Bigger Than Hip Hop; Truth Behind the Evergreen Uprising
  • Did KMEL Radio Kill the Bay Area's Hyphy Movement?

    February 2008 Headlines

    February 2008

  • The History of Hip Hop (re-print 1985)
  • Paradise of X-Clan's Open Letter to Tavis Smiley About Barack Obama
  • This Weekend's Riots in Olympia Washington & dead Prez
  • Talib Kweli Speaks Out About Voting & Brack Obama
  • Game Pleads Guilty-Set to do Four Months

  • Nas Sparks Controversy at Grammys
  • The Boondocks vs BET-The Banned Video Resurfaces
  • Game Pleads Guilty-Set to Do 4 Months in Jail
  • An Interview w/ Presidential Candidate Cynthia McKinney
  • How the Hell Did Hillary Win Cali? Something Ain’t Right!
  • The Historic Role of Police Brutality in the Black Community
  • The RIAA Inacts Terroristic Penalties/ Cuts Artist Royalties
  • Erykah badu gets Gangsta & Stands Her Ground
  • Democrats Pose Greater Peril to Obama/Clinton than GOP

    January 2008 Headlines

    January 2008

  • Who is the Greatest Producer of All-Time-Dre, Primo or Dilla?
  • Racist Hampton Newspaper Disses Barack Obama
  • Trials of a Hip Hop Educator: The Caged Lion and the Key
  • Chuck D Speaks Out on Def Jam President Vacancy
  • Lil Wayne Arrested In Arizona On Drug Charges
  • Sean 'Diddy' Combs Set To Go To Trial In Assault Case
  • Nate Dogg Suffers from Stroke

  • Martin Luther King vs The Radio
  • Looking in the Mirror w/ Rhymefest
  • Ice Cube Brings the Real Hip Hop & Drops Bombs
  • Why Bob Johnson is an Asshole & Hypocrite
  • Martin Luther King vs. the Radio-Celebrate the Legacy
  • Martin Luther King Meets J-Dilla-Reclaim the Dream
  • Dr King Meets Ghostface-The Dream Continues

  • Hip Hop for President Tour Announced
  • Move Over Hillary & Barack-Cynthia is Running for Prez
  • Hip Hop Gets its First Fraternity at Indiana U
  • An Open Letter to Presidential Candidates from Russell Simmons
  • Foxy Brown Appeals For Her Freedom, Health
  • David Banner Teams Up with Ice Cube for Movie

  • Davey D's End of Year 2007 Hip Hop Awards
  • RIAA Says Its Illegal to Make Personal Copies of Your CDs
  • Fresh Coast Report: Hip Hop & the Genocide in Kenya
  • Locked Outside the Gates: Housing Drama in New Orleans
  • NW Hip Hop Congress January Bulletin

  • Top 5 Low & Top 10 High Moments in Hip Hop for 07
  • What Was the Hip Hop Album & Song of the Year?
  • An Open Letter for Music Business CEOs to Ignore
  • Ani vs KRS-One The Lost Interview
  • Reflections on Hip Hop Culture, Christianity & Social Capital
  • Ladies First Spotlights Seattle Hip Hop’s Best Femcees

  • Jay-Z Speaks Out On Racism, Violence & Hip Hop’s Decline
  • Hip Hop's Original Hip Hop Cop pt 1 (Infiltrating the KKK)
  • Hip Hop's Original Hip Hop Cop pt 2 (Crips,Bloods & Gangsta Rap Come to Utah)
  • Hip Hop's Original Hip Hop Cop pt 3 (Studio Gangsters, 2Pac, LA Street Gangs vs the Mafia)

    August 2005 Headlines


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