Jay-Z & Beyoncé Should’ve Went to Kenya Instead of Cuba Okay, so what’s the big deal about Jay-Z and Beyoncé going to Cuba? I’ve been hearing that there have been grumblings all week from certain people here in America. And of course as politics would have it, the only people having a hissy fit are [...]

So let’s talk Hip Hop, misogyny, and what gays want, shall we? In this episode of Madness & Reality Radio, I interviewed political activist and rapper Jasiri X. We discussed his new album, and the state of Hip Hop culture and its impacts on our youth. In particular, we discussed Rick Ross’ controversial date rape [...]

I’m no fan of Rick Ross at all. The one-time corrections officer turned fake drug-dealer, and now self-proclaimed “Bawse,” of the hip hop industry has always rubbed me the wrong way. Yes, Rick Ross’ is to hip hop what Manti Te’o’s girlfriend was to him before she died: he’s fake. But that’s not why I’m [...]

As evidenced by hip hop, urban-youth-culture is widely known to be adverse to the idea of “snitching“. In everyday non-urban terms, it can be said that hip hop music is known to promote the concept of not speaking of, on, or about any crimes with members of the police department. Yep, whether you’re a witness, [...]

Apparently, as a rapper, it’s tough getting a record contract these days. I don’t know whether this can be attributed to the commercial decline of the industry as evidenced by the lack of platinum artists. But apparently, walking across bridges to fetch cheesecake or even producing a demo just doesn’t cut it anymore. Which when [...]

I love hip hop. Loving something doesn’t make it free from legitimate criticism; there is a history of certain rap/hip-hop artists maintaining a certain attitude toward women and in discussing this in my personal conversations, I’m often brought back to a chicken-egg conversation. Do artists have a responsibility to restrict their message because some of [...]