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“It ain't got nothing to do with lyrics. I ain't got no lyrics.”
In the Hip Hop realm, there happen to be some artists that don't live up to their own hype. With some under the belief that they are lyrical geniuses, most to known of them ever achieve such an accolade with the material dropped.
Sometimes a rapper must face the facts that all he/she has working for them is a hook and great production.
For Wacka Flocka Flame, the rapper is fully aware of the fact that he is not lyrical, but doesn't care and believes that his fellow rappers that put so much focus into words aren't seeing it pay off in the long run when the money comes.
During an interview with RadioPlanet, Flame tells DJ Whoo Kid that he has no time for lyrics and wants to be straight blunt.
“That's when I don't trip when ni**as be like, ‘Man, shawty can't rap'. The ni**a that everybody say is lyrical, they ain't got (more...)
However people may choose to analyze the ethics and methods behind how Sean “Diddy” Combs chooses to engage in business within the music industry, one thing for sure is the fact that he has been able to achieve success and has done do for those that have followed him.
Granted, yes, it might only span for just one album, but these artists do become household names after that debut drops.
From his success, Diddy transitioned Bad Boy from a label to an empire, and he looks to instill his methods to reaching the point where he is at now in life.
During an interview with Steve Perry of CNN, the rap mogul spoke on reaching farther with life goals.
“You start to realize that you weren't put here just to make money or just to be successful (more...)
In Madrid Spain, police have arrested nine people accused of forcing Nigerian girls to work as prostitutes on the streets of Barcelona after telling them they had cast Voodoo spells on them.
A police statement released Friday says the nine detainees are all Nigerian and were arrested Tuesday after an investigation that began nine months ago.
According to the Catalonia region police department, the girls were smuggled into Madrid after being lured with bogus job offers and then forced to work off debts of up to €50,000 ($68,000) over the span of six months.
The gang trapped the girls through fear tactics, telling the victims that a Voodoo spell would cause terrible things to happen to them or their families if they did not keep silent about the smuggling ring and remain loyal to it.
With the recent “foot in the mouth” moment from singer/guitar player John Mayer, there has been a minor backlash from the community as some have lost faith over his usage of the word “N*gger” in regards to him having a hood pass.
While many continue to be simply affected by the audacity of a white person using the racial slur in their presence the issue is much bigger than that.
African Americans continue to deal with more hardships than just being called outside of their name which need to be addressed and given more spotlight as the issues seem to have heightened since the nation decided to elect its first Black President, Barack Obama.
There seems to be heavy emphasis on issues, such as this, which might not be as crucial, while problems that need dire attention are frequently pushed to the side.
Education, employment, leadership and residence are all different aspects of the African American culture which seem to be dwindling, especially within the youth. Having their lives being dictated and directed more by (more...)
For those that were ready to blame DJ Drama for the delay of mixtapes such as Fabolous, he shows that he has no problems with meeting deadlines.
Teaming up with Chris Brown, the duo drop In My Zone, a Valentine's Day treat from the Mechanical Dummy as he continues to try and find a way to deliver material and force the support back into his fans.
Following the footsteps of Trey Songz, the singer provides his adaptation of recent smash hits such as “Turnt Up”, “Invented Sex”, “I Wanna Rock” and “How Low” along with his originals like “No Bullsh*t”.
“Invented Head”
“No Bullsh*t”
Let's just be thankful that he didn't drop his edition of Jay Electronica's “Exhibit C” because everyone must be drained from that overused instrumental.
[Check after the jump for the tracklisting and download for In My Zone]
“Jubilation!!!...Oh yes! Attention Lupe Fiasco fans the world over...it's about that time...a new album, new music, so why not top it off with a new round of touring!!!"
Stans of Lupe Fiasco eagerly anticipating the release of his Lasers album have one more thing to look forward to now that the Chicago lyricist is announcing that he's embarking on a world tour.
The enemy of the state took to his personal blog to make the announcement Saturday.
Lupe made the announcement saying, (more...)
A day of worship turned into a travesty Sunday as two hooded gunmen entered a church in Richmond, California and opened fire on two teens within the service.
According to witnesses, there were three male suspects that entered the New Gethsemane Church of God In Christ Inc, walked up and down the aisles, lefts the building and returned to start the shooting.
“It's stunning and shocking,” said Church deacon Ezekiel Wallace. “It's hard to believe that people would come into God's house and do what they did…It's God's house.”
Of those that were injured in the melee, a 14-year-old boy and 19-year-old man were the victims. Both, fortunately, are expected to recover, but are unwilling to assist authorities.
Richmond police investigators are under the belief that the attack was premeditated, but no motive has been determined as of yet.
There have been no suspects arrested as of yet.
“God will get you sooner or later,” stated one of the worshippers.
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