EDITORIAL

I was targeted by Charlie Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA, because I make rap music.  Before I was appointed professor of Hip-Hop in 2017, I wrote an album called Owning My Masters: The Rhetorics of Rhymes & Revolutions to earn a Ph.D. Of course, this was a big deal to me, earning a doctorate by […]

Charlie Kirk is getting the whitewashing treatment in the wake of his September 10 assassination but X is seeing through the facade.

In today’s episode of Weird Flex, But OK, legendary radio DJ Funkmaster Flex, for whatever reason, thought it was a good look for him to use his airtime to shout out and celebrate thoroughly disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who, of course, is still in prison after he was found guilty in late July of two counts […]

Why is Ice Cube trying to rewrite history? The rapper is now standing with the families of immigrants who have been raided by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles, California.  During a radio interview with REAL 92.3 LA’s The Cruz Show posted Thursday (Aug. 7), the gangsta-rapper-turned-comedic-dad claimed that he was […]

Certain things in life should never happen: Steve Harvey should never give suit suggestions.  RG III should’ve never been given a podcast mic.  And a man with 12 children and six baby mamas should never give relationship advice.  And yet, here we are.  Nick Cannon is starting a relationship advice podcast.  You’ve read that right. […]

Trump posted a letter he reportedly sent to Brazil claiming that he was going to impose massive tariffs over Jair Bolsonaro’s coup trial 

In the aftermath of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ partial conviction, you would think the collective conversation would land somewhere between accountability and reflection. Instead, we’re getting loud, dusty opinions from men who have long overstayed their welcome in the culture. Enter Funkmaster Flex. The legendary DJ and radio host decided this was his moment to jump […]

Many believe actor Johnathan Majors didn’t deserve a second chance.  In December 2023, Majors was found guilty of not only harassing his ex-girlfriend but assaulting her. The incident, which occurred in March of that year, claimed that the budding actor had not only strangled his ex but broke her finger.  So in April of this […]

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the President of the United States is not the president of Israel and yet here we are issuing an ultimatum to two warring nations that have no vested interest in America.  For some ungodly reason, and mostly because President Trump doesn’t know how to mind his […]

Hip-Hop Wired examines the life and legacy of Philadelphia-born, Atlanta-based Hip-Hop icon, Andre "Dres Tha Beatnik" Lett.

Way back in 2023–back when people just started feeling safe enough to go back outside and Job Corps could still shape the minds of young folks who’d lost their way—Cam’ron realized something that all hustlers do: Why keep giving it away for free when he could be making money off of it? “I was arguing […]

For some weird, exhausting, yet completely unsurprising reason, Brandy’s brother continues to insist on dying on Diddy Hill. This time, Ray J took his foolhardy “free Diddy” campaign to  Piers Morgan Uncensored, where, on Tuesday,” the “One Wish” singer proceeded to word salad his way through a declaration that Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is currently […]