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“It doesn’t mean that I advocate violence, but at the same time, I am not against using violence in self-defense.  I don’t call it violence when it’s self-defense, I call it intelligence!” This past Sunday marked the anniversary of the death of one of Black America’s true freedom fighters.  A hero for justice and a […]

With the South dominating the rap game, young soldiers are looking to keep the movement strong with hard lyrics and a strong flow. One of the young ones in the game is Kollosus repping the streets of Atlanta and Jamacia. With a resume of mixtapes and collaborations already under his belt, Kollosus hopes to be […]

“I think they shedding light on all the good things about hustling and the dope game…all the perks to hustling in the streets, all of the women, the cars and all that. Yeah you can get all that but there’s also murder involved with that. There’s also time involved with that…its losses. Every ni**a that […]

DJ Bobby Trends is shaking up the NY Club scene with his Hot 97 fam. This Big Dawg Pitbull DJ runs with some of the best, studying under the legendary Funkmaster Flex and Cipha Sounds. When he’s not on airwaves or bringing people to their feet he’s running his TrendsLife promotion company bringing out the […]

Many fans have been in an uproar while waiting for the mixtapes to drop from Jay Electronica and Fabolous as their projects have faced pushbacks like they were studio albums. Juelz Santana is another artist that can add his name to the list as the Reagan Era was allegedly dropping on Valentine’s Day, but it […]

There has been quite an epidemic going on as of late in regards to rappers and athletes being called for their bad choice in decision and facing prison time. Not since Shyne and his 10 year sentence has Hip Hop been under such a microscope by the law and received such heavy penalties. L.O.X. member […]

“Have you forgotten, that once we were brought here, we were robbed of our names, robbed of our language, we lost our religion, our culture, our God, and many of us by the way we act, even lost our minds!” – Dr. Khalid Muhammad on Public Enemy’s ‘Night Of The Living Base Heads’. February 17th, […]

“Because of the situation that’s been going on a lot of people tend to put Crips and Bloods in a negative stand point because that’s what they want to show. The government want to view it as something negative because of the fact they don’t want people to unite. They don’t want people to come […]

Last month Pat Robertson had some disparaging remarks against the people of Haiti and stated that their constant misfortune, including the tragic earthquake,  was because they made a pact with the devil in their quest for freedom. Well as it turns out he wasn’t completely wrong. It’s just that the devil wasn’t some evil serpant […]

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 […]

Taking his name from a former pro-wrestler DJ Dibiase, pronounced D-Bee-Os-C, is a New Jersey originator that works tirelessly to shed light on Atlanta’s indie music scene. In between time this DJ partners with his partner in crime, DJ Singh Slim for projects that mix creativity with raw talent. Noted for his So Far So Gucci mixtape […]

“I didn’t say I was mad at nobody, I didn’t say well I’m mad at [Cam’ron] because I did time.  I said this is what’s been going on and this is what’s been happening, what’s good?   I’m stepping out first letting it be known that this is going on and somebody need to respond […]