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The Blastmaster KRS-One has been educating Hip-Hop and the masses for over 20 years. As he gears to release his latest project Survival Skills on September 15 with Duck Down front-man Buckshot, KRS spoke to Hip-Hop Wired exclusively about the controversial documentary The Obama Deception. In the film, KRS speaks on secret societies running the […]

HipHopWired contributor and headstrong Black intellect, Dr. Boyce Watkins had a meeting of the minds August 19th with the honorable Reverend Al Sharpton over several topics. The Black figureheads engaged listeners on Sharpton’s radio show on 1380 WAOK particularly touching on President Obama’s health care reform plan, the president’s reaction to the Henry Louis Gates […]

Representing: Jamaica (Queens), New York HipHopWired: First things first, there’s a lot behind the name. Does Gist tie in with what you’re about to bring to the game? Gist: Gist means the essence, the essential idea. It’s the meaning, the understanding. Something that’s missing and I feel like my part that I can offer to […]

Origin: Representing Michigan state wide Top 10 Playlist 1. Mayer Hawthorne – “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out (Astronote Rmx)” 2. Crown Royale 3. The Clipse ft. Pharrell – “I’m Good” 4. Raekwon ft. Capadonna & Ghostface Killah – “10 Bricks (prod. J Dilla)” 5. Phat Kat – “Fanz” 6. Black Milk – “Set Go” 7. […]

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The United States Supreme Court has granted Troy Davis’ request to postpone his execution in yet another attempt to clear his name and prove his innocence. Davis is an inmate that was sentenced to death after the 1989 murder of a Savannah, GA police officer. Since his incarceration, Davis has gained international support behind his […]

Being a minority is challenging. Having to learn how to articulate your perspective in a way that the mainstream understands – balancing that with not caring what anyone thinks – can be draining. But for Khalil Ismail, an African-American rapper from Baltimore, born to Islamic proselytes, being all the way outside the box is the […]

Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5’9, Crooked I and Joe Budden are all established as being lyrical monsters, but as individual artists they haven’t been able to showcase the talent that is clearly evident. As a result, the four have decided to join forces and become the four-headed monster known as Slaughterhouse. As a single entity, […]

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With all the buzz surrounding new artists in Hip-Hop these days, Hip-Hop Wired got a chance to sit down with Chuck Inglish, one half of The Cool Kids, to talk about Hipsters, the Midwest and the changing of the guard in rap music. HipHopWired: Talk to us about the Hipster movement in Hip-Hop, do you […]

HipHopWired: Test can you take some time to introduce the world to who you are and where your origins came from for those that don’t know. Maff Test: Maff Test, also known as Young Harvey, out of Southside Chicago. Maff came from the old school of clocking math and test came from my view on […]

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Despite the state of Connecticut having the largest racial disparity in academics in the country, one man is standing at the forefront of bridging the gap a child at a time. That man is the principal of Capital Prep Magnet School, Dr. Steve Perry. Dr. Perry stunned millions of viewers of CNN’s Black In America […]

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Life as a shorty shouldn’t be so rough. At 16, Jermaine “Maino” Coleman started a 10-year prison bid for a drug related kidnapping. Released in 2003 with street battle scares to prove it including the infamous razor blade slash on his face, one of Brooklyn’s finest talks about his independent grind and how Hip-Hop saved […]

Detroit has been known as a breeding ground for the Great White Rap Hop that is Eminem, but some seem to forget that Slim is not the only lyrical giant.  Some continue to forget about Royce Da 5’9. Before E1 Entertainment and Amalgam Digital became the move for artists to make, Royce was holding it […]