Photos by @robinrazzi   On Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 8:00am – 10:00am on The Larry Young Morning Show there was a discussion, Civil Rights vs. Hip Hop: Chasm of Disrespect Separates 2 Generations. This was a discussion which included the older and younger generation and there is a gap currently. One of the questions that the panel touched […]

OAKLAND, Calif.—The City of Oakland will pay $300,000 to a parolee who said an Oakland police officer planted a gun on him. RELATED: Top 9 Black Stand-Up Comedians Assistant City Attorney Barbara Parker tells the San Francisco Chronicle that the Oakland City Council voted 5-3 in a closed session on Tuesday to pay the amount […]

BRONX-Kool DJ Herc, the deejay many credit with founding hip hop music is very ill without health insurance to help him pay his medical bills. DJ Premier of the group Gangstarr said on his Sirius radio show: For those that know about Hip-Hop, who we call the father of Hip-Hop, Kool Herc, is not doing […]

Washington — Recently several torrent sharing websites including several Hip Hop related ones were shut down by the government. Davey D over at HipHopAnd Politics.com wants to know why. Over the Thanksgiving Holiday something very disturbing took place… Homeland Security along with ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) , the Department of Justice and the National […]

It’s “Tricky,” but if you find yourself swaying your head to a familiar beat from a DJ with a familiar look, we suggest you do a double take. The son of Jam Master Jay is now spinning throughout New York City and he goes by the name DJ Jam Master J’son.

Eminem was on 60 Minutes last night being interview by Anderson Cooper. When he was asked about homophobic lyrics in songs like “Kill You” and the negative reaction the lyrics received from the media and homosexual community, Eminem said. I felt like I was being attacked,…. was being singled out. I felt like, ‘Is it […]