Hip Hop Lessons 101
It’s not uncommon for rappers to name themselves after legendary gangsters. At one point in Nas’ rap career, he called himself “Nas Escobar.” Pablo Escobar was the world’s richest and most brutal drug trafficker. Murder Inc’s Irv Gotti, whose real name is Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., dropped his last name and replaced [...]

Here’s is a very interesting video. Hip Hop legends tell us when they first fell in love with the culture. Now ask yourself, when did you first fall in love with Hip Hop. What was the first album, cd or artist that really made you want to be part of the culture? Hip Hop man, [...]

Once called the “Hip Hop Mayor” Kwame Kilpatrick is moving to a new home Oct. 28th — a 15-by-10-foot county jail cell where he will spend the next 120 days for lying during a civil trial to conceal an extramarital affair. At 31, he was the youngest mayor in Detroit’s history — alternately dubbed “King [...]

Probably one of the best duos from back in the day. Too bad they broke up and parted ways before the world could experience their true potential. This weeks throwback video, Pete Rock & CL Smooth-T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You.