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Today hip-hop icon and multi-platinum selling recording artist T.I. took the lead as a national "voting rights leader. " TI aka Clifford Harris, surprised voting officials in the Metro-Atlanta Area early this morning by showing up to vote for the first

I know by now all of you have heard about my favorite singer, Lyfe Jennings, being arrested last week because of some baby mama drama. Well I know I am the main one who gets down on celebrities when they make a mistake but I am here to let you know that

DENVER, CO – On WEDNESDAY, October 29th, entrepreneur, philanthropist and activist Russell Simmons will join the Obama campaign for an Early Vote for Change Rally at Tivoli Commons in Denver. Simmons, in partnership with the Hip Hop Congress, will remind

Amazing, all it took was one skit at the beginning of an episode to ressurrect a show on comedic life-support and to cement a comedy writer's name into this generation's history of television. "Saturday Night Live" has finally pulled itself out of a moat

From the red carpeted "Town Hall" stage set at Belmont University in Nashville, TN last night, millions of Americans and millions of others throughout the world via TV and the Internet watched with bated breath the second round of the 2008 US Presidential

Beyonce' is on the cover of the new Essence Magzine--which is one of the only magazines out that I still respect. In this issue, Beyonce is coming out and talking about her relationship with Young Hova himself, Jay-Z. When I first heard this I was like

Imagine waking up next to someone who had the nose of Jay-Z, hair like Brandy, and mouth like the Crypt Keeper and knowing exactly how you got there. You willingly dealt with an ugly person just so your friend can have their way with the extremely attractive

All successful hip-hop MC's know the importance of originality, authenticity, spontaneity, credibility and the ability to reach your core audience with the rhyme and rhythm that makes a difference in the consciousness of people. But when it comes to evaluating

WE ARE IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY!!! YOU MUST REGISTER TO VOTE BY MONDAY OCTOBER 6, 2008!!!!! We are only 31 days from the most important election of our lifetime. MONDAY OCTOBER 6, 2008 IS THE DEADLINE. We are at war, banks are closing, people are losing

Listen up. There are only 33 days to V-Day (Vote Day) on November 4, 2008. The entire world community is watching America. Democracy is always at it best when it is fully participatory. That is why everyday until V-Day should be taken with the utmost

Doesn’t it seem nowadays that you can’t be a successful Hip-Hop artist unless you’re rapping about being deep in the drug game? Now, for those musicians who have been in the drug game and clawed their way out… this blog is not about you. (Just diversify

I know all you guys heard about the $25,000 rap freestyle battle between Rece Steele and Lady Luck. Yes, you heard me right $25,000 for a rap battle. When I heard that Rece Steele was battling Lady Luck, I became extra worried because I know as raw and

Every Halloween women ponder which sexy costume they'll wear, the nurse, the maid or the cop. But, in real life the baggy blue nurse uniform, conservative maid clothing, and the manly cop outfit don't do much to unleash the beast in us men. In an effort

With only 38 days left to the November 4, 2008 US Presidential Election, millions of young hip-hop voters are preparing to make a tremendous impact on the outcome of the election. As we witness the daily "Countdown to Change" in America and the world

Sorry Mr. President, I don’t believe you. You need more people. I don’t believe that the country will fall into a major recession/depression if we, the taxpayers don’t agree to an estimated $700 billion bailout of companies who, ironically enough, were