Now you know I love a good debate. The homies over at Nappy Afro have decided to recognize the prominent role that the ATL has had in hip-hop over the years by setting of a discussion on who exactly rules the kingdom.What, no Yung Joc? Of course, I kid. I shall remain silent. You may [...]
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CLICK ON IT: Who’s The King Of Atlanta?
I Wish Suge Was Knocked Out 15 Years Ago
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After Suge Knight got knocked the eff out again last weekend, you may be laughing at this fallen tough guy. Or, if you feel like I feel, you may be shaking your damn head and wondering why someone didn't tap that glass jaw of his 15 years ago. As I've stated in previous posts, I believe [...]
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Take That Video Budget And Put It Into Your Music
With MTV and other “music video” networks essentially undertaking a business model to cater to the lifestyle of young people rather than primarily the music they listen to, shoving money into your video budget makes less and less sense.However, with TV, the Internet and easily utilized video technology, consumers of music increasingly expect a visual [...]
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SONG OF THE WEEK: “‘Bout My Money” (Joell Ortiz)
As a certified Ortiz Stan, I would be remiss if I let this fly by me without posting it up. This is “trickle down economics” at its finest. 2009 is survival of the fittest. Plus, I need a reason to post the above picture. Not that you need a reason, its just good [...]
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If I Had A Record Deal, I’d Be Gandhi
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It was reported and denied over the weekend that Clevland artist Kid Cudi was tasered and arrested just before his show at the NBA All Star Game. Although it seems that Cudi was involved in a fairly minor incident, he is not the first rapper who risked his entire career on some stuipd ish. [...]
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THE CONFESSIONAL: I’m Not Feeling Drake
They say confession is good for the soul. Today we offer another installment of The Confessional, an ongoing feature on Your Favorite White Boy, where your man B-Double will be confessing certain things that he would not dare bring up in the company of his hip-hop brethren.Oftentimes when you run a blog or website that [...]
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The Evolution Of The Rap Love Song
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Just before you rush out to pick up some last minute wilted flowers at the local corner store for your girl/wife/mistress/mom, here's a quick rundown on the history of the rap love song. Now, I know hip-hop isn't primarily known for its affectionate side, there have been many a rapper who jumped into the booth [...]
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A Hip-Hop Guide To Scoring Digg Traffic
After dropping some science on how to mack Twitter, I thought the time is at hand to school you suckers on strategies to conquer Digg. Getting on the front page of Digg is like the mythical unicorn - everyone one is looking for it and very few actually find it. As the tale [...]
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CLICK ON IT: This Is Hip Hop Interviews Statik Selektah
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Man, This Is Hip Hop is busy these days. My man Kev hit me up with an interview his boy and interview wizard (and fellow T-Dot resident) Sean Deez did with DJ Statik Selektah. He and Deez chop it up about the upcoming joint with Saigon he did in 24 hours, his influences and [...]
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5 Rappers Who Are Thankful For Rick Ross
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There are a gang of rappers who must be thanking Big Baby Jesus himself that 50 Cent has found a new outlet for his frustrations and turned his eye to annihilating Ricky Ross. While Fifty is busy murking Officer Ricky's career (and some serious collateral damage on rap music itself), it does provide a golden [...]
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SONG OF THE WEEK: “Coming For My Bank” (Boaz ft. Sean Price)
This is a great joint Mr. Pitt slid over to me by Spittsburgh MC Boaz. One half of Heltah Skeltah, Mr. Sean Price, on the guest spot. Off the upcoming DJ Shef mixtape King Of Da Kitchen Vol II. Worth the listen.
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ALBUM REVIEW: “The [Abstract] Best” (J. Period ft. Q-Tip)
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DOWNLOAD YFWB Rating: 5 out of 5 I normally do Haiku Reviews on mixtapes, but this is a monumental enough release that it deserves an actual review. You can always tell when an artist loves their craft. It goes beyond just putting out a product, its more like releasing a piece of themselves. It is obvious from [...]
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Hip-Hop Roundtable Pt III and IV: Labels, The Internet And The Future
Part III: "Labels And The Internet" Part IV: "Who's Hot Coming Up?" I'm a tad late on this, but its important, so I'm going in. Part IV is a quick discussion on who Young Guru, Neef and Young Chris (well, mostly Young Guru) think is coming up and has promise (Wale, Mickey Factz, Charles Hamilton). There is an [...]
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Why Lil Wayne Was A Lock At The Grammys
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Consider this my obligatory post on last night's festivities. Rap purists across the globe were probably rolling their collective eyes when they saw that Weezy had won 4 Grammies last night. Especially when it comes to singles like "Lollipop", heads must figure that pop is what's the business when it comes to music industry awards. [...]
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THE CONFESSIONAL: I’ve Made My Peace With Soulja Boy
They say confession is good for the soul. Today we offer another installment of The Confessional, an ongoing feature on Your Favorite White Boy, where your man B-Double will be confessing certain things that he would not dare bring up in the company of his hip-hop brethren.Bless me Reverend Run for I have sinned.It’s been [...]
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If You’ve Never Heard “Paul’s Boutique”, Kill Yourself Now
Paul’s Boutique, which was just reissued on January 29th, has to be one of my favorite albums of all time. Like many fans at the time I was a young and foolish hip-hop head and I was expecting, no hoping for, another License To Ill. What I got from the sophomore efforts of the [...]
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Streets Is Watching | Blogs Keep Talking: Feb 6th 2009
There's a mountain of great content out in the raposphere - you just need to know where to look. YFWB saves you the bandwidth and your valuable time by digging in all those blogs posts and unearthing interesting gems that you need to check out. If you have a link you'd like [...]
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PEEP THIS: Lil Wayne Does Letterman’s Top 10 List
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Well, every post can't be an opus on the state of hip-hop, can it? Lil Wayne gives his top 10 reasons to attend the Grammies on Sunday. Jacked from J.D. Speaking of pause, an eye roll to Weezy for the "pause" after his Jonas Brothers comment. Do you serious believe anyone thinks you're gay [...]
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