The bastardization of Hiphop is alive and well!

Post by Sammydress.

There are so many things wrong with this sponsored ad that popped up on Facebook.

What does Ty Ty do other than go to Nets games?

Can you guess which one Ty Ty is in this picture?

Seriously. No shots fired, I'm just being curious here.

I've done a few Google searches to try to figure out what his deal is besides being besties with Jay, and all I can find is more of the above.

Boston Globe: Iggy Azalea is 'hip-hop'

The Boston Globe wants to know if "hip-hop" is ready for Australian raptress Iggy Azalea.

But the better question may be, does hip-hop really care about her?

I'm sorry but just because you happen to rap doesn't mean that you're hip-hop or a hip-hopper -- it just means that you rap.

As seen in the photo at left from today's paper, The Boston Globe is among the latest mainstream media to try to brand a white musical artist as "hip-hop."

RIP GURU: 7/17/62 - 4/19/2010

4 years ago today the world lost one of the greatest lyrical forces ever to be witnessed in the rebellious realm that is Hiphop music.

So, Diddy’s delivering this year's commencement speech at Howard?

This man is going to receive an honorary doctorate from Howard University and deliver its  commencement speech this year. Take that.

What's happened to the rest of Jamla?

Is it just me or has 9th Wonder been pushing his fem-cee Rapsody just a little too hard on the listening masses? Could it be true that sometimes — or at least in this case, for sure — less can indeed be more?

This is something that's been lingering on my list of Hiphop pet peeves for quite a while now, and this week's release of the much anticipated collaboration between new Jamla recording artist add-2 and Khrysis, the leader of the 9th's hefty stable of producers and beat makers, finally pushed that pet peeve right on up to the top of the totem pole of things in rap on my nerves right now.

Oh yeah, Jamla is 9th Wonder's label...

Ma$e can't stop, won't stop providing inspiration for rappers

As much flak as Ma$e took after he dropped the "Murda" moniker from his name in favor of appealing to a broader audience (emphasis on broad), he is seemingly unintentionally redeeming himself with the resurrection of his lyrics circa 1997-1999 that are routinely being regurgitated by rappers du jour.

Kanye has already gone on the record as saying that Ma$e is his favorite rapper, and that was evident on College Dropout, where Kanye copied everything from Mr. Betha's adlibs to his lyrics verbatim.

Kanye continued that trend on later albums, as well, in somewhat of a tribute to style-blazing rapper who never got enough credit for his originality and creativity in the rap game.


Since we all know biting hasn't been a Hiphop sin since the mid-90s, no one thought anything of it.