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Morality Clauses In Hip Hop? Good Luck With That One

 

As much sense as having morality clauses in Hip Hop artists' contracts makes sense given the egregious nature with which crime scenarios find themselves making the leap from rhymes to real life, I personally don't see this one happening. Sure,...

ill Mami  |  08/24/2009 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

House Puts A Shoe in Charles Hamilton's A$$

 

As many of you know by now, Charles Hamilton is unable to list J Dilla as Executive Producer of his forthcoming album. You know, the free one from which he would donate proceeds to the non-existent J Dilla Foundation. One...

nOvaMatic  |  06/11/2009 at 6:00 PM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Has Charles Hamilton Gone Too Far?

 

THIS negro!It doesn't surprise me that Charles Hamilton has done something foolish once again (he's meeting his monthly average and right on time) but this right here? Completely unacceptable. For anyone that doesn't feel like clicking the link, Sonic's major...

nOvaMatic  |  06/09/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Charles Hamilton Fans, Meet Black Spade

 

We're not even going to bag on your boy Charles Hamilton, because the jury's still out on whether or not he's worth the bullet. However, this whole Black Spade beatjacking situation has inspired copious amounts of uckery-fay and reckless greasy...

nOvaMatic  |  03/31/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

'Most Hated Hip Hop Figures' Hits The Internet

 

Rap Up's "10 Most Hated Hip Hop Figures of 2008" is here, and we can't say that we totally disagree. DMX, Karrine "Superhead" Steffans, Tony Yayo, Lil' Wayne and T-Pain and his Auto-Tune round out spots 6 through 10, while 50 Cent,...

ill Mami  |  10/20/2008 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Just How Much Has Common Changed Over the Years?

 

There seems to be a bit of hand-wringing over Common's forthcoming Universal Mind Control. Many visitors to this site reacted with ambivalence or flat-out rejected his most recent videos. And all of the changes the album has undergone over the past year...

nOvaMatic  |  10/17/2008 at 2:00 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

KRS-One Is Latest Victim of Alz-rhyme-ers

 

KRS-One a/k/a "The Teacha" has decided to offer his opinion about the materialism and lack of creativity in Hip Hop.  While at this year's VH1 Hip Hop Honors, KRS stated that "The youth today, the majority, are not seeking authenticity" and...

ill Mami  |  10/16/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (3)  |  Permalink

Grandmaster Flash Hops on the Anti-JD Train

 

Today we present to you another chapter in the "Jermaine Durpi Done Effed Up" Chronicles. This time, the response comes from the one, the only, Grandmaster Flash, who is a pioneer in this game and should pretty much be able...

nOvaMatic  |  06/17/2008 at 11:08 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Conscious Hip Hop: The New Danger?

 

John McWhorter, by my best approximation, is an idiot. I know that this is quite a generalization since I have never met the guy, but his recent claim that conscious hip hop is a "fallacy" that is leading its listeners...

ill Mami  |  06/16/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (8)  |  Permalink

He Turned an Icon Into a 'Bust It Baby'

 

Oh snap! The claws are really coming out in Hip Hop right about now. Recently, Jermaine Dupri did a series of videos over at The Most Access bemoaning the state of the music game with an astounding lack of irony....

nOvaMatic  |  06/12/2008 at 1:30 PM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

NYOIL: Nas is One of the Most Overrated MCs Ever

 

Whew. Are people allowed to say this? We've all expressed our views on Nas's whole "Nigger movement" and have raised questions such as: Is Nas is the ideal MC to stir this particular pot? Does he possess the courage of...

nOvaMatic  |  04/24/2008 at 11:12 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Chuck Phillips' Trusted Sources Played an Early April Fool's Joke

 

For anyone that thought the side-eye I launched at Chuck Philips was a little less than warranted, fall back! The gods over at The Smoking Gun have revealed that Phillips' damning LA Times article (that claimed Diddy and Jimmy Henchman knew...

nOvaMatic  |  03/26/2008 at 4:48 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

News to Us: Faith Evans and Damon Dash are Rappers

 

If the accompanying photo is any indication, Faith Evans has been declared a rapper by NBC11 in Cali. Their "Troubled Rappers With Rap Sheets" photo gallery makes no distinction between relevancy (Vanilla Ice), living or dead (Easy E) or whether...

nOvaMatic  |  03/24/2008 at 10:36 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

That Was Fast. Trouble-Causing LA Times Writer Defends Snoriffic Tupac Article

 

You know, the actual LA Times article about Diddy and Biggie and some other dudes having prior knowledge of the attack on 2Pac in 1994, kind of paled in comparison to the hype preceding it. It all got to...

nOvaMatic  |  03/18/2008 at 5:32 PM  |  Permalink

Diddy's Shadiness Is So Blinding, We Might Need Some Sean John Shades

 

As we delved into the allegations that Sean "Diddy" Combs had knowledge of the 1994 attempt on Tupac Shakur's life yesterday, comes more news that may leave the mogul a little shook. Shyne neé Jamal Burrows now has another alias...

ill Mami  |  03/18/2008 at 1:59 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

The Roots Hoodwink Fans For A Master Plan

 

I will admit it. They got me. They may have gotten you, too. I was primed and ready to fight when I saw the video for The Roots' "Birthday Girl." I was mainly so upset because I thought The Roots had...

ill Mami  |  03/17/2008 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

What Is Really Going On With Dude From The Jungle Brothers?

 

I've been debating whether or not I was gonna touch this story that had the internets goin' nuts on Monday, but I can't help myself. I'm sure by now you've seen or heard about the scandal that MediaTakeOut "broke"...

Butta  |  03/12/2008 at 3:00 PM  |  Comments (9)  |  Permalink

Mobb Deep's Prodigy Has Discovered a Rare, Potent Form of Heroin

 

Mobb Deep was one of my favorite East Coast Hip Hop acts during my coming of age; I put The Infamous right up there with Ready to Die and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. So naturally when they first linked...

nOvaMatic  |  03/12/2008 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

The Dead Prez Riot Finally Allowed a Context

 

The Hip Hop Congress will raise money to pay the Thurston County police for the damages caused during a riot at the dead prez concert two weeks ago. The HHC are some real stand up guys. They will also hold...

nOvaMatic  |  02/28/2008 at 4:10 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

'Be Healthy' at the Dead Prez Riot!

 

Revolutionary vegetarians dead prez incited a riot in Washington State at Evergreen College when they broke into their rousing "F*ck the Police". According to KIRO 7 (who referred to the act in this article as "Dead Presidents"), a fight broke...

nOvaMatic  |  02/15/2008 at 3:02 PM  |  Permalink

Crowd Participation: Is Chris Rock Correct About Hip-Hop?

 

It's refreshing to hear someone that's actually from the Hip-Hop Generation not come off as an apologist for modern mainstream Hip-Hop. However, does Chris Rock take it too far with his recent statements to Rolling Stone? "Music kind of sucks....

nOvaMatic  |  11/13/2007 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (4)  |  Permalink

The 'Nigger' Album

 

We've tip-toed around this thing long enough. Now, since we're all grown here, let's get two things out of the way:1. Nigga2. NiggerLet's proceed.If this album does happen provided UMG doesn't cave to Jeffries, us Nas fans will be saying...

nOvaMatic  |  10/29/2007 at 12:00 PM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Get in Line, Lupe

 

Lupe Fiasco is threatening to "take legal action" against VIBE for the article they recently posted online, which lead most of us to believe he was nucking futs for dissin' A Tribe Called Quest in the wake of his...

nOvaMatic  |  10/11/2007 at 1:14 AM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

BET Will Feel the Ire of Black Bloggers

 

At SoulBounce, we try to stay out of these topics as much as possible, but the current climate of urban music and popular culture have proven there's an issue that cannot be denied or glazed over. Via my handy-dandy Google...

nOvaMatic  |  09/19/2007 at 7:31 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

What's Really Hood, Dinco D?

 

"Yeah, like I let him know, Busta's good at being loud, screaming, and yelling. He's good, he got that down, he's got the loud voice, but lyrically I'll eat him. I don't care. He knows that."First the Fugees, then Pete...

nOvaMatic  |  09/17/2007 at 7:26 PM  |  Comments (1)  |  Permalink

Your Dedicated ?uestlove Update

 

I kind of wanted to demonstrate that rap music didn't necessarily have to be party music. A lot of people use hip hop just as an excuse and a means to dance, but it should really be an expression of...

nOvaMatic  |  09/07/2007 at 8:13 PM  |  Permalink

Is It Too Soon to Celebrate a New Rap Renaissance?

 

Recently we asked the SoulBounce Team and a few friends if they felt Hip-Hop was making a return to form. With Common and Talib Kweli's recent offerings doing uncharacteristically high numbers and Kanye's Graduation seeming to have a lead on...

Soul Bounce  |  09/07/2007 at 7:35 AM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

Q-Tip: Labels aren't set up to do anything more of a mature sort of Hip-Hop.

 

[Photo: Acquired]Q-Tip was quoted in TIME, believe it or not."In rock you have metal, alternative, emo, soft rock, pop-rock, you have all these different strains, and there are different strains of hip-hop, but record companies aren't set up to sell...

nOvaMatic  |  08/18/2007 at 12:32 PM  |  Comments (2)  |  Permalink

A "gangsta" rapper named "Nazz"

 

I think it's very important that we don't paint all Hip-Hop with the same brush. People like Bill O'Reilly thrive on these blanket generalizations and rhetoric, and there needs to be a movement in place to educate not only...

nOvaMatic  |  08/16/2007 at 1:02 PM  |  Permalink