Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
R+B star ANGIE STONE is celebrating after learning the all-girl rap trio which kicked off her career is to be inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame. The singer is set ...
Feministing (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
I couldn't choose just one (there are so many!) but below are a few of my faves, in no particular order. Leave yours in comments... Queen Latifah, UNITY More after the jump!...
Defamer (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Last week, STV laid down the scoop on the Chappelle-Lipton tilt [8 PM, Bravo], but there's other options for when Chappelle goes not crazy. WATCH Gossip Girl [8 PM, CW] - Cyndi Lauper guests on...
LadyBlog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Jonah Wiener says female rappers are on the decline: Male MCs have long controlled the microphone, so women with rap dreams have faced the steep challenge of attempting self-definition in a genre whose louder, deeper voices have already done much to define them (in narrow and frequently noxious terms, at that) Like Wiener, I’d like there to [...]
Pink Is The New Blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Nicole Kidman wants TomKat to spawn again. Drew Barrymore joins the legion of Prop 8 protesters who took to the streets of LA last night … which was the 4th consecutive day of protests here in SoCal. Xtina reveals that she does not judge Britney. When can she just go away? Smashing Pumpkins celebrate 20 years of glumrock in [...]
Jezebel (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
We've posted about the lack of female rappers before, and yesterday, Jonah Weiner had a story on Slate in which he wrote, "Today, female rappers are flukes on the charts, and exactly zero women were... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
local Cut (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
A full day later and the euphoria from Barack Obama’s Presidential Election victory still hasn’t worn off, but luckily the near catatonic state it left me in has—so I’m now able to recap Holocene’s election playlist from Tuesday night. With special guest DJs Hoops Dreams and Nathan Detroit joining Beyonda on the decks, revelers [...]
Soulbounce.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
You know what? I'm not afraid to say that I quite enjoy this song. Who better than Salt-N-Pepa to glam it up in the interest of a little fabulous self-love and fun? "I Am the Body Beautiful" was part of...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
Jazmine Sullivan had never sung over a reggae beat, but when you call your debut album Fearless, you can't be afraid to take ...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
Sandra "Pepa" Denton and Cheryl "Salt" James, of the hip-hop rap group Salt-n-Pepa, perform at Woodstock '94. (Neal Preston/Corbis) Pepa of the '80s rap group trio Salt-n-Pepa was in federal court in Baltimore this week to sue her ex, his new wife and others over a Charm City investment property she...
Pop + Politics (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
. The BET Hip Hop Awards on Saturday could have been called Mr. Weezy’s Hip Hop Awards because the rapper Lil Wayne stole the evening. Nominated for 12 awards, Lil Wayne picked up Lyricist of the Year, MVP of the Year and People’s Champ, with the help of his hits, “A Milli,” “Lollipop,” “Got Money” [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
Tune in to BET Starting at 7:00 P.M.* on Thursday, October 23 for "THE BLACK CARPET" Pre-show, Followed by the "BET HIP HOP AWARDS '08" at 8:00 p.m.* and "AMERICAN GANGSTER" at 10:00 p.m.* NEW YORK, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- BET is the place to be on Thursday, October 23, as the network premieres the hottest show in hip hop, the BET HIP HOP AWARDS '08, as well as its critically acclaimed docu-drama, AMERICAN...
The Daily Vidette (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
ATLANTA (AP) - Lil Wayne was named lyricist of the year and Russell Simmons was honored as a hip-hop icon at this year's BET Hip-Hop Awards taped on Saturday in Atlanta. The New Orleans rapper, who was nominated for 12 awards, was also named MVP of the Year and the Alltel Wireless People's Champ at the ceremony, which was hosted by T-Pain instead of scheduled host, comedian Katt Williams.
Bossip (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
Posted by Bossip Staff You can expect multiple surprises when you watch the 2008 BET Hip Hop awards on Oct 23rd, 2008. Well, they might not be surprises anymore but you know you want that exclusive. Bossip staff was there for the barrage of bling, Obamania, and skankocity that was this year’s hip hop awards show. Check [...]
Binside TV (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
The BET Hip Hop Awards were taped this weekend. The episode will air Thursday on BET. Lil Wayne was the big winner of the night. Russell Simmons was honored with...
