Rules To Live By in Post-Obama World

This was an interesting ditty written by NewsOne on rules for the Black community to live by now that we have a Black president, and a dwindling number of racism-based excuses for our less than “First Family” behavior. In an effort to put a new spin on traditional values and courtesies, the writer uses popular hip hop and R&B songs as his guide:

From Goddess to Gangstress: The Devaluation of the Diva

Paul Scott writes from his No Warning Shots Fired blog about the devaluation of women in music and in life: My friend, Jae told me about an incident that she recently had on her way home from work. These two teenagers were having a loud public/ private discussion in the back of the bus, tellin’ the [...]

Stanley Crouch: Obama and the Future of Hip Hop

It continues to appear that the cool and highly intelligent Barack Obama is going to have a powerful impact on debilitating black popular culture, particularly hip hop. The signs are everywhere.
In the wake of Byron Hurt’s searing documentary “Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes,” hip-hop fans have questioned the retarding effect that hip hop has [...]