Famous Hip Hop Artists And Popular Rap Artists At HipHopDX

Nobody is saying anything in hip hop journalism these days, everyone just reports the latest on (insert popular rap artists name here), there is no perspective, no insight and no food for thought. Some haters just bash hip hop artists, just mean-spirited shit-talking that any 10 year old can do. HipHopDX is only spot that tells it how it is and how it should be.

The Mainstream's Love For Hip Hop's Underground Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - J-23 | Comments: 42

Back in the late '90s there was a sizemic shift in the Hip Hop landscape. The "golden era" had slowly faded away as the "shiny suit" and "bling" era respectively took the spotlight. The days of major labels signing anyone who could rhyme words for 16 bars were gone, as were the days signing rappers that wouldn't or couldn't rap about money and bitches. Those who wouldn't confirm took to the independent game and the fans who wanted to go back to the days where style and substance had equal weight followed along. Loyalties and allegiances were fierce for years; if you listened to Def Jux, you didn't listen...

Get Your Mind Right: The (Absolute) Best Verse Ever Monday, September 01, 2008 - Brian Sims | Comments: 186

I just read confirmatory evidence (thanks MSN) that Paul from The Wonder Years is in fact, not Marilyn Manson. Phew. If that had been the case, I would have some serious problems reconciling such a vacuous change in the universe. Sure, things are changing all the time, all over the place, on a changing basis. But c’mon, things don’t change that much. I guess I already knew that it was impossible, but I admit that hearing somebody else say it was a major relief. The sleep-depriving process of trying to identify my all-time #1 verse led me to an absolute dead-end. I racked...

Why The Only Permed Brother Worth Listening To Is DJ Quik Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - Omar Burgess | Comments: 29

"Remember Compton's in the house/and Quik is in the hood sippin' 'yak with all my niggas/'cause it's to the good so don't knock it till you try it/'cause Eiht he tried to knock it but he still walking 'round with my nuts in his pocket (bitch!)" DJ Quik, "Dollaz N Sense," Safe & Sound. I don't know where you were in October of 1994, but I sure as hell do. Tuesday, after school let out, my friend Jonathan called me up as if the world were coming to an end. "Dog, did you hear how Quik is straight clownin’ MC Eiht?" It was history in the making,...

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