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Usher Steamy "One Night Stand" Never Before Seen Footage!

EXCLUSIVE never before seen BEHIND THE SCENES footage of Usher's One Night Stand LADIES ONLY Tour Photo Shoot on location in... more

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Where Do We Go From Here?: A Reaction To The New Day

Anthony I was one of the millions of early voters this time around. I made the trek down to a local shopping mall on my lunch... more

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Arrest Warrant Issued For Mos Def

TMZ.com reports photographer Volker Corell has filed felony robbery and malicious destruction of private property charges against... more

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Rappers Respond To Obama’s Election

Following Tuesday night’s historic election of Barack Obama as the first African-American President of the United States, HipHopDX reached out to a few of Hip Hop’s most respected emcees to get their reaction to the election of the nation’s first black president, as well as their thoughts on how Hip Hop played an instrumental role in accomplishing that once unthinkable feat, and how our culture should direct its grievances against the national government during an Obama administration.

All the artists DX spoke to yesterday were clearly relieved when at roughly 11 p.m. eastern standard time on November 4, 2008 Obama was officially declared the victor of this year’s Presidential contest, marking the beginning of the end of the tumultuous presidency of George W. Bush.

“Congratulations to every American, to every person who has endured the last 8 years of psychological oppression,” offered Queens emcee Consequence when asked what his reaction was to Obama’s win.

Like millions of his fellow citizens, legendary southern spitter Bun B was deeply touched by the magnitude of the history made on Tuesday. “[Watching] last night I felt like everybody had to [want to] shed a tear,” said Bun. “It was a few seconds of shock. And after it really set in it [was] a real feeling of elation, not so much a jump up and down and scream [feeling], but like a real sense of accomplishment.”

That accomplishment was at least in some part facilitated by a three-decade-old culture that has united Americans of all races and backgrounds.

“I think it’s important that Hip Hop not understate its role,” said one of the culture’s most powerful political voices, Killer Mike, of the Hip Hop generation’s influence over the presidential election. “I’ve always viewed Hip Hop, because it was organized for young people by young people as an alternative to violence, as more than a music but actually the extension of civil rights. Because of that, Hip Hop has brought, for 35 years, people – black, white, Asian, Latin – together under the muse of music. And it has grown a generation of people who are so accustomed to being around one another that slowly certain myths [about one another] began to fall…So I think Hip Hop has a significant slice [of credit for Obama’s victory] because Hip Hop exposed us to one another before politics did. Hip Hop has done wonders in terms of breaking down the false walls of racial differences in this country. It’s brought us in big part to this point. Thank God for the art form of Hip Hop.”

“With Diddy and Jay-Z and Mary running around with the Obama [“Countdown to Change” rallies], I know they touched a lot of people, [even] me voting,” added East Coast jewel-dropper AZ. “This was my first time voting. And me standing on lines and seeing my peers, my A-Alikes, a lot of street brothers, it was like, ‘Wow, they brought out the whole Hip Hop community.’ And you know Hip Hop rules the world at the end of the day. [So] I know it played a major part in just bringing more people to [the polls].”

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Ludacris, Nelly, And Snoop Dogg To Perform At TRL Finale

Rappers Ludacris [click to read], Nelly [click to read], and Snoop Dogg will perform together for the first time ever during... more

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11 days ago

50 Cent Talks Charity, Album And The Economy

Lately, 50 Cent [click to read] has been working on several projects including his upcoming album, Before I Self Destruct, his... more

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Beyonce Offers To Perform At Obama's Inauguration

Beyonce has offered her support to President-elect Barack Obama, saying that she will perform at his inauguration in January if he... more

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11 days ago

Hip Hop Live: Week Ending 11/14/2008

Welcome back to Hip Hop Live, where we give you the heads up on the livest shows near you! Kicking off this week is Common, who... more

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11 days ago

The Game Says He Puts Fatherhood Before Rap

Multi-platinum rap artist, The Game, who has hinted at retiring before, may indeed me putting the mic down indefinitely. The... more

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14 days ago

Rick Ross Talks Exclusion from T.I. Track

When the T.I. enlisted the help of Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and Kanye West for “Swagger Like Us,” it was considered one of... more

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15 days ago

Soulja Boy Shouts Out Slave Masters

Eighteen-year-old rapper Soulja Boy [click to read] recently made some alarming comments when he was interviewed by journalist... more

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15 days ago

Prodigy: Jay-Z "Sides With Evil"

Prodigy is at it again. Another letter from the imprisoned member of Mobb Deep has surfaced, this time through correspondence with... more

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15 days ago

Lupe Fiasco says LupEND Will Be A Three-Disc Release

To much dismay from his fans, Lupe Fiasco [click to read] has stated his third and final album will indeed be LupEND. Though many... more

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15 days ago

Pharrell, DJ Premier, DJ Quik Remix Maroon 5

Maroon 5 will be releasing a remix album titled Call & Response due Dec. 9 on A&M/Octone, and are enlisting the help of... more

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15 days ago

Details Emerge In Shakir Stweart Suicide

Atlanta officials have confirmed Def Jam Records executive Shakir Stewart did commit suicide on Saturday [November 1]. Cobb... more

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Birdman Talks Movie, Album Plans

Cash Money Records co-founder Bryan "Birdman" Williams revealed recently his plants to release a film titled Like... more

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18 days ago

HipHopDX's 30 Reviews In 30 Days

As you can see from our Release Dates [click to read], there are a lot of albums dropping in November. Since we always try and... more

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Trends Of Culture: The New Gatekeepers

It could be argued that just as video perhaps killed the radio star, that the Internet ruined the rap star. Coincidence or not, the golden era of Hip Hop’s D-Day is not far from when most schools, libraries, followed by an economic trickle-down of families got modern to the modem. Although limited content and connection speeds made what could be done on the Internet minimal, the Hip Hop browser’s information super highway is now jammed with billboards, boutiques and rappers holding up cardboard signs that they’re street veterans, willing to rap for attention, or at least a MySpace comment.

Every time a rapper hops in his car, it seems that a dashboard camera is turned on. Chung King sessions became the pinhole mic and Reason. Instead of a steady album every two years, rappers are doing mixtapes every week. “Please listen to my demo” evolved into “Here’s a ZShare, fams.” Rumors swirl, pictures surface, playlists post, and everybody’s Twittering away commentary.

However, just as quickly as a cynical soul can question the merit of the web’s contribution to Hip Hop, there has been a genesis of genius. Parallel to the argument that the independent artist has the creative control that a major label withholds, the DIY writer, filmmaker and possible 2010 deejay are what’s making Hip Hop truly remain fun, remain educational, and remain groundbreaking on the Internet. To call them “bloggers” might be the equivalent of referring to KRS-One or Ice Cube as “rappers.” It might not be inaccurate, but it’s surely not saying nearly enough.

Video technology has allowed Hip Hop to get more personal. Whether video allows Joe Budden to share his lady’s assets or Prodigy teaching his son how to let one off, Hip Hop stars are letting us in. Inversely, we’re able to show them what exactly we think of them. Longtime Hip Hop luminary Jay Smooth uses video essays on his IllDoctrine.com [click here] to analyze the senselessness of “no homo” or parody the video blogger altogether, including himself. Another onetime XXL blog affiliate, Dallas Penn has extended his vast Hip Hop commentary with buddy Rafi to use video to show Hip Hop’s rural, urban and international listeners a dichotomy of urban America, using observational comedy of staples such as check-cashing spots, with a mockumentary style that appeals to people far beyond the culture that arguably gave both creators a voice and a reason.

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http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1255It could be argued that just as video perhaps killed the radio star, that the Internet ruined the rap star. Coincidence or not,... more