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Point of Review: Common

The Dreamer/The Believer
3:00PM ET December 20th, 2011
Contributor: Todd Williams
A Rocky Williform Company
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Common’s two most poorly-received albums, 2003′s Electric Circus and 2009′s Universal Mind C…

Point of Review: The Roots

undun
3:00PM ET December 8th, 2011
Contributor: Todd Williams
A Rocky Williform Company
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Hip hop’s history with concept albums is pretty spotty. The genre has its fair-share of classics within the genr…

HHB Asks: Who’s the Real Nicki?

Will Fans Ever Get To See Behind the Personas?2:30PM ET December 7th, 2011Contributor : Jecquea Howsie A Rocky Williform Company
Nicki Minaj crash landed onto the pop culture landscape a few years ago as a fresh-faced 24-year-old draped in jeans,…

HHB Asks: Where’s the DJ?

Has Post-1996 Hip Hop Abandoned the Turntablist?2:30PM ET December 1st, 2011Contributor : Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company
“Where’s the DJ?”

The late, great Jam-Master Jay used to say that ‘It ain’t hip hop if there ain’t no DJ,” and wh…

Point of Review: Drake

Take Care
12:00PM ET November 15th, 2011
Contributor: Todd Williams
A Rocky Williform Company
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Drake’s debut album, Thank Me Later was a good record that was stifled by familiar traps of 2000s hip hop;…

Lawsuit Filed Against Alabama D.A.

Blacks Systematically Excluded From Death Penalty Juries 7:00AM ET October 27th, 2011Contributor: Todd WilliamsA Rocky Williform Company
In the wake of the controversial execution of Troy Davis in the state of Georgia, the racial dispari…

Generation NEXT: J’Da Prynce Experience

A Funky Soul Band With A Hip Hop Swagger5:30PM ET September 28th, 2011Contributor : Malcolm Strong A Rocky Williform Company

The J’Da Prynce Experience is about soul. The J’Da Prynce Experience is about heart. And the J’Da Prynce Experience…

Point of Review: Game

The R.E.D. Album
05:00PM ET September 15th, 2011
Contributor: DeAndre Rozan
A Rocky Williform Company
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A lot of people don’t like Game, and it’s easy to see why. The West Coast rap superstar has become…

HHB Asks: TI Deserves Another Chance?

Can the Troubled Rapper FINALLY Turn Over A New Leaf?7:00AM ET August 30th, 2011Contributor : Jecquea Howsie A Rocky Williform Company
It’s evident that over the past year hip hop has missed the southern sounds of T.I. TI recently penned h…

HipHopBlog Legends: A Tribe Called Quest

Quirky Queens Kids Share An Alternative Perspective2:00PM ET August 14th, 2011Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff A Rocky Williform Company

Every week, HHB will spotlight a legendary hip hop artist and examine their legacy and body of work. Hip …