Hip Hop

A Brief History Of Female MCs Playlist: From Salt ‘N’ Pepa to Azealia Banks [Listen To This]
When Queen Latifah rapped, “Who you calling a bitch?” it was more than just a rhetorical question.
Rappers Taking Pictures With Money Is A Thing [Gallery]
Check out these rappers taking pictures with money for no reason other than to make you feel bad about having less money.

The 10 Weirdest Music Videos [Sundays Are For Procrastination]
The Internet gives us all a chance to be stars in our own way. Messing around on YouTube can lead you to some strange, “WTF?” inducing kind of videos. Here are some of the ones I’ve come across recently. Embrace the weird!
How To Dress Like A ’90s Gangsta [Saturday Flashback]
You don’t want your fashionable friends jacking you swag? Do you? Do you?! Of course not.
The 10 Hip Hop Artists You Need To Follow On Instagram
The obsession with Instagram isn’t limited to just us “regular” people; I feel like every celebrity has one. But the best celebrities that use Instagram? Hip hop stars.
Backstage With Rapper P.D.A. at SXSW [Video]
Finding new artists is the greatest part of the SXSW Music Festival, but I never would of guessed I’d find an incredible rapper from Tulsa, Oklahoma! When I first arrived at P.D.A.’s show, I was a bit suspicious. The venue was pretty empty, and the few patrons that were there were caught up in idle chatter. As soon as he started the first song, I was immediately relieved.
Put This On Your iPod: Beats Antique’s Collide
It quite honestly feels like everyone here in Austin still has a hangover from spring break. SXSW had so many great bands this year, I had to extend my coverage of it to a second week! Beats Antique is by far probably the most creative and original band that I’ve discovered in awhile, and so I share with you their second album Collide.

Put This on Your iPod: MC Lars’ The Graduate
This week’s artist is someone who’s totally inspired me growing up. While most people spent their college years drinking and dreaming about what they’ll be after they graduate (guilty!), MC Lars was doing something about his dreams.
Candy Dish: Euna Lee and Laura Ling Are Free!
• Bill Clinton’s still got it.
• Find those hidden calories and beat ‘em.
• Lady Gaga and Beyonce sweep VMA nominations.
• But Brit is close behind!
• Is this the future of hip hop?
• 10 secrets men are keeping from us.
Saturday Read: Enter the Babylon System
Now, I love my fiction, but sometimes I just get a hankering for a real fact-filled, non-fiction book. I was watching MTV Canada one day saw Rodrigo Bascunan, the author of a fantastic book called “Enter the Babylon System,” being interviewed. On a whim, I decided to get it from the library (if MTV likes him, then he must be bad ass, right?) and boy was I impressed!
G.W.W.E.: Mos “Most Effable” Def
(We’re back with another weekly installment of G.W.W.E [Guys We Want to Eff]. Looking for a fell…
Candy Dish: Kanye is King
We heard him say…he’s the voice of our generation?
New ladies are taking the reign…
Fashionably Techy: Nerdcore!
[Like a magpie, you gravitate towards things that are shiny: cell phones, TVs, anything that al…
Yo, Grandma’s Hip! (And No, We’re Not Talking About Osteoperosis)
You know the setting: you’re at a dance, you and your friends are bopping along to the musi…
The Project Runway Rundown: Korto Goes Country
Yay! Project Runway was so good last night. So good! It was just like old times; the designers got…
Pimpin’ All Over the Presidency: Ludacris vs. Obama
I’m going to say what everyone is thinking. Ludacris is a modern day Shakespeare. Yeah, I said it…