Cole hates it. Kanye doesn’t care. But here’s the first-week sales projections based on their first-day sales anyway. According to Billboard, Yeezus will enter the charts at #1, selling somewhere between 360,000 and 380,000 copies, way below the 500,000 industry insiders previously predicted. J. Cole’s Born Sinner is on pace to do anywhere between 270,000 and 290,000, which will place him … Continue reading
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Music
Square Biz, Foul Ball, or Black Hand: Is Rick Ross a Victim….of Timing?
If you have not heard of the flack Officer Ricky aka Rick Ross is catching, he probably slipped you a molly and you ain’t even know it (see what I did right there). In a collab with Atlanta Rapper Rocko, Ross raps, “Put Molly all in her champagne, she ain’t even know it/I took her home and … Continue reading
6 Things We Need to Let Go
Every culture has its potentially offensive stereotypes. Blondes are dumb. White people can’t dance. Native Americans love to gamble. All Asians are geniuses. Most Latinos are illegal immigrants. Media outlets can perpetuate these beliefs and keep them alive for decades. But, sometimes, members of those communities perpetuate them on their own. There are, in fact, certain … Continue reading
Square Biz, Foul Ball, or Black Hand: Lil Wayne and Emmett Till
By now you have heard of the hoopla about Lil Wayne’s latest lyrical reference to Emmett Till. If not, here is the short and long of it.. Lil Wayne said he was going to beat some nookie up like Emmett Till. Ouch. It hurt my spirit to even type that ish!! The record company behind the song … Continue reading
Lyrically Speaking
Remember when I got all nostalgic about music? This is another one of those. You’re welcome. Today while my reflective ride home from work, my iPod decided to play a song Fall Out Boy’s From Under the Cork Tree circa 2005. I turned the music up to an obscene level and shouted the lyrics to “Dance, … Continue reading
Making a Hit Record for Dummies
So while everybody is upset with the Texas Republicans and their lack of support for Planned Parenthood, I’ve been downloading more and more music. I understand music preferences are a matter of opinion, so take the following comments as you please. I downloaded the 2 Chainz album and within a day and a half I … Continue reading
The R in R & B
Greetings All, The Last day in February….which has always led me to wonder, “Why does February get the extra day and not any other month…every 4 years?” #Confusing But anyway, today’s blog is based on a commercial that I saw last night. I was watching the late night wrap up show on NBA TV and … Continue reading
Greatest Female Vocalist of All Time…
has to be Whitney Houston right? I mean, granted she has really been relevant the early 90’s, but unless you have been living under a rock the past few days, you have undoubtedly been exposed to the musical greatness that is Whitney Houston. On Saturday, February 11, 2012 the world lost a legend and while … Continue reading
10 Reasons Why Hip Hop is Dead
So I’m pretty sure you all have heard about this Common vs Drake rap battle going on right now….or should I say pillow fight. Considering both of these rappers are very not gangsta, plenty people are stunned and shocked that this would even happen. Lyrically I think Common would kill Drake and plenty other rappers … Continue reading
Blue Ivy…aka…I’m Rich B*TCH
So there has been a lot of talk about the name of Sean and Beyonce Carter’s baby girl. In fact there has been more than enough talk about the baby, the preganancy(when it actually happened; if it happened at all), what the baby will look like…etc…..etc… While i will not add anything new or thought … Continue reading