The Return of Clean
Hate is a bold word. As far back as I can remember, everyone and everything I’ve hated, I wanted dead. I spent hours thinking about how great it would feel to heat some Jiffy Pop, sit back in a recliner and watch people I hate hemorrhage slowly right in front of me: The cop who … Read More “Can We Finally Bury the Word “Hater?”” »
Reverend Lennox Yearwood is a man of faith who’s been in hip hop‘s corner since its inception. Yearwood is the current president of the Hip Hop Caucus, a youth empowerment organization based in Washington, D.C. Yearwood is responsible for such campaigns as Diddy’s “Vote or Die” campaign in 2004 along with Jay-Z’s “Rock The Vote” … Read More “Rev. Lennox Yearwood: HBCU’s reward the wrong rappers” »
Which begs the question of why hip hop legends that helped to create this now-global culture are seldom given the respect or platform they deserve. It’s true that hip hop is youth-oriented and built around battling and besting the next man, and that’s not necessarily a mindset that breeds respect. And as The Guardian noted … Read More “Why doesn’t hip-hop respect its elders?” »
