Are Hip Hop Reality Shows The New Rap Record Labels?

Words by Tony Grands

Sometimes, I let my wife handle the remote control. (No innuendo.) So last night, I was forced I watched T.I. (The Family Hustle) & Jim Jones (Chrissy & Mr. Jones) on VH1 with her. Continue reading

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Positive Rappers: Hip Hop’s Endangered Species

Words by Tony Grands

Why is it that people hate Lupe Fiasco so much? It seems that no matter what he raps about, it ends with people comin’ for his head, so to speak.

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The Life & Death Of The Frankenstein Rapper

Words by Tony Grands

Southside Chicago, Illinois’ Chief Keef is a Hip Hop commodity at the moment. His clumsy jog through rap music’s seedy middleground has obviously been a successful one. How can we tell? Continue reading