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Some Things that are not Relevant in Hip Hop Anymore

Hip Hop is changing at a rapid pace and in the last 5 years it has went from bad to worse. Things that were once relevant in Hip Hop are not even close to being a part of Hip Hop anymore. Some things that are not relevant in Hip Hop anymore are.

1. Hip Hop Radio Stations - Most of these stations are so lame that nobody listens to them at all unless they are trapped in a car somewhere and they can’t get there Ipod working or the cd player is broke. Nobody wants to listen to the same songs in rotation over and over again. Sirius radio was supposed to change some of this but sirius is just as lame now and illegal payola goes on in all forms of radio. Hip Hop Radio stations need to die.

2. Hip Hop Magazines – Who even buys these ? By the time they reach the stand the news is in them is old. The magazines are getting killed by the internet and most are hanging on by a thread before they fold up. They are usually run by some bloodsucking no talent fake journalist and they will tax the indie artists to be in their wack magazines while at the same time kissing a signed to a major labels artists ass to interview him for their pathetic magazine. I won’t mention any of these or  plug any of these magazines , but for the record do not waste your money on these dinosaurs let them die. And when they die laugh at them like I will.

3. Street Credibility – Back in the day you had to have some sort of street credibility to sell anything in Hip Hop. Gone are the days when a artist would be exposed and black balled  for faking that he grew up in the projects and his lyrics were written from real life experiences. Hip Hop artists these days have completely turned a hard core genre of music that we call Hip Hop into a lollipop cotton candy lyrics spitting,mohawk and rainbow shirt wearing,tight latex and spandex and skinny jeans wearing bunch of homo artists that are DESTROYING Hip Hop.  I am sick and tired of seeing the mainstream media support these garbage artists. I am sick and tired of seeing and hearing DJs playing these garbage artists. This one thing will eventually kill Hip Hop completely if it is not stopped. Street credibility is no longer relevant in Hip Hop.

4. Lyrical Talent – Rappers used to be known and respected for their lyrical talent. Back in the days rappers used to battle on records and not on twitter. If you couldn’t rhyme you would get destroyed and your career would be over. Hall of Fame rappers  LL Cool J and Kool Moe Dee had epic battles on wax not in the lame stream media. Great records were made lyrical talent was a must to have a fan base in Hip Hop. Gone are those days of the lyrical rapper. Now a days we have spandex wearing rappers like Lil Wayne spitting pure gibberish and still being embraced by suburban fans of Hip Hop. You no longer have to have lyrical talent to be relevant in Hip Hop you can just plug in your mic and spit pure garbage and you will have some idiot saying thats the greatest rapper alive. And to that I have to say that lyrical talent is not relevant in Hip Hop anymore.

5. Hip Hop Awards Shows - At one time it was a good thing to be nominated for a Hip Hop award and go to the awards show and have a chance to win a $5.00 trophy and brag to the world that you won. Gone are those days, now all Hip Hop awards shows fall into 2 categories. Category 1 - televised awards shows, meaning they are on BET  or another television channel. Televised shows suck, but at least they give you some free promotion, but there is major payola and politics involved to get nominated for a televised award show. Category 2 - Non televised awards shows, these awards shows are just like Hip Hop conventions they are only created to make the promoters money. There are hundreds of them that go on yearly and they all are a complete waste of time and money. You get no benefit out of being named best artist of the year at “pick any state” or “pick any region” awards show. You get a cheap trophy and bragging rights that nobody cares about.  These shows are big big money makers for the promoters and you need to avoid this scam and not get sucked in. The televised awards shows were once relevant but now none of them are relevant and they all need to die.

6. Dancing,Breaking,Popping,Locking – At one time Hip Hop had real dancing and real dance groups that would compete against each other. Gone are those days, now the only dancing you see is choreographed bullshit or some low budget chicken heads shaking there ass like a stripper. Some of the new artists and fans need to check out some of the old movies on netflix like Beatstreet and Breaking and Wildstyle. Back when Hip Hop had the best dancers in the world and their was a passion connected to Hip Hop. Those days are gone and now dancing is no longer relevant in Hip Hop.

7. Graffiti - At one time graffiti was a part of Hip Hop. Some of you young heads probably didn’t even know that there were four elements of Hip Hop. MCing,DJing,Breaking,and Graffiti. Well graffiti was the first element to go away. Graffiti was always illegal but it didn’t matter, it was a way for the artists to express themselves and for a group or Mc to get his name out there it was a form of ghetto billboards. Hip Hop graffiti has been replaced by gang graffiti and it just isn’t the same.  Hip Hop Graffiti is gone and is no longer relevant in Hip Hop.

8. Beatboxing – Doug E Fresh , The Fat Boys , Biz Markie and some others set Hip Hop on fire with the human beat box.  Beatboxing still goes on and there is even a World beatboxing association, but it does not go on in Hip Hop anymore or very little. There are a few indie artists that still do a little beatboxing but for the most part beatboxing is no longer relevant in Hip Hop.

9. Hip Hop Record Pools – These used to be the only way a DJ could get the new records, Im talking about actual vinyl for the latest releases. Record pools used to be a good thing. I got literally thousands of records for free and got to preview records way way before they hit the radio. Well those days are gone, there are a few digital record pools still going on but they are open to everybody now. This is something I was sorry to see die and is not relevant in Hip Hop anymore.

10. Hip Hop Conventions - If you were ever dumb enough to go to a Hip Hop convention in the last 5 years you probably feel stupid for going to it. The moment you walked into the convention, after wasting your money to get in you realized that you had been took. Hip Hop conventions were invented by music promoters to make money. There are number of these that continue to operate and they are all scams meant to make the promoter money. Do not ever, ever attend one of these conventions thinking you are going to network. You cannot accomplish anything when everyone in the room is trying to network with  everyone else who is a nobody. Major Record labels do not go to these conventions and if there is a representative from a major label there,it is part of the hook to get you to pay to come.The major label representative  got paid to be there and he is nothing more than a glorified secretary and has zero juice to sign anybody. Hip Hop conventions were never relevant in Hip Hop and they never will be but I want to warn the indie artists that just don’t know any better. Don’t waste your time or money going to a Hip Hop convention ever.

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Snoop Dogg to host the Players Ball to Raise Funds for Bishop Don Juan

Snoop Dogg will serve as the host of this year’s annual “Players Ball,” which will double as a fund raiser for his spiritual advisor, Bishop Don “Magic” Juan. The Bishop racked up a rather large bill after a stay in the hospital earlier this year, for an illness. To help his friend, Snoop Dogg is once again bringing his star power to The Players Ball, which was originally launched in 1978 and is now in its 34th year. “I love Snoop Dogg and thank him and everyone who has shown their support for me and I look forward to partying with the Player’s again this year in Hollywood,” Bishop Don “Magic” Juan said.

The Players Ball, which will also serve as Bishop Don Juan’s birthday party, will feature a headlining performance by Oakland rap star Too $hort. Additionally, Snoop Dogg will perform a special DJ set during the party, which is expected to bring out a number of athletes, celebrities, singers and real life “Players.” During Players Ball, one lucky attendee will be crowned “Player of the Year.” “Last year’s Player’s Ball brought the real Players together in a way Hollywood had not seen in decades and this year we are going to make it an even bigger party,” said Bishop Don Magic Juan. “We invite all the players back to Hollywood to bump and grind with stars, celebrities and the best of the Players Gang. Chuuurch!” The Players Ball, which is being sponsored by Serious Pimp clothing, is slated to take place at an undisclosed location on December 10, in Los Angeles, California.

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The Lunch With The Game

Good interview with the game by this little radio station in Pawtucket, Rhode Island

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Soulja Boy spends every penny he ever made on a $55 Million G5 Jet

All I can say is what a dumbass. Soulja Boy’s career is on the ropes and he wastes all his money and then some on a jet.

For his 21st birthday Thursday, the Atlanta rapper bought himself a $35 million dollar private jet, a rep from his management team reportedly told TMZ. According to reports, Soulja will be spending an additional $20 million dollars to add flat screen TVs, 4 liquor bars, a dozen Italian leather seats, Brazilian hardwood cabinets, and travertine tiled flooring. The restroom will be remolded and enlarged, and the aircraft will get a new custom paint job featuring his logo. A spokesperson for Soulja Boy had not responded to our request to confirm the jet purchase by press time.

In April, Soulja Boy told Hip Hop Media Training that he was planning to team up with MTV for a Las Vegas-based bash. “MTV [is going to] be doing my birthday party. It’s going to be in Vegas. I’m going to be in Vegas,” Soulja Boy said. “MTV is going to be doing it just like I did my swag eighteenth party. I don’t know. It’s going to be my first time being 21. So I’m just gonna do me.”

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