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Point of Review: Saigon
The Greatest Story Never Told 04:00PM ET February 27th, 2011 Contributor: DeAndre Rozan A Rocky Williform Company Rating: He was this close to becoming a trivia question. Or at the very least, he was...
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HipHopBlog Legends: Notorious B.I.G.
Brooklyn Crack Dealer Restores East Coast Dominance2:00PM ET March 1st, 2011Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff A Rocky Williform Company Every week, HHB will spotlight a legendary hip hop artist and...
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HipHopBlog Legends: B.D.P.
S. Bronx Crew Births Beef, Introduces 'The Teacha'3:00PM ET March 10th, 2011Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff A Rocky Williform Company Every week, HHB will spotlight a legendary hip hop artist and...
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Point of Review: Lupe Fiasco
Lasers 04:00PM ET March 14th, 2011 Contributor: DeAndre Rozan A Rocky Williform Company Rating: It's impossible to ignore the controversial history behind Lupe Fiasco's long-awaited third album,...
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HipHopBlog Legends: Ice Cube
Compton College Kid Becomes Rap's Most Incendiary Voice5:00PM ET March 24th, 2011Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff A Rocky Williform Company Every week, HHB will spotlight a legendary hip hop artist...
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HHB Asks: Is Chris Brown Picked On?
Will People Ever Get Over 'The Incident?'10:00AM ET March 25th, 2011Contributor : Jecquea Howsie A Rocky Williform CompanyThe road to redemption isn’t always paved in gold, just check the laundry list...
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Point of Review: Chris Brown
F.A.M.E. 06:00PM ET March 24th, 2011 Contributor: Jecquea Howsie A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Chris Brown has the ability to turn grown women into whimpering teenage girls. His female fans, wet...
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HipHopBlog Legends: Queen Latifah
New Jersey Feminist Emerges As Rap Royalty, Pop Icon2:00PM ET April 14th, 2011Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff A Rocky Williform Company Every week, HHB will spotlight a legendary hip hop artist and...
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Point of Review: Cam'ron & Vado
Gunz N' Butta 03:00PM ET April 28th, 2011 Contributor: DeAndre Rozan A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Cam'ron has never been a universally-loved rapper. His unwieldy cockiness, bizarre wordplay and...
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Generation NEXT: Spree Wilson
Rapper/Singer/Songwriter Smashes Musical Boundaries12:00PM ET April 30th, 2011Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff A Rocky Williform Company Spree Wilson is the kind of hip hop head that name-drops Brian...
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HHB Asks: Are ‘Weed Raps’ Still Viable?
Why Is Mary Jane Still Music’s Hottest Topic?2:00PM ET May 19th, 2011Contributor : Jecquea Howsie A Rocky Williform CompanyRay Charles sang about her. The Beatles and Bob Dylan raved about her. Bob...
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Point of Review: Killer Mike
PL3DGE 03:00PM ET May 24th, 2011 Contributor: Hector Rose A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Killer Mike has long been one of the most underrated emcees in hip hop. For fans, his long and winding road...
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Generation NEXT: Michael Gadiva
Fiery Femcee Wants the World's Attention2:00PM ET June 1st, 2011Contributor : Malcolm Strong A Rocky Williform CompanyMichael Gadiva has presence. Her striking features and undeniable charisma demand...
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Point of Review: Pitbull
Planet Pit 06:00AM ET June 24th, 2011 Contributor: DeAndre Rozan A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Glossy. Glossy. Glossy. That's the best word to describe Planet Pit, the latest album from Miami...
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Point of Review: Big Sean
Finally Famous 09:00AM ET July 1st, 2011 Contributor: DeAndre Rozan A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Despite a hit song featuring R&B superstar Chris Brown and several appearances on the hottest...
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HHB Asks: Kim & Foxy TOGETHER?
What If Lil Kim and Foxy Brown Formed A Duo?7:00AM ET July 22nd, 2011Contributor : Jecquea Howsie A Rocky Williform CompanyLil Kim and Foxy Brown are trying to hold onto their credibility and star...
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Generation NEXT: Khrys Deyon
Sexy Girl-Next-Door Is Determined To Rewrite Rap's Rule Book8:00AM ET July 31st, 2011Contributor : Malcolm Strong A Rocky Williform Company Khrys Deyon knows what you’re looking at. She’s been getting...
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Point of Review: Kelly Rowland
Here I Am 09:00AM ET August 5th, 2011 Contributor: DeAndre Rozan A Rocky Williform Company Rating: It may seem like an overstatement to call Here I Am, the third album by R&B star Kelly Rowland, a...
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Point of Review: Jay-Z & Kanye West
Watch the Throne 07:00AM ET August 9th, 2011 Contributor: Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Since it was announced that Kanye West and Jay-Z would be releasing an album together, it...
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HipHopBlog Legends: A Tribe Called Quest
Quirky Queens Kids Share An Alternative Perspective2:00PM ET August 14th, 2011Contributor : Hip Hop Blog Staff A Rocky Williform Company Every week, HHB will spotlight a legendary hip hop artist and...
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HHB Asks: TI Deserves Another Chance?
Can the Troubled Rapper FINALLY Turn Over A New Leaf?7:00AM ET August 30th, 2011Contributor : Jecquea Howsie A Rocky Williform Company It’s evident that over the past year hip hop has missed the...
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Point of Review: Game
The R.E.D. Album 05:00PM ET September 15th, 2011 Contributor: DeAndre Rozan A Rocky Williform Company Rating: A lot of people don't like Game, and it's easy to see why. The West Coast rap superstar...
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Generation NEXT: J'Da Prynce Experience
A Funky Soul Band With A Hip Hop Swagger5:30PM ET September 28th, 2011Contributor : Malcolm Strong A Rocky Williform Company The J'Da Prynce Experience is about soul. The J'Da Prynce Experience is...
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Lawsuit Filed Against Alabama D.A.
Blacks Systematically Excluded From Death Penalty Juries 7:00AM ET October 27th, 2011Contributor: Todd WilliamsA Rocky Williform Company In the wake of the controversial execution of Troy Davis in the...
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Point of Review: Drake
Take Care 12:00PM ET November 15th, 2011 Contributor: Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Drake's debut album, Thank Me Later was a good record that was stifled by familiar traps of 2000s...
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HHB Asks: Where's the DJ?
Has Post-1996 Hip Hop Abandoned the Turntablist?2:30PM ET December 1st, 2011Contributor : Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company "Where's the DJ?" The late, great Jam-Master Jay used to say that 'It...
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HHB Asks: Who's the Real Nicki?
Will Fans Ever Get To See Behind the Personas?2:30PM ET December 7th, 2011Contributor : Jecquea Howsie A Rocky Williform Company Nicki Minaj crash landed onto the pop culture landscape a few years ago...
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Point of Review: The Roots
undun 3:00PM ET December 8th, 2011 Contributor: Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Hip hop's history with concept albums is pretty spotty. The genre has its fair-share of classics within...
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Point of Review: Common
The Dreamer/The Believer 3:00PM ET December 20th, 2011 Contributor: Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Common's two most poorly-received albums, 2003's Electric Circus and 2009's...
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"Red Tails:" Conversation & Controversy
What Does the Success or Failure of This Film Really Mean? 3:00PM ET January 21st, 2011Contributor: Todd WilliamsA Rocky Williform Company Todd Williams is Senior Editor for HipHopBlog.com and A Pop...
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Generation NEXT: Sean Falyon
Fiery Philly Rhymer Has A Knack For Being EVERYWHERE5:30PM ET January 25th, 2012Contributor : Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company "Sean Falyon Be Everywhere." The Philadelphia rapper's mantra is...
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Generation NEXT: Brittany BOSCO
Sultry Singer/Songwriter Carves Her Own Niche7:00AM ET February 10th, 2012Contributor : D. L. Thomas A Rocky Williform Company "I hate interviews. I really do." You have to at least appreciate...
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Point of Review: WZRD
WZRD 10:00PM ET February 28th, 2012 Contributor: Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Rating: It's easy to roll your eyes at the idea of another high-profile 'hipster' rapper releasing an alt-rock...
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Generation NEXT: Marcus Manchild
Houston Speed-Rhymer Reps His City3:00PM ET March 31st, 2012Contributor : D. L. Thomas A Rocky Williform Company Rappers are notoriously confident. Cockiness is a cornerstone of emceeing, but for...
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Point of Review: Nicki Minaj
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded 6:00PM ET April 4th, 2012 Contributor: Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Nicki Minaj has gone from Internet sensation to global pop star in a little more than...
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Generation NEXT: Driicky Graham
20-Year Old From North Carolina Finds His Voice3:00PM ET May 9th, 2012Contributor : John West A Rocky Williform Company You hear rappers say all the time that they were 'born to do this,' but very few...
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Generation NEXT: Nenna Yvonne
Nigerian-Born Pop Star Is Fearless & Focused7:00AM ET May 23rd, 2012Contributor : Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Nenna Yvonne is one of the most accomplished young indie artists in music...
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Generation NEXT: Ginjah
Reggae Singer Makes Music For the Spirit7:00PM ET June 3rd, 2012Contributor : Malcolm Strong A Rocky Williform Company Its easy to be cynical about a lot of today's music. When so many artists seem to...
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Point of Review: Big K.R.I.T.
Live From the Underground 6:00PM ET June 10th, 2012 Contributor: Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Rating: "Mama say I'm letting life go by, as if I ain't grinding. As if I don't try." The...
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Point of Review: Nas
Life Is Good 6:00PM ET July 20th, 2012 Contributor: Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Nas has had one of the more frustrating careers in hip hop. Indisputably a legend, one of the...
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Point of Review: G.O.O.D. Music
Cruel Summer 5:00PM ET September 20th, 2012 Contributor: Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Thanks largely to Kanye West's influence, there are two pervasive themes in much of today's...
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Generation NEXT: Quesfire
Bronx Rapper Lives On the Cutting Edge7:00PM ET September 25th, 2012Contributor : Malcolm Strong A Rocky Williform Company Hip hop was born in the Bronx, as anybody who knows anything should be able...
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Point of Review: Kendrick Lamar
good kid, m.A.A.d city 5:00PM ET October 26th, 2012 Contributor: Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Rating: The Age of the Internet Rapper has brought with it heightened expectations. Young...
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Point of Review: Wiz Khalifa
O.N.I.F.C. 9:00AM ET December 8th, 2012 Contributor: Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Wiz Khalifa doesn’t want to be limited to his “stoner rap” reputation, but on his sophomore album...
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Generation NEXT: DEEzo
SoCal Rhymer Is Riding the Wave To Greatness1:00PM ET December 8th, 2012Contributor : Malcolm Strong A Rocky Williform Company DEEzo has been putting in work. The SoCal native is nothing if not...
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Generation NEXT: L*A*W*
Brooklyn B-Boy Breaks Musical Barriers8:30PM ET December 13th, 2012Contributor : Malcolm Strong A Rocky Williform Company A devout hip hopper that can sing as well as the best R&B singers with a...
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Generation NEXT: Taylor J
Midwest Rapper Is Ready To Put St. Paul On the Map6:30AM ET December 20th, 2012Contributor : Malcolm Strong A Rocky Williform Company Born and raised in St. Paul Minnesota, Taylor J. knew from the...
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Point of Review: Joe Budden
No Love Lost 7:00AM ET February 12th, 2013 Contributor: Todd Williams A Rocky Williform Company Rating: Joe Budden's turn as a reality star on VH1's "Love & Hip Hop" series has raised his profile...
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Generation NEXT: E Dott
Florida-Born Emcee Is Focused & Ready2:30PM ET March 7th, 2012Contributor : Malcolm Strong A Rocky Williform Company E Dott’s musical journey has been interesting to say the least. Born and raised...
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Generation NEXT: Fly Street Gang
Trio From the Bay Believes In the Rule of Three3:30PM ET May 20th, 2012Contributor : Malcolm Strong A Rocky Williform Company The hip-hop group seems to have gone the way of Cross Colour outfits and...
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