Things I Learned About Elton John
In defending hip-hop in a recent media interview, legendary artist Elton John provided a few interesting tidbits about his connection to the rap industry. Let YFWB provide some insight.
"Kanye West" Archives
West vs Swift: Kanye IS Hip-Hop
I’m having a chuckle reading the various online pundits *gasp* with shock as they report on Kanye’s latest outburst at a televised awards program. The comments can be best summarized this way: poor victim Taylor Swift gets blindsided by pompous autotune rapper having a temper tantrum on stage. Besides the fact that I don’t [...]
“Stay Up” Behind The Scenes > “Stay Up” The Video
MTV2 just released a behind the scenes feature from 88-Keys’ “Stay Up” music video. For folks who get gassed by cool special FX, this is a pretty dope video. In fact, this is significantly better than the actual video itself. Actually, instead of 3 minutes of Kanye and Keys acting like old men (Get it? [...]
4 Ways For Kanye To Further Up His Street Cred
Kanye: Now that you’ve been hit up with misdemeanor charges vandalism, grand theft and battery, you’re really on his way to growing from backpack hipster to thugged out street hustler. Even though the charges will likely result in a fine, now you got yourself a record. But why stop there? You can gain an entirely [...]
Take That Video Budget And Put It Into Your Music
With MTV and other “music video” networks essentially undertaking a business model to cater to the lifestyle of young people rather than primarily the music they listen to, shoving money into your video budget makes less and less sense. However, with TV, the Internet and easily utilized video technology, consumers of music increasingly expect a [...]
The Evolution Of The Rap Love Song
Just before you rush out to pick up some last minute wilted flowers at the local corner store for your girl/wife/mistress/mom, here’s a quick rundown on the history of the rap love song. Now, I know hip-hop isn’t primarily known for its affectionate side, there have been many a rapper who jumped into the booth [...]
Six Guests That Need To Be On Detox
NOTE: Swiped by my friends over at Nappy Afro, who then had it jacked and completely bastardized by the usually on-point Smoking Section. SMH. YFWB gets people talking, ya heard? Nasir Jones recently conducted an interview where he told the world that he will indeed by on the much-anticipated Detox- whenever it gets released. Happy [...]
Why Buy Kanye’s Coffee Table Book? Buy These Instead
According to Miss Info, Kanye West will be releasing a coffee table book later this year. So says NY Mag: “Kanye West: Glow in the Dark will chronicle Kanye’s journeys around the world as he tours and hits up fashion parties. Photographer Nabil Elderkin also captured him shopping in Asian malls. The book will come [...]
Phonte vs Kanye: Let’s Get This Beef Going
I am the first to admit that I am highly entertained by the current rap beef cooking between Joe Budden and Saigon. In fact, even though I was clowning on Saigon for his initial weak response, his latest shot was ill. But I’m moving on to a new rap beef. Ah, hell I’m going [...]
Who Should Be “Rocking” The Mic?
(Recreated from YFWB 1.0) With a gang of rappers from Lil Wayne to Kanye West to Lupe Fiasco all taking large steps towards creating a *snicker* rock/pop career for themselves, it got me thinking about who we as hip-hop enthusiasts might want to poach from the world of guitar heroes to try and make a [...]
