(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 [...]
They say confession is good for the soul. Today we offer another installment of The Confessional, an ongoing feature on Your Favorite White Boy, where your man B-Double will be confessing certain things that he would not dare bring up in the company of his hip-hop brethren.
Bless me Reverend Run for I have sinned.
It’s been [...]
What was originally billed as a clash of the titans, turns out to be more like a game of slapboxing. The much anticipated “Jacking Swagger From Us” headed by Jim Jones featuring Lil Wayne, Twista and NOE (whoever that is). Not exactly a swaggerfest of guest spots, but OK.
Get your own piping hot fresh [...]
Note: Here we will use the ancient japanese poetry structure to review the latest mixtape joints to hit the street. Knowledge and insight for your consideration – in a tasty little 5-7-5 format.
Carter three point five
Stripped down beats, not the flow
Just ignore the skits
Via another dope spot Hip Hop Update , a little bit of drama is going on about the Monster Weezy beat “A Milli.”
Apparently some dude named Cha-Lo, who was a co-producer with Bangladesh, who is widely credited with the beat, was the original brains behind the track. After the regular industry fu*kery and legal paperwork, [...]
Its hard out there to be a hip-hop artist. On the plus side, with technology and the internet music itself has never been easier to promote, publish or get your hands on (see: Crooked I).
But that also means that any idiot with ProTools and a laptop can (and do) now claim to be a viable [...]
