Monday, October 27, 2003
Hip Hop on TV this week and Vibe magazine starts to actually get good!
Need a fix of hip hop from TV this week? Click here for some options (info courtesy of SOHH).
Also, check out the current (Nov) issue of VIBE magazine which actually has some interesting articles for once. A short but illuminating interveiw with Tarantino in which he talks about Kill Bill and Spike Lee. Also, a nice feature on the new wave of young MC's coming up in the game including, pun intended, Dr. Dre's new protege The Game. I've said it before but I like this kid a lot. He's like a blend of Black Rob, Xzibit and Dre vocally. He spits that G-sh!t like Kurupt and Daz back in the day but with the fire and witticism of thugged-out backpack MC's like Royce the 5'9" or Canibus (back when he was good). Check out some of his flavor on the DJ Whoo Kid's recent Westside Reloaded tape (there's probably newer stuff out than that so surf around or hit your local hood mixtape spot for more).
Finally, there's also a well-written piece (no surprise: Joseph "Jazzbo" Patel did it) titled "Minority Report" on Bob Johnson, Charlotte Bobcats owner (and the first African-American to be a majority owner of a major league sports franchise) which also examines the factors behind why it's so hard for minorities to step up from being workers (athletes and, only recently, coaches) to owners in pro sports. Ironically this article is not mentioned on the magazine's cover which probably says something about the mindset of the urban music community right now. Old boy flipped his much-derided cable channel for billions to Viacom and re-upped to a frickin' major league sports franchise. Now that's big pimpin'. F-ck just an article, he should have been on the cover of the magazine 'cos he's making much-celebrated urban moguls like Russell Simmons, Damon Dash and P Diddy look small-time with that power-move.
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Also, check out the current (Nov) issue of VIBE magazine which actually has some interesting articles for once. A short but illuminating interveiw with Tarantino in which he talks about Kill Bill and Spike Lee. Also, a nice feature on the new wave of young MC's coming up in the game including, pun intended, Dr. Dre's new protege The Game. I've said it before but I like this kid a lot. He's like a blend of Black Rob, Xzibit and Dre vocally. He spits that G-sh!t like Kurupt and Daz back in the day but with the fire and witticism of thugged-out backpack MC's like Royce the 5'9" or Canibus (back when he was good). Check out some of his flavor on the DJ Whoo Kid's recent Westside Reloaded tape (there's probably newer stuff out than that so surf around or hit your local hood mixtape spot for more).
Finally, there's also a well-written piece (no surprise: Joseph "Jazzbo" Patel did it) titled "Minority Report" on Bob Johnson, Charlotte Bobcats owner (and the first African-American to be a majority owner of a major league sports franchise) which also examines the factors behind why it's so hard for minorities to step up from being workers (athletes and, only recently, coaches) to owners in pro sports. Ironically this article is not mentioned on the magazine's cover which probably says something about the mindset of the urban music community right now. Old boy flipped his much-derided cable channel for billions to Viacom and re-upped to a frickin' major league sports franchise. Now that's big pimpin'. F-ck just an article, he should have been on the cover of the magazine 'cos he's making much-celebrated urban moguls like Russell Simmons, Damon Dash and P Diddy look small-time with that power-move.
