In this episode, we discuss Ferguson, Police Brutality, misogyny, white supremacy and racism, and the state of Hip Hop.

  The great thing about my job is that I get to write about Hip Hop artists I genuinely admire. There’s no editor forcing me …

When you have the opportunity to interview a Hip Hop pioneer like Grand Wizard Theodore, the inventor of scratching, you don’t want to pass up on it.

While “The Choice is Yours” may be Black Sheep’s defining moment, Dres’ latest song is his most important to date.

At a time when so many rap artists seem to have forgotten that Hip Hop music was originally meant to be the voice of the voiceless, it’s refreshing to see and hear the artform used for what it was initially intended.

Racism comes in many forms. Sometimes it’s blatant and in-your-face, other times, it’s nuanced and cloaked in sarcasm, like ValleyWag’s latest article taking subtle shots at Venture Capitalist Ben Horowitz’s friendship with underground rapper Divine.

There are literally millions of underground MC’s who dream of making it big one day. For most, it’ll never happen. Then there’s Divine, an aspiring rapper from Brooklyn who just happened to befriend billionaire venture capitalist Ben Horowitz

We’re not talking about folks like J.Cole and Young Jeezy who visited Ferguson and met with the people. We’re talking mainstream artists like Jay Z, Kanye, Drake, Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne, or Nicki Minaj.

I’m not asking record companies, radio stations, and TV networks to change their ways. We already know what they’re about. I’m not calling on mainstream artists to use their voices and influence to speak on these issues publicly.

Out of countless amazingly talented unsigned artists waiting for their big break, why would a record company sign yet another half-ass artist whose message is all about death, murder, guns, and more death?