Yes, A proud citizen of hip-hop!
Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve often debated with myself over the obvious ramifications the Hip Hop lifestyle imposes on society. Still, I proudly raise my flag and declare: I Am a Citizen of Hip-Hop. But what does that mean? Does it mean I’m going to wear my pants low, love my hood and support the Rap artist who is No. 1 on the charts? No, it means... [Read more...]
Rapper Chief Keef Makes Less Money Than Your Average Orthodontist.
Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I started “Your Favorite Rapper is Poor“ to answer one simple often incredibly complicated question: Just how much money do rappers really have? Given the lengths that a rapper will go to in order to look rich, it can be nearly impossible to figure out the difference between owned and rented Bentleys, between guys... [Read more...]
Well Bill Maher Needs to Man Up, Wayne Brady Needs to Back Up.
May 14, 2013 by Staff
Filed under Ent., News, Opinion, Weekly Columns
Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) It’s about time Bill Maher responded to Wayne Brady. Not because he owes Brady any sort of explanation or apology for his previous jokes about Brady’s supposed lacking Black male fortitude. Bill Maher needs to respond because he has never been reticent to respond to the likes of a Donald Trump or a Sarah Palin. Man up... [Read more...]
Hip-Hop’s New Golden Era.
Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Exactly when Venus, Neptune, Earth, and Mars are in line, which is about once every 20 years at this point, Hip-Hop enters a Golden Era. Hip-Hop’s first Golden Era came approximately 13 years after the artform’s inception and lasted longer than most critics and fans originally gave it props for. The first Golden Era in... [Read more...]
Part 1: Pledge Allegiance to The Cash.
Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) In America, we are taught at an early age to place our hands over our hearts and pledge allegiance to the flag. But many of us have no idea what we are doing. When we pledge allegiance to the flag, we are essentially accepting a full plate of indoctrination to things that may conflict with each other, or even with out core values... [Read more...]
An Open Letter to PepsiCo regarding Mountain Dew ad.
Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) It is an unfortunate truth that in the 21st century world of advertising, African Americans often continue to be portrayed in a demeaning and stereotypical manner. Within the past week alone we’ve seen several examples of corporations apologizing for racist imagery, including a controversial online Mountain Dew ad. While... [Read more...]
Lil Wayne Pepsico; Mountain Dew Eliminates “the Negro Problem,” Then Responds with Nothing.
Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I started last week by being traumatized by an ad released by Mountain Dew, which I referred to as “the most racist ad in history.” The commercial featured a battered white woman being intimidated by a police lineup full of black men, along with a demonic negro goat making a series of ebonic threats. As the goat told... [Read more...]
Lil Wayne, Emmett Till’s Family Wants Mountain Dew to Drop him for Not Apologizing.
Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The family of the late Emmett Till is entirely fed up with corporations who provide sponsorship to rappers seeking to desecrate the memory of civil rights figures, as well as contribute to the destruction of the black community. After an offensive lyric written by the artist Lil Wayne, the Till family has been on the attack,... [Read more...]
Beyonce is Not a Role Model!!
Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Michelle Obama, I’m addressing this to you because I admire you. Because you’re smart and a mum to two young girls. And you’re the First Lady of the USA. And because you were recently quoted as saying that Beyonce is a great ‘role model’ to your two daughters, and because you recently tweeted,... [Read more...]
Rapper TI is Upset that the Boston Bomber was Linked to Hip Hop: Oh Really, Why Is That?
Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Last week, the rapper TI expressed a bit of outrage over the link that the website TMZ made between Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the hip-hop music industry. Earlier in the week, it was reported that Tsarnaev loved to listen to hip-hop music, and that he was a a member of the site Real-HipHop.com. TI seems... [Read more...]
