Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Rick Ross, Speak Up, Speak Out – Date Rape Lyrics…

April 4, 2013 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) 1991, Rev. Jesse Jackson asked the question “is hip hop music educating or eroding young minds.” 1992, the Parents Music Resource Center was instrumental in applying public pressure and forcing rapper Ice-T to recall his album and remove the song “Cop Killer” from it. Various law enforcement organizations... [Read more...]

Justin Timberlake, Well Black RnB Artists fading away.

March 22, 2013 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Well Singer Justin Timberlake is everywhere. Or at least he seems to be. The actor and pop/R&B phenom recently hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the fifth time — a historic event that drew appearances from comedic heavyweights like Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase — and followed that up by co-hosting “Late... [Read more...]

Beyonce Bow Down Jam, Not very Christian.

March 20, 2013 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) If Grammy-winning singer Beyonce was hoping to get lots of attention with her newly released buzz single, “Bow Down/I Been On”—well—mission accomplished. Only thing is, it’s likely not the kind of buzz Mrs. Jay-Z Carter was hoping to hear. Plenty of people are turned off by the song’s disrespectfulness and its excessive... [Read more...]

Rapper Lil Wayne, Rap & Sizzurp…

March 20, 2013 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Syrup. Sizzurp. Lean. Purple drank. Texas tea. Whatever it’s called, the recreational drug made popular in Southern circles is now making headlines with the recent hospitalization of rap superstar Lil Wayne. Weezy, who is reportedly “recovering” after suffering multiple seizures, is a self-proclaimed sizzurp fiend who has... [Read more...]

Yes, Is Hip Hop Destroying Black America?

March 15, 2013 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Is Hip Hop Destroying Black America? To answer this question fairly, we must first discard the distorted image of Hip Hop that mainstream media has passed off for the past 20 years. Hip Hop is a movement consisting of 4 main artistic elements: DJ’ing, Rapping, Breaking and Graffiti. But at its core, it is a philosophy based... [Read more...]

Rodrick Dixon & Alfreda Burke celebrating the musical legacy of African Americans.

March 12, 2013 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Rodrick Dixon and Alfreda Burke highlight April 13 Detroit concert celebrating the musical legacy of African Americans. It is often said that the entertainment world provides few examples of African Americans displaying love for each other but Rodrick Dixon and Alfreda Burke sing a different tune, literally.  The husband and... [Read more...]

Fantasia Barrino, Was Thy Jet Magazine Rant Really Necessary?

March 12, 2013 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) After hearing of the classless Instagram social media rant attack that Fantasia Barrino levied on the one and only Jet magazine for not using her submitted current photos for her cover shot but chose to use a picture that’s approximately ten years old for its March 18, 2013 issue, I wondered if the current crop of today’s... [Read more...]

Deadly Poison; In The Sugar Sweet Beats Of Todays Hijacked Music, Art & Culture!

March 12, 2013 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Music. It’s that unifying medium that bonds people together who don’t even know each other, but because of the mutual love in their soul for that particular song, certified strangers are in actuality friends who have not met each other yet. Isn’t that a beautiful thing? The interesting thing about this phenomenon is that... [Read more...]

Yes, From Paul Robeson to Dwayne Lil Wayne Carter, Jr.

March 4, 2013 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The one word to describe Paul Robeson is “giant.” He was born April 9, 1898 and died Jan. 23, 1976. He was a person of extraordinary power, significance, and importance; a man of enormous strength and stature. Paul Robeson was an artist of the highest order; a singer, actor, scholar, and activist. He was considered by many... [Read more...]

Legendary Rapper Chuck D is Right: Guns and Drugs Have Flooded the Black Community Since Reagan.

February 27, 2013 by  
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Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The rapper Chuck D, founder of the legendary hip-hop group, Public Enemy, said some things on national television that were both unexpected and necessary in our nation’s misguided political discourse.   During an interview on CNN discussing the one-year anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin, Chuck mentioned that since... [Read more...]

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