(ThyBlackMan.com) In 2003, T.I came out to the mainstream by jumpin on Bonecrusher’s hit “Never Scared” and soon released the album Trap Musik, which featured the singles “24’s” “Rubber band Man” and the street classic “Doing My Job” Although Tip released an album 2 years prior titled “I’m Serious” it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Chris Brown is an interesting artist. Yes, we all know the story about his fiasco with ex-girlfriend, Rihanna. However, I want to go deeper. I want to actually see something good come of this young man’s career. I was in a relationship with an individual who was abusive. I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the year of 2004 New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne released an album known as “Tha Carter” this was the first in the series of his well known “Tha Carter” albums. This first album sold an astounding 1.1 million copies and saw Wayne show off his amazing skills that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since 2009, Kid Cudi and Drake have been prevalent in the hip hop scene and adored by many fans. Drake is quite known for his emotional themed raps that deal with women, love, and fame. Cudi’s music draws from the emotional effects of tragedy of his younger days, loneliness, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Lil’ Wayne is prepping the release of his 9th studio album titled Tha Carter 4 next Tuesday, and recently leaked song titled Its Good featuring fellow Young Money artist and frequent collaborator Drake and rapper Jadakiss, has made its buzz around the internet today. It’s Wayne’s response to Jay ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Certain people demand attention, both due and undue, based on the level of success they have garnered. The epitome of this in the world of Hip Hop is Shawn Carter a.k.a. Jay-Z. From his lyrical prowess to his business savvy, none can argue that this man has pushed this ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The new decade has been nothing but good for the rapper Wale Folarin. He released the mix tape “More about Nothing” last August that was a sequel to his 2008 tape “The mix tape about nothing” started building a buzz that was bigger than his “Nike Boots” and “Pretty ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since 2006, rapper William L. Roberts better known to the world as Rick Ross (naming himself after former notorious drug dealer “free way” Rick Ross), has been a prominent force in hip hop since dropping the classic street single Hustlin. He quickly identified himself as a cocaine dealer on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why these two (and rappers like them) can get away with it and others can’t. “She said, ‘Why in the club you don’t make it precipitate? You know, make it rain, when you could make it thunderstorm…’ I’m like ‘Why? The world needs sun. The hood needs funds. There’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In one of the oddest events we’ve seen in a while, R. Kelly, the man who was accused of molesting a young girl, was asked to be the grand marshall of a children’s back-to-school parade. The parade was the 82nd annual Bud Billiken Parade, held in the Bronzeville neighborhood ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rappers are faced with “selling out” or staying true. Both have their pros and cons, so which one to choose? I remember as a kid in 4th grade, listening to Ja Rule on the radio and watching him on 106 & Park daily. Letting him remind me why, at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) 2011 for hip hop music has been talked about as one of the best years in recent memory. The likes of J. Cole, Wale, Fabolous and Rick Ross have made buzzes releasing singles and flooding the underground with mix tapes. While Lil’ Wayne, J. Cole and Drake all have ...