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Nobody is saying anything in hip hop journalism these days, everyone just reports the latest on (insert popular rap artists name here), there is no perspective, no insight and no food for thought. Some haters just bash hip hop artists, just mean-spirited shit-talking that any 10 year old can do. HipHopDX is only spot that tells it how it is and how it should be.

Top 25 Albums of 2007 Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - J-23 | Comments: 234

DX enthusiasts, loyal readers, passer bys, haters, and baby mama’s, it’s that time of the year again. ’07 is nearly in the can and it’s safe to round up our favorites. This year the list was decided by audio guru Joel "Shake" Zela, Gotdamn Editor-In-Chief Andreas Hale, wunderkind Jake Paine and myself (code name: J-23). It may have taken 7291 emails to reach a conclusion, but we’re here. Sure, we’re missing some great stuff but you’ve gotta draw the line somewhere. So we drew it, here are the 25 albums we feel you should have bought (yeah, right) in 2007. P.S. In order of their release date, in case you’re wondering. Sean Price – Jesus Price Supastar What We Said...

Get Your Mind Right: The Beyonce Dilemma Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - Brian Sims | Comments: 226

I really, really like Beyonce. Ask anybody who knows me… I’m a huge fan of her, ah work. But I must admit, watching her do her thing over the years has really made me think about the role that racial identity plays in the careers of entertainment’s mega-stars. Racial Identity is a fairly broad term that refers to an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and attitudes about their racial group membership. Race and racial identity are not the same. Suppose you discovered that your parents weren't your biological parents and that one of your biological parents was from another race. That might change your racial identity. It...

Who The Hell Am I: Hip Hop - The New N-Word Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - Andreas Hale | Comments: 79

When Washington Redskins safety, Sean Taylor, was shot and killed in his own home, it wasn’t just a robbery gone wrong. When a fight happens in the NBA, it isn’t just a situation where tempers flared in a highly competitive game. When Don Imus called those ladies of Rutgers “nappy headed hoes” it wasn’t just because he was a knucklehead making an ignorant shock joke gone terribly wrong. It was Hip Hop’s fault. And our lesson for today kids? "Hip Hop" is the new codeword for “nigger.” Now, before anyone goes on some rant that Hip Hop isn’t just black, I must pose this...

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