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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.

In Defense Of Fat Joe Tuesday, March 11, 2008 - Jake Paine | Comments: 97

A few days ago, I was reading the new issue of XXL magazine, and just like many of the readers of websites that also reported it [click here], I was shocked, if not pensive to read that Snoop Dogg has enlisted writers for his latest lyrics. When you think about it, it made perfect sense, that the O.G., an avid smoker of greens, didn’t actually pen the cigarette-smoking endorsement in “Sexual Seduction.” Instead, it was longtime Young Jeezy producer (and perhaps songwriter) Shawty Redd, who even in his Scratch magazine layout last year, was pictured puffin’ on a cancer stick. All tobacco mentionables aside, it’s hard to believe that...

Who’s Stealing From Who?: Asians vs. American Culture Monday, March 17, 2008 - Andreas Hale | Comments: 33

How many times have you heard this phrase: “Oh they’re just trying to act black”? Or how about the phrase “Why are they trying to act like they are Asian?” Too many to count? As the debates rage on, it is a relatively good time to ask the question “Who is stealing from who?” when it comes to American and Asian culture. Both are seen as highly influential across the globe but only one can reign supreme…right? Love it or hate it, much of what you love in American culture has been “borrowed” from Asian culture while Asian’s often take out a loan from American...

Paid Dues Festival 2008 Wrap-Up Thursday, March 27, 2008 - Andreas Hale | Comments: 8

It was definitely a busy weekend for the bad guys. While half of the HipHopDX team were down in ATL for A3C, the other members of the DX family were here in the land where it never rains, Southern California, for Paid Dues. The sun was definitely out doing its job in San Bernardino California, thank god the main stage for Paid Dues was indoors. Prior to the 12-hour plus day of work, HipHopDX erected a huge booth to promote its presence by giving away CDs, selling t-shirts and connecting with its readers. Other vendors also scurried about as final preparations would be made for an event that would...

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