HipHopDX Editorials
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Black Like Me: Wale Vs. Kola Boof
Editorialsposted 12 months ago
With an argument on Twitter, Wale and author Kola Boof used 140 characters to address issues of sexuality and race in Hip Hop. Wale's responses may have won him an additional fan.
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Vado: School of Swag
Editorialsposted 12 months ago
Harlem's Vado might be the most promising addition to the Diplomats family tree since Juelz and Jim were introduced, and he has more in common with neighborhood legend Big L than meets the ear.
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Fashawn: School of Ecology
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
With a classic album already under his belt, HipHopDX goes back and lets Brother Ali tell it as to why Fresno, California's young emcee has all the wisdom needed to be an enduring voice in the culture.
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Curren$y: School of Botany & Aviation
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
With a 504 Boyz album out for the past nine years, hit singles and a number of retail projects since, Spitta is simply a veteran with more musical energy than most teenagers.
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REKS: School of Hard Knocks
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
With the grey hairs to prove it, Lawrence, Massachusetts' REKS has been making albums for over a decade, and while he's had a recent breakthrough, HipHopDX debunks his new-artist status.
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10 Things We Learned Reading "Dirty South" By Ben Westhoff
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
From DJ Khaled being in the room when Lil Wayne met Birdman in '93 to Master P's rapping wife to 2 Live Crew's Christian Rap beginnings to the Rap-A-Lot & Death Row connection, we share some trivia.
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Book Review: My Infamous Life by Albert "Prodigy" Johnson & Laura Checkoway
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
There are also considerable moments that in recent media have left rappers frazzled. Discussions of Capone-N-Noreaga and the "snitch factor," Keith Murray almost losing his life to Prodigy's gun, Nas being Mobb Deep's frenemy, a jackin' Jay-Z, and 50 Cent turning out to be Mobb Deep's biggest ally.
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Infographic - HipHopDX Visits Ghostface Killah's New Restaurant
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
During HipHopDX's recent visit to Stapleton, Staten Island, we stumbled in to the Wu-Tang Clan emcee's newest venture and broke bread at the God's table.
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Here's What They Think About Us: On Ashley Judd & Judgement
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
One of DX's veteran staff writers chimes in on last week's Hip Hop media melee, and sees some ground for understanding, as well as an opportunity for some B-boy and B-girl bravado.
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Dead Wrong: Why Separate Incidents Involving Ashley Judd & Mister Cee Are Good For Hip Hop
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
HipHopDX Editor Omar Burgess explains why the two shocking headlines of the last two weeks may teach us something about ourselves as Hip Hoppers.
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It Was Written: Nas' Odd Relationship With God Presented In His Lyrics
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
One writer looks at some of Nas' most blasphemous lyrics and tries to understand why "God's Son" "went to Hell for snuffing Jesus."
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The Joke's On You: 10 Legendary Hip Hop Albums That Never Were
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
From Dr. Dre & Ice Cube's "Helter Skelter" album, to a Likwit Crew collective effort, to Common & Q-Tip, DX looks back on the projects we believed enough to hope for, and we're still waiting...
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10 Things We Learned Reading The Jay-Z Book "Empire State Of Mind"
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
A new Jay-Z biography has hit the news stands by Forbes' Zack O'Malley Greenburg that has some interesting sources and revelations that may shock even the biggest super-fan.
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Great Debates: Lupe Fiasco - Is He An All Time Great, Or A Fiasco
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
HipHopDX's new series looks at Lu's triumphs and tribulations, from an actual debate between our editor Omar Burgess and staff writer Slava Kuperstein.
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Nate Dogg Remembered: How One Man's Music Chronicled 'The Hard Way'
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
DX's Omar Burgess, a fellow Long Beach native, looks at the singer in 213 and some unknown facts about his life that help us understand the soul in his lyrics and song.
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The Formula: 15 Hip Hop Drink Recipes From Rappers Who Made Them Famous
Editorialsposted 2 years ago
From Thug Passion and Hurricane to Mali-booyow, K.C. Tea and OG Diddy, HipHopDX gives you 15 cocktails that came from Rap lyrics, that'll leave you "dead bent."
