Hip-Hop Music

Part 2 of my ongoing feature "ON FRONTSTREET: It's Bigger Than Hip Hop", is "Hip Hop Speaks Out on 9/11" a virtual discussion on the events of 9/11/2001 featuring varying views from the underground. I would like to thank everyone who participated, giving hip hop a much needed voice!

Please bear with me...this has been building up a long time....On 9/11, the world as we knew it ceased to exist. I don't know how you feel about 9/11, but to me, it was a wake up call.

UGGGGHHHH!!! I give up! I've had difficulty opening this file on my pc...coincidence? Griff's manager Shawn Carter agreed to another interview if need be, an audio one.

bgyrL4Life and Frukwan (Gravediggaz) rap about the late Poetic, life after Statasonic and the return of the Gravdiggaz.

It was once told to me that “Nobody is going to tell your story better than you.” That quote stuck with me as I began to come to the realization that The Hip-Hop Nation has collectively and falsely assumed that the true story of how this remarkable culture evolved would somehow ...

Don't sweat it now that "they" ganked Napster. There are still plenty of places on the net that allow free music downloads. I don't really see a difference between theses services and Napster....bottom line, they all offer downloadable MP3s for free, or point you to sites that do.

If you could ask MC Lyte any question, what would it be? Post your question below and it might be used in my upcoming interview with MC Lyte.

As hip hoppers we often get caught up in the audio or video aspects of culture, overlooking a new breed of street philosophers: the hip hop illustrator, who instead of using a mic, uses a pen to express political and social issues as well as provide works (as with the music) ...

A no holds barred look at "the rap life" as told by Lou Brocc aka MexiCali Slim, an up and coming emcee and self proclaimed superstar in the making. He's here to give it to you "rough, rugged and raw, like Petey Wheatstraw".

I was sent this by KRS's people in response to an article that appeared in the New York Daily News about the Foxy Brown/Lil Kim shooting. Read it, then post your comments.