http://globalgrind.com/discovered/mcingen-ushttp://globalgrind.com/content/39399/Rapper-TI-has-an-important-message-for-the-youth Brother Jesse CHICAGO (FinalCall.com) - Despite legal woes and bad choices, rapper T.I. has the chance to right wrongs by steering youth clear of the decisions that lead to death or imprisonment.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/39399/Rapper-TI-has-an-important-message-for-the-youth?sc=1#socialBrother Jesse7/22/2008 12:20:35 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/38587/What-happened-to-Hip-Hops-Social-Consciousness xfactor213 Rap music has undergone drastic changes in the last 20 years. Considered the golden era of the music and culture, the '80s to mid-'90s, is when many Hip Hop purists came of age. Fans of that era blissfully reminisce of the days when one could tune to BET's Rap City in the afternoons and view videos by seminal "gangsta" rap group NWA, but then be sobered by the anti-violence message in a video by KRS-One. For some "old-school fans," such days are long gone.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/38587/What-happened-to-Hip-Hops-Social-Consciousness?sc=1#socialxfactor2137/18/2008 5:42:16 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/37492/Lupe-Fiasco-Superstar-Unplugged xfactor213 It’s cool when a couple of elements of a song are changed and the result is something completely fresh. Lupe Fiasco’s Superstar gets new life with this live version he recorded with Matthew Santos for BBC.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/37492/Lupe-Fiasco-Superstar-Unplugged?sc=1#socialxfactor2137/17/2008 1:58:16 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/36005/Exclusive-Interview-With-Hip-Hop-Artist-Scott-Johnson goldenways "Scott Johnson is an emcee, a father, a poet, and a revolutionist. His music is laced with emotion and raw strength." An inspiring interview/feature with the one and only Scott Johnson. A must Read!]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/36005/Exclusive-Interview-With-Hip-Hop-Artist-Scott-Johnson?sc=1#socialgoldenways7/3/2008 9:24:05 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/35677/Interview-with-Legendary-Rap-Veteran-MJG UrbanStreetzCom The legendary rap veteran, MJG is releasing his third highly anticipated solo album via MJG Musik/404 Music Inc. MJG is very excited about this project and has major plans in the future for his production team as well as ghost writing for a superstar producer.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/35677/Interview-with-Legendary-Rap-Veteran-MJG?sc=1#socialUrbanStreetzCom7/1/2008 4:33:06 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34764/Benzino-Please-Give-Up Ketchums Apparently, losing battles with Eminem and running legendary Hip Hop publications to the ground wasn't enough. He has a new group called 1st 48th, and here's the audio to their first song, the Nas-featured "My Way."]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34764/Benzino-Please-Give-Up?sc=1#socialKetchums6/26/2008 1:47:06 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34664/The-Random-Ish-New-Music-From-The-Clipse EL Johnson "Fast Life" Produced by Scott Storch]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34664/The-Random-Ish-New-Music-From-The-Clipse?sc=1#socialEL Johnson6/25/2008 1:06:50 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34221/NEW-TI-A-Better-Day Craig Redman Newest track off "Paper Trail" from T.I. The song is called "A Better Day" and hopefully brotha will have a lot more better days ahead of him in both his career and life.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34221/NEW-TI-A-Better-Day?sc=1#socialCraig Redman6/25/2008 1:32:25 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34150/Wale-Better-Than-Lil-Wayne-Lupe-and-Kanye-Too Craig Redman However, unlike Lupe and Weezy, Wale is something they are all not. Wale is a Next Generation-type of emcee. He's the Seinfeld of the rap world. In a sense, Wale is the first rapper of the new generation to be the perfect storm of substance and style which places him beyond any new school emcee that has come along thus far.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34150/Wale-Better-Than-Lil-Wayne-Lupe-and-Kanye-Too?sc=1#socialCraig Redman6/24/2008 4:54:22 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/34120/Jim-Jones-Has-NOE-Problem-W-JayZ-Comparisons brobinson Jim Jones is preparing to release a new album next month with the members of his ByrdGang crew. One of the members, NOE, has a voice that is strikingly similar to Jay-Z's.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/34120/Jim-Jones-Has-NOE-Problem-W-JayZ-Comparisons?sc=1#socialbrobinson6/23/2008 6:44:06 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/33710/Going-Over-The-A-Milli-Remixes Craig Redman Bangladesh, the producer of every rapper's favorite beat, talks about the best and worst remixes of his track.“I don’t think it’s just the beat man, I think it’s Wayne also,” Bangladesh told VIBE.com.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/33710/Going-Over-The-A-Milli-Remixes?sc=1#socialCraig Redman6/24/2008 12:06:15 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/33560/BET-Green-Lights-NY-Oils-Lynched-Video Craig Redman After having the video of his controversial single banned by YouTube, rapper NY Oil found assistance from an unlikely source... BET.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/33560/BET-Green-Lights-NY-Oils-Lynched-Video?sc=1#socialCraig Redman6/18/2008 5:17:09 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/33307/Busta-Rhymes-Reanimated Craig Redman Busta's reemergence isn't all that sudden at all. Over the past year or so, he's been making a quiet return to the guest-rapper circuit he once ruled, delivering the sort of raspy double-time workouts I never thought I'd hear from him again.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/33307/Busta-Rhymes-Reanimated?sc=1#socialCraig Redman6/18/2008 11:21:27 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/31846/Mark-Ronson-presents-Rhymefest-Man-In-The-Mirror-mixtape Craig Redman Check out Rhymefest’s new project, featuring songs entirely sampled from Michael Jackson and Jackson 5 songs, and put together by Mark Ronson. Click the cover to download. The best Michael Jackson tribute album EVER!]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/31846/Mark-Ronson-presents-Rhymefest-Man-In-The-Mirror-mixtape?sc=1#socialCraig Redman6/5/2008 4:53:50 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/30571/Missy-Elliot-Names-Her-New-Album AliciaAllout Missy Elliott is set to release her new LP ‘FANomenal’ later this summer. Here’s Missy statement regarding the album name.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/30571/Missy-Elliot-Names-Her-New-Album?sc=1#socialAliciaAllout5/28/2008 3:40:45 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/30487/Hot-Song-Alert-Ben-One-ft-Shawnna-Never-Leave-My-Girl AliciaAllout Chicago right now is bubbling with talent and great music. It’s only a matter of time before Chi-town is the next music hot bed that will have the world in a choke hole.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/30487/Hot-Song-Alert-Ben-One-ft-Shawnna-Never-Leave-My-Girl?sc=1#socialAliciaAllout5/27/2008 9:53:00 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/30103/The-SoulBounce-BrainTrust-Picks-Their-Fave-Hip-Hop-Artists ItsLikeButtaBaby On the heels of MTV's Hottest MCs in the Game list for 2008, SoulBounce comes up with their own list of who's the nicest on the mic. Yo check it...]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/30103/The-SoulBounce-BrainTrust-Picks-Their-Fave-Hip-Hop-Artists?sc=1#socialItsLikeButtaBaby5/25/2008 11:56:37 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/29234/Barack-Obama-to-Appear-on-New-QTip-Album pashoncoop According to the New York Post’s Page Six, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama will appear prominently on Q-Tip’s upcoming solo album, The Renaissance.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/29234/Barack-Obama-to-Appear-on-New-QTip-Album?sc=1#socialpashoncoop5/18/2008 2:52:07 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/28996/Lil-Wayne-ft-Kanye-West realerthanlife "Lollipop Remix"]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/28996/Lil-Wayne-ft-Kanye-West?sc=1#socialrealerthanlife5/20/2008 5:46:24 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/28620/JusListen-Entertainment-Bronx-New-York xfactor213 Virtue & T.R.E. are JusListen Ent.! The OFFICIAL MySpace music profile for JusListen Entertainment. Including tour dates, songs, videos, pictures, blogs, band information, downloads and more! http://www.myspace.com/juslistenentertainment]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/28620/JusListen-Entertainment-Bronx-New-York?sc=1#socialxfactor2135/20/2008 11:09:45 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/28322/The-Complete-MC-Blog-Learn-How-to-Rap-Like-a-Pro Monologue This is the best site for MCs who wanna learn how to rap. Loaded with advice and easy exercises for fast results.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/28322/The-Complete-MC-Blog-Learn-How-to-Rap-Like-a-Pro?sc=1#socialMonologue5/13/2008 12:52:40 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/28185/Singles-Lil-Wayne-Ft-TPain-Got-Money realerthanlife Magazine featuring the latest hip hop news, rumors, promotional singles, videos, editorials, and blogs. Defsounds also includes discussion sections.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/28185/Singles-Lil-Wayne-Ft-TPain-Got-Money?sc=1#socialrealerthanlife5/13/2008 9:43:22 AMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/27987/Snoop-Dogg-Shoots-A-CountryStyle-Video-With-Willie-Nelson Sportaphile Snoop Dogg shot a country-style video for "My Medicine" with Willie Nelson. "It's not a typical hip-hop song," Snoop admitted.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/27987/Snoop-Dogg-Shoots-A-CountryStyle-Video-With-Willie-Nelson?sc=1#socialSportaphile5/10/2008 8:05:36 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/27928/And-The-Fight-Continues AliciaAllout A judge has reinstated a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G., reversing an earlier decision to dismiss the case.]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/27928/And-The-Fight-Continues?sc=1#socialAliciaAllout5/9/2008 3:27:17 PMhttp://globalgrind.com/content/27926/Improving-Your-Vocals-Breathing-Techniques-Inhale-Exhale Kilogramm Check out Improving Your Vocals: Breathing Techniques - Inhale, Exhale - Submitted by Mr. New Material at Associated Content]]>http://globalgrind.com/content/27926/Improving-Your-Vocals-Breathing-Techniques-Inhale-Exhale?sc=1#socialKilogramm5/13/2008 12:22:07 PM