…Except it’s not awkward – it’s uncomfortably eye-opening. It’s amazing how us humans can take years to build up our own courage to be vulnerable or kind with the world, and yet we can tear someone else’s down in a matter of seconds. I recently took a trip to Lake George in Upstate New York with some […]

The packed Barbican event by Intelligence Squared and Google + for the “first ever global debate on Hip Hop”, had an impressive line up. On the panel were Reverend Jessie Jackson, KRS-One, Q Tip, ?uestlove, Professor Tricia Rose, Professor John  Sutherland, Benjamin Zephaniah (legendary Dub poet), FOX columnist Jason Whitlock, Deeb (Egyptian Rapper), Shaun Bailey […]

When Spotify finally became available in America last summer, millions of people rushed to sign up and get a taste of what everyone in Europe had already been reveling in since 2008. Cheap, unlimited music streaming was something sorely needed in the ever-changing landscape of the music industry. Although there were, and still are, high […]

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After watching his city burn for three days, on May 1, 1992 Rodney King spoke. He had enough. The man — who should have been more outraged than anyone else in Los Angeles — wasn’t angry. He was emotional and scared. DETAILS: Rodney King Is Dead At 47  King, who was holding back tears, held a press conference […]

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Rivalries in hip-hop never hurt anybody…right? In 1983, Mr. Magic became host of the Rap Attack program on WBLS-FM. The Rap Attack was the first program on the radio that was dedicated strictly towards playing hip-hop music. Nicki Minaj & Funkmaster Flex Go Pound For Pound Over Summer Jam Cancellation  Mr. Magic compared to no one. That was […]

Hip-hop is love.  After Peter Rosenberg dissed Nicki Minaj‘s song “Starships” as not real hip-hop, people have been talking. A lot of people are wondering, just what is real hip-hop? Well, real hip-hop is love.  I fell in love with hip-hop as a small kid after hearing LL Cool J’s “Rock The Bells” blasting from […]

Following the Young Money Summer Jam debacle last night, wherein Peter Rosenberg and Funkmaster Flex blasted “commercial rappers,” specifically Nicki Minaj, the question everyone wants answered is, just what is “real hip-hop” anyway? I’m not going to claim I can answer that question for anyone. Sure, Biggie and Tupac were real hip-hop, but things have […]

Rudy Eugene, often referred to as the “Miami Zombie,” has taken over the national media after he was found naked eating a man’s face off, which he was subsequently shot and killed for.  STORY: Rudy Eugene’s Miami Face-Eating Victim Revealed As Ronald Poppo! Police suspect that new designer drugs known as bath salts are responsible for […]

Miami Marlins manager, Ozzie Guillen has been suspended for five games for his comments about Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. In a recent interview with Time Magazine, Guillen said a loved Castro and respected him for being in power for over six decades.  All hell broke loose after that. Ozzie has always been what writers call […]

Last week, PLUS Model Magazine published an editorial entitled “Plus-Size Bodies: What’s Wrong With Them Anyway?” The article featured controversial photos of Plus Model Katya Zharkova’s body intertwined with the body of a very thin straight-sized model. The images were shot by photographer Victoria Janashvili. I will say this, whether you agree or disagree with the use of […]

This story is about nothing more than the brain-busting pondering of celebrity bliss and all the things they do that make you go hmmm….To get your brain running during midday, GlobalGrind has presented celebrity imponderables. PHOTOS: Things That Make You Go Hmmm What the f*ck is wrong with this picture?! EVERY-f*cking-Thing! This is more than […]

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  (Via McLars.com) Last year at Comic-Con, everyone was talking about Bayonetta, this new game about a witch who comes back from hell and tries to find her way home. Beefy, Random and I wrote this song about how Bayonetta looks like Tina Fey and got Tina Root from the 90s industrial band Switchblade Symphony […]