Seems like we are seeing rappers, hip hop heads, musicians, and other artists in sneaker culture more than athletes in some Nike and Jordan Brand ads… Is it because Michael Jordan is no longer playing and the brands focus is more lifestyle than performance. Or maybe its just another market to cater to… yea thats […]
In celebrating the Virgo reign, I am of the opinion that we must pay homage to their extremely heightened powers of discernment. Virgos have the potential to ‘hone in’ on almost any person or situation and successfully identify and extract the element of quality. It’s as if they have an innate sense of what needs to […]
Happy Birthday Virgos! Welcome to my weekly Hip Hop Astro blog! I’m here to break down the multi-layered Virgo personality, career aspirations and the nitty and gritty details of The Virgin. Let’s get started. The Basics Virgo, the 6th sign of the Zodiac and ruled by Mercury reminds us all of the value of public […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about New York Knicks star Amare Stoudemire‘s visit to Israel and what commitments he will have to make if he wants to keep up with Judaism and its holidays. Earlier this week, Amare put a video of him touring around Israel and visiting famous sites and landmarks on his […]
One of our favorite hip-hop duos, Jamie Foxx and T.I., have teamed up for the second time this year in Foxx’s newest track Yep, That’s Me. It is not your typical Foxx or T.I. song, but it is more like an R&B song with some rapping mixed in. The track also has Soulja Boy chiming […]
The Maine is an american rock band from Tempe, Arizona and was started in Phoenix, Arizona in 2007. They decided to take on Outkast‘s track Roses and do their own thing with it. It’s kinda like an acoustic version with a tambourine added. This mashup is ok at best. I’m not usually a big fan […]
It can be debated that the rap industry is either about lyricism, clever delivery and hot production or the money made from it. We know that the rap videos are largely reflections of a rapper’s bravado and paycheck–each video seemingly growing in the amount of cash being thrown around in the air, locations changed, stunts, […]
I ought to make it clear that I am a big fan of some of the latest generation of young talent that have a made a breakthrough into the mainstream. Lately, we have been blessed with some fine albums from new, emerging artists as well as fine bodies of work from more established artists and […]
Many people thought it wouldn’t happen, but Jennifer Lopez has officially started or re-started her music career. It is more like the second part. She has hopped on to Taio Cruz‘s single Dynamite and sounds pretty good on it. The song mostly sounds the same, but J-Lo comes in on the bridge with her own […]
Dragontape is a website that enables you to create a mixtape of your favorite Youtube videos. Of course you always wanted to be a DJ and mix songs on your Ipod and now you can take it a step further! Now you can go find your favorite videos, whether it be music videos, sports highlights, […]
Some proclaimed the genre died a few years ago but Hip-Hop turns 37 years old today! It was on this day in 1973 that birthed the culture we know and love today. Hip-hop originated as a music genre but quickly expanded into a sub-culture with the inclusion of DJing, emceeing, b-boying and grafiti art. Since […]
Yesterday, Reggie Bush and the world champion New Orleans Saints visited the White House, which is customary for any team when they win the championship. President Obama was very happy to have them there and remarked on how there were doubts that the team would come back after Hurricane Katrina and if the would be […]
