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From Rick Ross’ massive hit “BMF (Blowin’ Money Fast)” to Wacka Flocka Flame’s “Hard In Da Paint,” Luger is unquestionably one of the hottest producers in the game right now. New York Times has a great piece on Luger, his rapid rise to fame, and the way the internet has expanded opportunities for young people to have their voices heard.

The Freaky Bois are two young Gay rappers that spit the nastiest, sleaziest, freakiest raps you’ve ever heard. Like Nicki, they’re wielding raunchy rap music like a weapon, forcing the listener to grapple with their sexual identities. And I love it.

THIS IS YOUR BYP WAKE-UP CALL Check out the classic music video for Outkast’s “Da Art of STorytellin’ Part 1,” featuring the legendary Slick Rick. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjNLQeohXew P.S.: Andre 3000’s verse on this track is easily one of the top ten greatest verses in Hip Hop history. Don’t believe me? Check out the lyrics below, and […]

Check out the classic video for The Roots breakout single, 1999’s “You Got Me.” Start your day off right at BlackYouthProject.com!

THIS IS YOUR BYP WAKE-UP CALL! Check out DMX’s classic music video for “Slippin’,” from 1998’s Flesh of my Flesh, Blood of my Blood, below.   httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ww-TQUeA3E&ob People love to laugh and make light of X’s long, hard fall from grace; “Slippin’” is just one of the many reasons why it’s not funny. DMX gave […]

Heavy Metal usually gets all the credit for producing music that keeps sane people up at night. But don’t get it twisted; Hip Hop has cursed us with some of the sickest and most sadistic sounds ever committed to tape. Don’t believe me? Keep reading, if you dare …

Herman Cain singing “Imagine (There’s No Pizza).” I was going to go to the trouble of researching the particulars surrounding this video, but what’s the point? It is the most surreal and hilarious thing you will see all day. It is absolutely insane. Stop what you are doing, and watch this.

This Is Your BYP WakeUpCall! Check out this amazing video of Amy Winehouse performing “Love Is A Losing Game,” featuring a guest spot from good friend Mos Def! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scxUc76ZquA Can you imagine how fantastic an official collaboration between these two would have been? Of course, that collabo would never come to pass. Amy Winehouse was […]

Visceral, in your face, in your ears, in your snapping fingers, and tapping feet, spoken word poetry sprang loosely from the expressive energies of the blues, the Harlem Renaissance, and hip-hop music which had each permeated black communities throughout America over the course of the century. Mimicking the 1960s beat poets of coffee houses and […]

Last Monday HBO debuted the documentary on the life and work of legendary artist and activist Harry Belafonte, “Sing Your Song”. To call it must see TV is an understatement. “Sing Your Song” details how Harry Belafonte went from the first platinum selling musician, to international movie star heartthrob, to fearless advocate for oppressed people […]

People really just don’t like Drake. And by that I mean the very idea of Drake. But like it or not, he’s about to go to the next level. I’d put money on it. And here’s why…

A fascinating new documentary called Woke Up Black will be screened at the University of Chicago on November 2nd, and the Black Youth Project wants you to be there! Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!