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One of the most luminous music producers of his generation, Timbaland opened up in a recent interview with Rolling Stone about a particularly rough bout of depression and drug addiction he had after he started taking Oxycontin in his thirties to deal with a gunshot wound he suffered as a teen. Oxycontin is an opioid, which […]

Jay-Z leaked a blistering new track today, taking aim at politicians, critics of his trip to Cuba, and just about everything that’s landed the rap mogul in the headlines as of late: “Politicians never did sh-t for me / except lie to me, distort history / They wanna give me jail time and a fine / — Fine, let me commit a real crime”

Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot crafted some of the freakiest, stankiest, dirtiest, weirdest, most memorable music videos of the 1990’s and 2000’s. Missy’s music was always just as unique, innovative and bizarre as her visual presentation. Check out my list of the greatest Missy Elliot music videos of all time at BlackYouthProject.com!

As much as things change, they stay the same. No matter how many anti-diarrheal pills new wave Black leaders try to give Rev. Jesse Jackson, he will continue to just let it flow. Although I haven’t agreed with many things that he has said recently I respect the fact that he has focused less on […]

The jury’s still out on whether or not Drake is some kind of savior of Hip Hop, or if he’ll even be able to sustain the momentum he’s been building and match the success he’s already achieved. But kudos to Drake for sticking to his guns, and crafting an album that doesn’t comprise for mass appeal or pander to the charts. There’s no denying that Drake is the real deal, at this point. And there’s no denying the power of Thank Me Later either. Because it’s good. Really, really good.

Dear John Mayer, Dude, wtf?  I was in New Mexico off grid for a few days; I get back home to the Chi, and every straight black girl with a blog now hates you.  I had a message in my Facebook inbox with a link to your Playboy interview, so I figured it out.  Note […]