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News Flash

February 21, 2012 at 10:56am

Topics: black women, Black Youth, chris brown, Domestic Violence, hip-hop, Violence

Rihanna and Chris Brown Release ‘Birthday Cake (remix),’ and the internet explodes…

Rihanna set off a firestorm of controversy last night when a remix of RiRi’s Talk That Talk mini-song “Birthday Cake” leaked, featuring none other than former boyfriend Chris Brown. So is it RiRi’s prerogative, or is she setting a bad example for young women?

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Color Of Change Calls For Firing of XXL Magazine CEO Over Too $hort’s ‘Fatherly Advice’

Color of Change is now calling for the firing of XXL Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Satten over Too $hort’s outrageous and inappropriate ‘advice’ to young men, and they need your help. Learn more about their online petition at BlackYouthProject.com!

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Hip Hop Lets the Mentally Excluded Speak Part 2

America may have mentally excluded its children for two decades, but Generation Y has made it back to the center of public consciousness. Last week I spoke on the critical perspective of Kendrick Lamar–a partial result of the psychiatry and education partnership that eliminates children from “normal” life”. Evidently, marking Kendrick for the margins was [...]

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News Flash

February 14, 2012 at 10:42am

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Topics: hip-hop, Music, Nicki Minaj, Pop

NEW MUSIC: Nicki Minaj ‘Starships’

After delivering a jaw-dropping (and wtf-inducing) Grammy performance last Sunday, Nicki Minaj aims for radio ubiquity with her new single. Check out her new track “Starships” be

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News Flash

February 1, 2012 at 4:38pm

By Dallas
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Topics: BET, hip-hop, Music, Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj’s ‘Stupid Hoe’ Video BANNED By BET

BET has officially banned Nicki Minaj’s new music video “Stupid Hoe” from the airwaves. Watch it for yourself at BlackYouthProject.com. Does it really deserve to be banned?

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Hip Hop Is ‘Mixtape of the Revolution’ in Africa and the Middle East

Hip Hop has had a massive influence on the waves of revolutions and protests across the Middle East and Africa. Rappers have become highly influential spokespeople for a generation of youth disillusioned, giving a voice to the voiceless. What is behind Hip Hop’s global appeal?

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The Craziest Hip-Hop Collabo of 2011

As if The Game, Tyler the Creator and Lil Wayne thrown on one track didn’t shock everybody in the Hip-Hop world, their celebrity-slaying track surpassed its initial thrill. 2011 was definitely a year for West Coast Hip-Hop as Dom Kennedy, Kendrick Lamar, OFWGKTADGAF—Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All Don’t Give A F#ck—and Snoop all [...]

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Maya Angelou Upset w/ Common for Using N-Word on Collaboration

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According to the New York Post, poet Maya Angelou is upset with rapper Common for use of the “n-word” on his track “The Dreamer;” a song on which Ms. Angelou is a featured guest. Ms. Angelou had no idea such lyrics would be featured on the track. Should he have warned Ms. Angelou? Read more at BlackYouthProject.com

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My Top Ten Songs of 2011: Adele, Tyler the Creator, Rihanna, and MORE!

These tracks blew me away this year; some made me swoon, some made me want to get wasted, and others left me nursing a glass of whiskey alone in my apartment. All in all, it was a very good year. Check out my top ten favorite songs of 2011 at BlackYouthProject.com!

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BYP WakeUpCall

December 15, 2011 at 10:59am

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Topics: Conscious Hip Hop, hip-hop, Music