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State Senator Wants to Ban Sagging Pants in NYC Public Schools

New York State senator Eric Adams is making headlines by lobbying for a resolution that would ban baggy pants in New York City public schools. Is this an effort to save our young people, or is it an attack on Black youth culture?

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March 9, 2012 at 3:38pm

By Dallas

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Topics: Black Men, hip-hop, murder, R.I.P., Violence

R.I.P. The Notorious B.I.G., Hip Hop’s Greatest Emcee

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the untimely death of Hip Hop’s greatest emcee, The Notorious B.IG. Take a moment and check out some classic Biggie videos at BlackYouthProject.com! What’s your favorite Biggie song?

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February 29, 2012 at 12:35pm

By Dallas

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Topics: Black Women in Media, hip-hop, Music, Women In Hip Hop

MISSY ELLIOT’s Top Ten Greatest Music Videos

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!

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News Flash

February 21, 2012 at 10:56am

By BYP

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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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February 14, 2012 at 1:00pm

By Keantre Malone

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Topics: "Ill Mind of Hopsin 4", "Sag My Pants", Criticism, Culture, education, hip-hop, Hopsin, Kendrick Lamar, Normalcy, Psychiatry, Special Ed

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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February 14, 2012 at 10:42am

By BYP

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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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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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December 31, 2011 at 6:02pm

By Keantre Malone

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Topics: hip-hop, Lil Wayne, Martians vs Goblins, The Game, Tyler the Creator, West Coast

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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