http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle News from the world of Hip Hop Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 en http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/nas-fueling-the-fire-with-controversial-album-title/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/nas-fueling-the-fire-with-controversial-album-title/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:03:27 +0000 HipHopNews Hiphop News http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/nas-fueling-the-fire-with-controversial-album-title/ The NAACP buried it, a whole generation revived it, changed the connotation and made it their own. While the "N" word has been a sensitive topic for many years, it's never been more controversial than it is now. Hip-hop artist Nas has chosen it for the title of his latest album. In an interview with MTV News, Nas said that he wanted to use his influence to lessen the impact of the term. He said, "No disrespect to none of them who were part of the civil rights movement, but some of my [explicit] in the streets don't know who [civil rights activist] Medgar Evers was." ]]> http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/nas-fueling-the-fire-with-controversial-album-title/feed/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/hip-hop-summit-focuses-on-financial-empowerment/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/hip-hop-summit-focuses-on-financial-empowerment/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:13:58 +0000 HipHopNews Hiphop News http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/hip-hop-summit-focuses-on-financial-empowerment/ As the financial advisors were introduced, a DJ spun records. Fans rose to their feet. Girls shrieked with joy. Who would've thought investing tips and credit management could be so sexy? The Hip-Hop Summit's Financial Empowerment Tour hit Atlanta Saturday, pulling off the seemingly impossible. On a warm, sunny afternoon, about 1,000 people, most of them young, packed Morris Brown College's gymnasium to attend a seminar on financial planning. The folks at Merrill Lynch must be jealous. ]]> http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/hip-hop-summit-focuses-on-financial-empowerment/feed/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/hip-hop-gets-cold-shoulder-at-american-music-awards/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/hip-hop-gets-cold-shoulder-at-american-music-awards/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:41:33 +0000 HipHopNews Hiphop News http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/hip-hop-gets-cold-shoulder-at-american-music-awards/ The American Music Awards kicked off the award season in style and are a showcase of the finest in each musical genre. But this year found Hip Hop to be the one to get the cold shoulder on the big stage. Boasting performances by Chris Brown (w/ T-Pain), Mary J Blige, Fergie (w/ Will.i.am), Queen Latifah, Rihanna (w/ Ne Yo), Alicia Keys (w/ Shabba Ranks, Elephant Man and others) and Beyonce (performing her hit "Irreplaceable" with bluegrass group Sugarland), the 2007 AMAs were missing the element of hip hop throughout the show. ]]> http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/hip-hop-gets-cold-shoulder-at-american-music-awards/feed/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/rapper-ti-arrested-on-machine-gun-charges-misses-bet-show/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/rapper-ti-arrested-on-machine-gun-charges-misses-bet-show/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:24:45 +0000 HipHopNews Hiphop News http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/rapper-ti-arrested-on-machine-gun-charges-misses-bet-show/ ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Rapper T.I. was arrested on federal gun charges just hours before he was scheduled to perform at the BET Hip Hop Awards, according to federal authorities. The entertainer, whose real name is Clifford Harris, was arrested in a federal sting Saturday after his bodyguard-turned-informant delivered three machine guns and two silencers to the hip-hop star, according to a Justice Department statement. ]]> http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/rapper-ti-arrested-on-machine-gun-charges-misses-bet-show/feed/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/tough-talk-about-hip-hop-fireworks-erupt-during-panel-discussion/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/tough-talk-about-hip-hop-fireworks-erupt-during-panel-discussion/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:44:11 +0000 HipHopNews Hiphop News http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/tough-talk-about-hip-hop-fireworks-erupt-during-panel-discussion/ It was advertised as a panel discussion on whether hip-hop is "responsible for the destruction of the black community." Instead — with the topic too explosive or too controversial, perhaps — the panel devolved into all-out argument. For the past year, since Seinfeld actor Michael Richards' tirade and shock-jock Don Imus' on-air controversy, hip-hop's influence has been much discussed. Prominent leaders called for the burial of the n-word, and hip-hop moguls such as Russell Simmons argued that misogynistic words should be voluntarily removed from albums. CNN even aired a multipart, multiday program titled Hip-Hop: Is It Art or Poison? ]]> http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/26/tough-talk-about-hip-hop-fireworks-erupt-during-panel-discussion/feed/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/24/baton-rouge-gallery-displays-local-art-in-graffiti-show/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/24/baton-rouge-gallery-displays-local-art-in-graffiti-show/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:14:39 +0000 HipHopNews Hiphop News http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/24/baton-rouge-gallery-displays-local-art-in-graffiti-show/ Walking into the Spanish Moon this past Saturday night was like traveling back to the '70s when break dancers spun on their heads, hip-hop was actually hip-hop and graffiti was more than vandalism.]]> http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/24/baton-rouge-gallery-displays-local-art-in-graffiti-show/feed/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/13/donda-wests-death-may-be-surgery-related/ http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/13/donda-wests-death-may-be-surgery-related/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:22:41 +0000 HipHopNews Hiphop News http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/13/donda-wests-death-may-be-surgery-related/ LOS ANGELES — An autopsy was scheduled for the mother of Kanye West after preliminary information suggested she died of surgical complications, a coroner's investigator said Monday.What kind of surgery Donda West, who was often seen at the musician's side, had was not immediately clear. West had approached a plastic surgeon months ago about a procedure, but he never performed it because she did not return with a medical clearance for a condition that concerned him, the surgeon's publicist said Monday.]]> http://hiphoparchive.org/thecircle/2007/11/13/donda-wests-death-may-be-surgery-related/feed/