(Click to enlarge) On Friday, in the final year of the Bush administration, the administration and George W. Bush decided to try to block disclosure of a CIA program in which the CIA trained detainees in torture, the program was eventually shut down after a lawsuit, and at least eight people died. On Saturday, there …
It’s a matter of taste. It’s like going from a country to another country. There’s been a ton of interest in the word “rosy,” and there are many uses for it. What do you think of all those variations? I think a lot of the stuff in the language is pretty silly, and the language …
Yes. But I can’t make any comments on it. We make it a point to write our own music. That’s not necessarily an endorsement of other people’s stuff. We can have great chemistry on a record. If hip-hop’s going to do well, it has to be originality on a different level. What the fuck is …
I am not sure if you’ve heard this, but Jeezy dropped the song “Rapper’s Delight”. He is the fastest rapper in the country, in a 1 second beat. He has not got much respect even in America. So if you think that, just go and listen to his music. You won’t be disappointed, you will …
In recent years there has been an increase in the popularity of younger African American artists from different ethnic backgrounds. The most visible example is Drake. The 20-year-old rapper is known for his ability to rap with an extremely large following among hip hop listeners. He has gained such a large following that he has …
Why should I listen to a song by a guy named Mack at 9 p.m. on a Monday morning on HBO—where will that be sold on the secondary market when I’m not watching it?” This is a question that gets tossed around casually when you ask a rapper about his or her career—in an interview, …
The world record to hit a 100 rap verses is held by Eminem, who has had 19 in total. He hasn’t managed to get through that many since his debut album The Slim Shady LP came out in 1993. The rapper is currently working on his next solo album but not for another 20 years. …
Korean superstar Psy, with the No. 7 spot, was also the first non-“singer” to win a Grammy in the U.S. for his “Gangnam Style” hit. But South Korean pop stars, especially K-pop, aren’t the only Korean acts that can sing like top dogs when the right songs come along. Below is a look at the …
The answer to that question is Yeonkyu Kim, 24. He has gained popularity by using the title of ‘fastest rap artist’ in his music video. In a 2012 interview with the website Haneul.com he said, “I can hear my voice when I think of ‘fastest.’ I was never so fast. I am not on my …
Not too much. A black dude on his own, without his own money, will have to find his own friends to do business, who often get into a bar fight. A white guy? No problem. The more white people in the scene, the higher the bars will go. It gets a little crazy to see …