“Why do rappers lie in 85% of they rhymes?” Hip Hop music and culture is at an interesting place, in an interesting time. It’s perhaps more diverse than it’s ever been, and while there’s a lot of whack shit out there, I feel like it’s recovering from it’s lowest point of ringtone rap and the...
Another week and another strong set of Hip Hop music. For this week’s Lyrics of The Week pick, I decided to go with Bun B’s “Stop Playin’”, which features Royce Da 5’9″ and Redman. I went with this joint because of the rawness of the music and the lyrics, and real wisdom coming from three...
XXL Magazine’s Editor In Chief, Vanessa Sutton, Executive Editor, Jayson Rodriguez, and Digital Content Editor, Carl Chery all visited Hot 97′s Morning Show on March 5th to talk about the 2012 Freshman cover. Every edition of the Freshman cover causes discussion and some backlash, but the negative reviews have been extra loud in response to...
Last week Mos Def took the L.O.W. (Lyrics of the Week) title with “N***as In Poorest”, his timely and biting take on the Watch The Throne smash. That shit was indeed cray. This week I went through a lot of songs, searching for a new one that I felt delivered the best lyrics and flow. ...
Hip Hop music and culture is at an interesting place, in an interesting time. It’s perhaps more diverse than it’s ever been, and while there’s a lot of whack shit out there, I feel like it’s recovering from it’s lowest point of ringtone rap and the McDonald’s style mass production of copy cats beats and...
I’ve been thinking about doing some kind of Song of the Week or Lyrics of the Week type of article for a while, but just haven’t really put it together. This week I thought about it a lot more after the video for Yasiin’s “N***as In Poorest” dropped on Tuesday. Hands down Yasiin’s remix of...
Our own Angry Anthony (Tony Shane) returns with a new installment of What The F*&k?!, this time going in on Sweis Sweis. Read it below. And hit the next page to see the clip. As always, these only the views of disgruntled Angry Anthony, and don’t necessarily reflect how we feel at RubyHornet. Enjoy.
I went to the Watch The Throne Chicago shows, both of them. It was easily one of the best concerts I’ve ever witnessed. Thanks to Roc Nation and Million $ Mano for the tickets/passes. Thanks to Mike Dean for a great interview. And of course, Jay-Z, Kanye West and the whole band for an...
Lupe Fiasco released a new mixtape this Thanksgiving. Friend of The People: I Fight Evil. I downloaded it quickly, snatching it up before I left for Thanksgiving Dinner with my family. I saw the cover posted by Sean CK on the site, and before anything, texted him saying, “Lupe’s cover is really just Jesus?” “Yup,”...
I hope everyone slept like babies last night, I was definitely out by around 11pm due to typical Thanksgiving rituals. This past week was a short one for many, except our musicians who continued to showcase Chicago’s immense potential with this week’s releases. Thank you Lupe Fiasco. Yesterday Lupe’s Friend of The People dropped, and...
