Tag: Hip Hop

How to Start a Hip Hop Blog?

I had quit my dead-end job in September of 2007 and had no idea what I was going to do. I had read many “self help” books that all advised to do something I enjoyed so I started this site YoRapper to review hip hop albums. Since then this site has grown tremendously and has been a life changing experience, teaching me a whole bunch of stuff. I thought it would be cool if I share some of the tips and tricks I’ve learned along the way that could hopefully help you start your own blog or whatever website you’re starting. Keep in mind there are many options nowadays to make your own blog, I’m only going to speak on my experience since that’s what I know about duh! Read more

Real Rap vs Fake Rap

I can’t believe in 2012 people are still putting down rappers for not being real. No rapper is real. No artist is real. No anything that’s for sale, YES FOR SALE, is real.

IT’S FOR SALE. IT’S TO MAKE A PROFIT. IT’S BEEN EDITED. IT’S BEEN GROOMED. IT’S BEEN MODIFIED TO MANIPULATE YOU INTO DOING SOMETHING. BUY!

In rap we put down other rappers by saying they’re not real. Rick Ross is not real. Drake is not real. And we lift rappers up by saying they are real. Eminem is real. Nas is real. Tyler the Creator is real.

No rapper is real. And why should they be? Have you ever heard a real rapper? There music sounds like shit. It doesn’t even sound like music. It’s not mixed, not mastered, NOT EDITED IN ANYWAY. If you can name a rapper that’s real then that rapper isn’t real.

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Hip Hop Ringtones

Send hip hop ringtones to your mobile device. Select from 3 million unlimited hip hop ringtones!

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Ballin’: Jim Jones Signs Major Deal

According to that sexy asian chick Miss Info, Jimmy is leaving Koch aka “the graveyard” and going to Sony. Here is what Jim had to say, I just left the lawyer’s office. I signed a multimillion dollar joint venture with Sony. My boss is Rick Rubin and Hip Hop (Kyambo Joshua) is doing my albums […]

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