A lot of people, especially youngsters with no sense of Hip-Hop history or street lore, will read this headline and think rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson was killed. However, I’m referring to Kelvin “50 Cent” Martin, the legendary stick-up kid from whom Mr. Jackson borrowed the moniker. The original 50 Cent is from Fort Greene, […]

TREATMENT WRITTEN BY DETECTIVE WILLIAM COURTNEY A can of worms was opened last week when prison inmate Dexter Issac, an associate of hip-hop mogul/gangster James “Jimmy Henchmen” Rosemon, claimed he was paid by Henchmen to rob Tupac at Quad Studios in 1994. There is currently a nationwide manhunt for Jimmy Henchmen, who is wanted by […]

My fingers are tired from rolling an ounce worth of blunts… I don’t feel like typin’ shit.  That’s what press releases and the copy/paste function are for.  So here’s the skinny on DJ Blazita’s new PSA Mixtape Vol. 1, fresh outta my inbox: “ATTENTION THIS IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE HOTTEST CHIC IN […]

DISGUST BY KHALID STRICKLAND a.k.a. BLACK PACINO So, North Carolina Republican Patrick McHenry introduced another proposal to remix the $50 bill and replace Ulysses S. Grant with… Ronald Wilson Reagan.  Six letters in his first, middle and last names, tallying up to an unholy 6-6-6. Reagan.  The President who cut school lunch programs because he […]