This is crazy. I do not see why this Rick Ross issue or even the Akon issue, doesn't bothers anyone. In Hip-Hop all we do is talk about "keeping it real"..Just be "real"...Real real real...Okay. Is everyone missing the point? I understand that this is an "entertainment" business. But that is always everyones excuse when a contradiction is found out about an artist. Everyone loves their music because its "true".Its... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (wizecrack) http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/sreply/419 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:58:33 GMT http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/reply/408/t/From-Boss-to-Da-Boss-Why-Do-Rappers-Gotta-Front-.html#reply-408
It may have took a second for him realize that he is talented enough to have fans of his music - period. No need for bio. I don't care if he was a dishwasher that never got into a fight in... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (FlavorBlade) http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/sreply/408 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:06:22 GMT http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/reply/395/t/From-Boss-to-Da-Boss-Why-Do-Rappers-Gotta-Front-.html#reply-395 Wasn't it Angela Stribling of BET that "outed" Ice Cube in a similar way about 15 years ago? During a memorable sit-down interview, she questioned his Compton roots, his two-parent upbringing, and even his stint as a Drafting major at an Arizona tech college.

But the bigger question is, why the fuck do we do this to ourselves and our cultural icons? By today's standards MLK would be considered a punk or a square. Even Malcolm Little, who had a bonafide criminal... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jfresh) http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/sreply/395 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:52:15 GMT http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/reply/391/t/From-Boss-to-Da-Boss-Why-Do-Rappers-Gotta-Front-.html#reply-391

Hip-hop is like the wise man turned fool. How did the wise man turn fool you might ask? He... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (FlavorBlade) http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/sreply/391 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:03:51 GMT http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/reply/389/t/From-Boss-to-Da-Boss-Why-Do-Rappers-Gotta-Front-.html#reply-389 Interesting topic dave, except for the fact that you are making a huge assumption that rick ross couldn't ever have sold coke because he was a corrections officer. for all we know, he used his connections in the pen to get into the game after he left that job. there are plenty of cops and DEA agents who have been involved in criminal activities, so why should it be any different with rick ross? can anyone state with any certainty that he... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (EAOne) http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/sreply/389 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:16:42 GMT http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/topic/746/t/From-Boss-to-Da-Boss-Why-Do-Rappers-Gotta-Front-.html From Boss to Da Boss Why Do Rappers Gotta Front?

By Davey D


When I first heard about the drama surrounding Miami rap star and now former correction officer Rick Ross and him fooling the world into thinking he was major crime... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (mrdaveyd) http://hiphopnews.yuku.com/topic/746 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:24:22 GMT