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P. Diddy Wears Prada

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
I've always said Puffy Combs was the devil (Puffy Combs: that sounds like a hair care product for chicks with bad perms). I've noticed lately that many people share my sentiment, verbatim.   It's got to be more than coincidence that two of his flagship artists left his camp only to become religious zealots, one is dead, others have never been seen on the face of the Earth again (Craig Mack is not the type of man you'd walk past without… Read More

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Dallas Penn is Alive

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
The homie Dallas Penn says he was sober during this video. I sure as hell don't become this live when the moon shines, but DP is from the future so it is what it is. I want Dallas to do a video for the entire Cudi album; his videos are far more entertaining than what's rotating on music television.   Read More

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Five Reasons Female Rappers Are Out of Style

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

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  I grew up in an era where an occasional female voice in Hip Hop could be totally appreciated. We had Queen Latifah, Yo-Yo, MC Lyte, Ms. Melodie, the lesser knowns: Bahamadia, Boss, Monie Love, Rah Digga, and dozens of other X-chromosomed p.o.v.'s. Nowadays, not so much. Every blue (or pink) moon, a woman attempts to throw her panty hose into the ring to no avail, unless you're a scantily clad Read More

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No Shots? Everybody Is A Winner at the 2009 BET Hip Hop Awards*

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
  Editor's Note: Ang and I love men. Trouble is, sometimes (and I'm mostly speaking for myself) we don't know what's going on in their, er um, big heads. That's were Tony Grands from Reading & Writing is For Dumb People comes in. We've been thinking about adding another voice to Proper Talks for awhile now; why not let it drip testosterone? Of course we've invited Grands to conversate with us for… Read More

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Posted in Media Talk, Music Talk, Style Talk, TV Talk | 10 Comments »

U-N-I Pulp Fiction Part 1

Thursday, October 8th, 2009
It hurts my heart when people say west coast hip-hop is dead. Clearly, it's not.   Read More

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Proper Talking Points: Epic Concerts, Cleveland Show, Murder & Ketchup

Monday, September 28th, 2009

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