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Lupe Fiasco – “Bitch Bad” (video)

August 23rd, 2012

In “Bitch Bad,” Lupe Fiasco demonstrates that he is not willing to follow the herd. He critically compares hip-hop lyrics and videos to blackface cinema. The music video draws parallels to Spike Lee’s film Bamboozled (2000). Both films deal with the racial stereotypes which are sustained through popular culture. They encourage viewers to think while [...]

Tags: Bitch Bad, lupe fiasco, Video
Posted in Blog, RapCity, Video | Posted by Josh

Today’s Top 10: B.o.B’s Video Picks

August 14th, 2012

When you’re dealing with an artist as diverse in his style as B.o.B, you know that when you ask him for his 10 fave videos, you’re going to get a very eclectic list. And he did not disappoint. Here are his super cool video picks. Don’t miss brand new episodes of Today’s Top 10 every [...]

Tags: 2 chainz, b.o.b, Blog, James Blake, La Roux, lupe fiasco, M.I.A, Mumford & Sons, nicki minaj, T.I, Today's Top 10
Posted in Blog, Today's Top 10 | Posted by Lauren

Lupe Fiasco – “Lamborghini Angels” (stream)

August 14th, 2012

Lupe Fiasco’s third single off the forthcoming Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 came with a warning: Do not listen if religion is a sensitive topic. After dealing with hip-hop misogyny in “Bitch Bad,” Lupe takes on religious corruption. The verses paint a graphic image of ritual maiming and blind [...]

Tags: Lamborghini Angels, lupe fiasco, Stream
Posted in Blog, RapCity, Stream | Posted by Josh

Lupe Fiasco “Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free)” (Video)

June 28th, 2012

Lupe Fiasco will release Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 on September 25. He hooked up with red hot director Alex Nazari for “Around My Way (Freedom Ain’t Free),” in which Lupe has those glowing eyes from Village of the Damned and some weed hungry animated friends.

Tags: Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free), lupe fiasco, RapCity, Video
Posted in Blog, RapCity, Video | Posted by Cam

Lupe Fiasco “Bitch Bad” (Stream)

June 27th, 2012

Leave it to Lupe Fiasco to create some pretty thought provoking music. In “Bitch Bad” comes Lupe’s discussion and analysis of how misogynistic and derogatory language influence both male and female audiences. The lyrics are self-reflexive and the message is clear. It will be interesting to see what Lupe does with the video for this [...]

Tags: lupe fiasco, RapCity, Stream
Posted in Blog, RapCity, Stream | Posted by Melissa

Today’s Top 10: Diggy Co-Hosts

April 25th, 2012

Diggy Simmons might be the son of a famous MC and the nephew of a music industry mogul, but he’s doing his thang all on his own. He’s smart and slick and he’ll be co-hosting Today’s Top 10 with me! Don’t miss brand new episodes of Today’s Top 10 every Monday to Thursday at 10 [...]

Tags: Aerosmith, Busta Rhymes, Calvin Harris, Diggy, eminem, jay-z, Jay-Z & Kanye West, Jeremih, Kanye West, lupe fiasco, Matthew Santos, michael jackson, rihanna, Run-DMC, Today's Top 10
Posted in Blog, Today's Top 10 | Posted by Lauren

B.o.B. travels the globe in So Good

March 21st, 2012

Remember that time B.o.B. collaborated with Bruno Mars on that song Nothing On You and everyone was like ‘who dey be?’ and then they were like ‘this is the jam of the summer!’ First off, I just unfriended myself on Facebook for still using ‘jam’ in 2012, so no need to log in in and [...]

Tags: b.o.b, Bruno Mars, lupe fiasco, Music Video, News
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, MuchRadar, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Allison

Today’s Top 10: Controversial Hip Hop Stars

March 6th, 2012

Today one of hip hop’s most shocking turns 21 years old! Happy Birthday Tyler The Creator! This boy has created quite the mountain of controversy in a short amount of time, so he inspired out list of the top 10 most controversial stars in hip hop. You know we’re going to include Tyler, probably Eminem, [...]

Tags: Busta Rhymes, chris brown, Dido, eminem, justin timberlake, k'naan, k-os, Kanye West, lil wayne, Lil' Kim, lupe fiasco, nelly furtado, nicki minaj, Pusha T, Saukrates, Skylar Grey, T.I, the creator, Today's Top 10, tyler
Posted in Blog, Today's Top 10 | Posted by Lauren

Today’s Top 10: Coolest Nerds

February 22nd, 2012

It wasn’t always the case, but we all know now that being a nerd is super cool. Tonight we’ll countdown the top 10 coolest nerds with everyone from Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco to Taylor Swift and Weezer. Get your black rimmed glasses all taped up and ready to see who else makes our list! [...]

Tags: Chromeo, city and colour, David Guetta, drake, far east movement, Kanye West, lights, lil wayne, lupe fiasco, nicki minaj, rye rye, Skylar Grey, taylor swift, Today's Top 10, Tyga, weezer
Posted in Blog, Today's Top 10 | Posted by Lauren

Today’s Top 10: Best Of 2011

December 15th, 2011

This is the Best of 2011 according to your host extraordinaire, ME, Lauren Toyota. Just so you know, I never decide on the videos for the countdown so someone allowed me this one chance. Tonight I countdown videos from the artists I thought killed it in music this year, from Chris Brown to Foster The [...]

Tags: Busta Rhymes, Childish Gambino, chris brown, city and colour, drake, Foster the People, jay-z, Kanye West, lady gaga, lil wayne, lupe fiasco, Today's Top 10, Trey Songz
Posted in Blog, Today's Top 10 | Posted by Lauren