Keepin' Heads on Straight

Several days ago on Twitter Mr. Cornel West said that Hip Hop was the most powerful cultural force in the world.  Again, Cornel West said Hip Hop. Powerful. Cultural. Force. WORLD.  His assertion isn’t new to me.  He mentioned something like this in his book R...

I've fallen off the wagon.  I apologize.  Spending so much time between posts is unacceptable and not what I created this for.  I want to be committed to updating the site regularly with information relevant to Hip Hop music/culture.  I'm committed to much more regular updates ...

"June one six seven one... The day... momma kickd me out the womb told me nigga get paid!" 2Pac

 Thats what TuPac's momma told'm?? Wow! Man as you may know today June 16th, 2010 would be Pac's 39th birthday! (no homo) But I miss the nigga a lot... First rapper I can say I ever loved.. He spit hard as hell... bars like...

Here at HHHD we wanna know what you do other than rap? How do you give back to your community, how to you build and not destroy? What ways do you encourage your fans to make positive progress in their lives?

This is a priority of ours. Establishing HHHD as the place that recognizes the socially impactful efforts of H...

Jeff Johnson talks about the impact of Hip Hop on world culture and how if used to it's full capacity, Hip Hop could reach the youth on a level organized religion has been unable to do.  It's an interesting speech check it out and let us know what you think.

Peace....

As an entrepreneur, finding support can seem to be a monumental task. Especially when the things which you desire support for aren’t traditional or familiar to the people you’d assume to be supportive, namely friends and family. Support isn’t something t...

As an entrepreneur, finding support can seem to be a monumental task. Especially when the things which you desire support for aren’t traditional or familiar to the people you’d assume to be supportive, namely friends and family. Support isn’t something t...

Let’s recap.  The Cleveland Cavs lost their second round playoff series to the Boston Celtics.  They lost.  A series.  Of games.  To a championship caliber team.  As much as sports TV and Radio would have you believe, it is not the end of the world for the city of Cleveland or the state of Ohio.  The subtl...

It was a Friday back in 1996. September 13th to be exact. Monumental day for a young 17yr old Ray-Lee... News of my favorite rapper 2Pac aka Makaveli's death fucked me up yo! I couldn't believe it... It was like... word? He got shot again? Get the fuck out...

As of Friday, April 2, 2010 changing the world has become priority 1a behind being a father. My first child was born this wonderful day. Based on every historical account, this moment will change lives. Instincts yell the same. A month worth of experience confirms.

A major part of fatherhood will be continuing the work of changing the world (maybe IR...