1. How come Erykah Badu’s explanation for her video with the Flaming Lips sounds so much like Mary J. Blige’s explanation for the Burger King commercial?

2. How come it’s Ok for people like Gwyneth Paltrow to use the ‘N’ word freely, regardless of a song title, but you never hear any other racial epithet like kike, chink, sand-ni**ger etc. used just as liberally in American culture?

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3. Even if Nicki Minaj’s “Starships” is not “real hip-hop” is Hot97 playing the “real hip-hop” that they say Nicki Minaj is lacking?

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“Live At Blossom” is the second single from Stalley’s Savage Journey To The American Dream.

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The GOOD music crew is staking out their territory with “Mercy” as the first bit of anticipation for Cruel Summer.

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Kool Keith’s Love & Danger is in stores now. “Goodbye Rap” brings the rap-is-dead sentiment back with Keith’s silly humor.