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First Spin

Amerie Invokes Whodini In 'Why R U' Remix

Amerie's penchant for drawing upon classic Hip Hop has never been more evident than in this remix of "Why R U", which digs back farther than the original with a sample of Whodini's "One Love." We're curious how much of...

nOvaMatic  |  07/24/2009 at 11:00 AM  |  Comments (6)  |  Permalink

Hip-Hop at War

'Most Hated Hip Hop Figures' Hits The Internet

Rap Up's "10 Most Hated Hip Hop Figures of 2008" is here, and we can't say that we totally disagree. DMX, Karrine "Superhead" Steffans, Tony Yayo, Lil' Wayne and T-Pain and his Auto-Tune round out spots 6 through 10, while 50 Cent,...

ill Mami  |  10/20/2008 at 4:30 PM  |  Comments (7)  |  Permalink

First Spin, Soul Cynic

When Bad Remixes Happen to Good People: Jennifer Hudson Edition

Remember a time when a song's remix was often hotter than the original song itself? Mixologists would take an R&B song and put their foot in it, whether it was a hip-hop heavy remix for the jeeps or a dance...

Butta  |  08/11/2008 at 3:45 PM  |  Comments (5)  |  Permalink

Morning Soul

Morning Soul: Too Dangerous For Me

How dope are Questlove's new Nike Air Questo kicks? Very! [HS]Nas hit #1 on the charts and protested FOX News yesterday. [BB]So you think you're a singing diva? Sheryl Lee Ralph wants to hear from you. [EJ]Take a look...

Butta  |  07/24/2008 at 10:00 AM  |  Permalink

Media Watch

Hot or Not? Kanye is MTV's #1

Well, that was pretty anti-climactic, wasn't it?When it comes to things like rankings, we can engage in pointed, light-hearted discussion, we can poke fun, we can take it seriously, or we can take it personally. The passion with which Hip...

nOvaMatic  |  05/19/2008 at 1:00 PM  |  Comments (14)  |  Permalink