State of Ohio Gets a L On Behalf of Machine Gun Kelly, Katt Williams and My Uber Driver

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Initially the title of this was supposed to say that Cleveland gets a L. Then I found out that Katt Williams is from Cincinnati not Cleveland, so I had to

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Mac Miller Death is Sad Reminder that the Culture of Hip Hop Needs to Change

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Hip Hop fans like myself is still digesting the death of Hip Hop artist Mac Miller. Last week the 26 year old emcee died from a drug overdose. His death

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Sorry Joe Budden: You Are Not Better than Eminem

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer Recently Joe Budden got on his podcast and responded to being on Eminem’s list of people that was dissed on his latest album. To his credit, Joe made a lot

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Is Juneteenth A Reason to Celebrate… I Think Not

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer June 19th marks the celebration of Juneteenth, the official holiday for the emancipation of Black slaves in 1865. The District of Columbia and forty-four states have recognized Juneteenth as a

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Kanye Doesn’t Disappoint With New Album Ye. It is Short but Sweet [Album Stream + Review]

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer In the midst of Kanye West creating controversy with his statements on Donald Trump, slavery and anything else that he thought would create headlines, he promised to deliver music. So

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BLACK TRUTH NEWS PICKS THE BEST 25 HIP HOP GROUPS OF ALL TIME (#1-5)

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer 5. Public Enemy 1987: Yo! Bum Rush the Show 1988: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 1990: Fear of a Black Planet 1991: Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black 1994: Muse

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BLACK TRUTH NEWS PICKS THE BEST 25 HIP HOP GROUPS OF ALL TIME (#6-10)

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer 10. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five The Message(1982) On the Strength(1988) Even though Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five came out before my time, I still have to honor

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BLACK TRUTH NEWS PICKS THE BEST 25 HIP HOP GROUPS OF ALL TIME (#11-15)

By: Jarrod Horton Staff Writer 15. Cypress Hill Cypress Hill(1991) Black Sunday(1993) Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom(1995) Cypress Hill IV(1998) Skull & Bones(2000) Stoned Raiders(2001) Till Death Do Us Part(2004) Rise Up(2010) Elephants on

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