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Your Favorite White Boy http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com Hip Hop Opinion, Reviews & A Whole Lot Of Smack Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:15:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The Streets Say: “‘Til The Casket Drops” (The Clipse) http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/12/08/the-streets-say-til-the-casket-drops-the-clipse/ http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/12/08/the-streets-say-til-the-casket-drops-the-clipse/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:47:32 +0000 B-Double http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/?p=1857 tilthecasketdrops

The Streets Say: 3.5 out of 5 Daily Mathematics (9.2 out of 10) Summary: “I feel like I was high for most of this album. And like they claimed, the third time’s the charm. Clipse dropped a certified third classic piece with this one. There’s no question that rap fiends everywhere will find a way, through copping, [...]]]> http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/12/08/the-streets-say-til-the-casket-drops-the-clipse/feed/ 1 Wale Sales Show The Industry Has To Change http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/12/02/wale-sales-show-the-industry-has-to-change/ http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/12/02/wale-sales-show-the-industry-has-to-change/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:48:03 +0000 B-Double http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/?p=1876 wale-attention-deficit

Even though Shawn Carter’s Blueprint 3 was one of the more widely anticipated forth quarter releases, D.C.’s own Wale had a buzz of his own around the October release of his debut album, Attention Deficit. Wale had generated some of the biggest hype of any new artist after releasing two well received mixtapes The Mixtape [...]]]> http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/12/02/wale-sales-show-the-industry-has-to-change/feed/ 0 Click On It: Unkut’s Drunken M.O.P. Run In http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/12/01/click-on-it-unkuts-drunken-m-o-p-run-in/ http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/12/01/click-on-it-unkuts-drunken-m-o-p-run-in/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:17:41 +0000 B-Double http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/?p=1865 hangover-passed-out-in-the-street

Click On It Robbie over at Unkut spins a hilarious tale about his overzealous drinking at a recent M.O.P. show. While I strongly suggest you read the entire account, here are a few choice highlights: “Around this time, Lil’ Fame, Billy Danze and Laze-E-Laze arrived from the hotel with a couple of dames and wandered back stage, [...]]]> http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/12/01/click-on-it-unkuts-drunken-m-o-p-run-in/feed/ 0 Ask Hov, He Don’t Want It With Curtis… http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/11/30/ask-hov-he-dont-want-it-with-curtis/ http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/11/30/ask-hov-he-dont-want-it-with-curtis/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:36:00 +0000 B-Double http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/?p=1846 curtis-jackson

Ever since 50 Cent declared his next target would be one Shawn Carter, fans have been clamoring for the rap beef of the century. Bloggers have speculated that given 50’s ruthless nature in battle mode; its easy to see how Curtis would be one of the most formidable opponents Hov has ever faced. But since 50 [...]]]> http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/11/30/ask-hov-he-dont-want-it-with-curtis/feed/ 1 XXL Top 100 Hip-Hop Websites: Brushes With Fame http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/11/29/xxl-top-100-hip-hop-websites-brushes-with-fame/ http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/11/29/xxl-top-100-hip-hop-websites-brushes-with-fame/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:14:45 +0000 B-Double http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/?p=1835 xxl_logo1

Even though the list was announced a while ago, the hard copy of XXL’s latest issue, featuring the top 100 hip-hop blog sites, hit the racks this week. Its a pretty good list – much more authentic than the widely dismissed VIBE list from a number of months earlier – and there are a lot [...]]]> http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/11/29/xxl-top-100-hip-hop-websites-brushes-with-fame/feed/ 10 Haiku Mixtape Review: “Enemy Of The State” (Lupe Fiasco) http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/11/27/haiku-mixtape-review-enemy-of-the-state-lupe-fiasco/ http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/11/27/haiku-mixtape-review-enemy-of-the-state-lupe-fiasco/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:37:37 +0000 B-Double http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/?p=1822 Lupe Fiasco Enemy Of The State Cover

Note: Here we will use the ancient japanese poetry structure to review the latest mixtape joints to hit the street. Knowledge and insight for your consideration – in a tasty little 5-7-5 format. Freestyle tape defined Lupe jumps on well-known beats Let’s move on, shall we? DOWNLOAD ]]> http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/11/27/haiku-mixtape-review-enemy-of-the-state-lupe-fiasco/feed/ 0 Has DJ Premier Fallen Off? http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/11/26/has-dj-premier-fallen-off/ http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/11/26/has-dj-premier-fallen-off/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:56:22 +0000 B-Double http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/?p=1816 dj-premier-04

Now before all the purists get bent out of shape, I’ll be clear and direct. I love Primo. He is hip-hop. But in reading the review of Rakim Allah’s new album over at Nappy Afro and not seeing Primo’s name in the production credits, it made me wonder: why aren’t we seeing (well, hearing) [...]]]> http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/11/26/has-dj-premier-fallen-off/feed/ 1 Time Of [Career] Death: Jay-Z http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/09/18/time-of-career-death-jay-z/ http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/09/18/time-of-career-death-jay-z/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:25:51 +0000 B-Double http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/?p=1812 jigga

One of hip hop’ favorite debating topics are if/when a given rapper has fallen off. There are many (supposed) cases of artists that started strong, even coming to dominate the entire industry, but then eventually fade – either through their own complacency or because they fell victim to the rapidly changing hip-hop soundscape. But one thing [...]]]> http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/09/18/time-of-career-death-jay-z/feed/ 6 What Happens When The Money Goes? http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/09/16/what-happens-when-the-money-goes/ http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/09/16/what-happens-when-the-money-goes/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:48:23 +0000 B-Double http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/?p=1802 What

Let me get a little philosophical, if I may. With the flurry of activity over the last week with new albums dropping like bombs on Afghanistan, it got me thinking about what motivates your favorite rapper to pick up the mantle and embark on a risky career of uncertainty, fleeting fame and more often than [...]]]> http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/09/16/what-happens-when-the-money-goes/feed/ 1 The Streets Say: “Man On The Moon: End Of Day” (Kid Cudi) http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/09/15/the-streets-say-man-on-the-moon-end-of-day-kid-cudi/ http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/09/15/the-streets-say-man-on-the-moon-end-of-day-kid-cudi/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:25:20 +0000 B-Double http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/?p=1781 kid-cudi-man-moon

In an ongoing effort to provide value to readers and the very lazy, YFWB presents the “The Streets Say”: a summary of reviews and views from around the raposphere on the hottest hip-hop LPs and mixtapes. If you want your review included, hit me up. The Streets Say: 4 out of 5 HipHopDX (4 out of 5) Summary: [...]]]> http://yourfavoritewhiteboy.com/2009/09/15/the-streets-say-man-on-the-moon-end-of-day-kid-cudi/feed/ 2