The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - In a week that saw real chaos and tragedy, it's good to know that there are still some things we can count on...
Ice-T: 'United States is based on guns'
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper and actor Ice-T was in London promoting his new documentary 'The Art of Rap' when news of the Colorado movie theater massacre reached his studio...
Obama was 'the bomb', now he's 'the man'
OPINION - In this election year rappers probably will not be criticizing President Obama. Not because he's black but because rap has largely lost its political voice...
KRS-One’s 'Real Terrorism' video banned on YouTube
CLUTCH - Evidently, its explicit wartime imagery was declared "too shocking" for viewers...
Slideshow: Hip-hop's political alter egos
SLIDESHOW - AllHipHop has compiled a list of leaders in the history of black America and compared them with their closest contemporary hip-hop artists...
