British socialite and alleged massive-pedophile-ring-enabler Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on July 2nd on charges of enticement of minors, sex trafficking and perjury, among others. Maxwell is alleged to be convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein’s right-hand assistant and central to the horrors of Epstein Island. The internet immediately revisited and revised the “Epstein didn’t kill himself”…
As I sit here on July 4, 2020 I’m not feeling it. It’s just another Saturday in my book. We could have invited our friends and family over to responsibly celebrate this day in the era of the novel Coronavirus, but why? What’s there to celebrate when not only are our black and brown people…
Though cannabis is legal medically and recreationally in some states, it’s not in all, and it depends also on how much you possess. As a result, various rappers have been busted for weed. How do rappers get away with smoking weed? Why don’t these guys get arrested when marijuana is illegal in some states?…
Heroin use has gotten rural, and whiter after authorities leaned hard to cut down on prescription opiates making their way to the streets. In no place has this rung more true than Ulster County. Woodstock, NY has a history it can’t escape. Forty-seven years after the last tab of brown acid was consumed in Bethel, this…
Okay, you’ve read our latest write-up on the Top 5 Rappers of All Time. Now, we’re going to shake up the world! Here are our picks for the 5 Best Hip Hop Albums of All Time. Greatest Hip Hop Albums as of 2021 – Classic and Evergreen First let us say, this was a very…
Even as they increase in popularity and sophistication of production, edibles remain a dark and mysterious force to many. Before the days of pre-packaged and consistently dosed edibles, options were few and far between. Recipes for crockpot cannabutter were passed down through oral tradition, requiring hours of commitment depending on who you asked. Dark times…
Best Beat Maker Machines for Hip Hop – Old is gold To sound like an old washed-up beat-maker, “back in my day, it was hard to make beats! And expensive!”. I began “producing” beats back in the 1990s. At the time there really weren’t any convenient options to choose from. Beat machines were expensive. Vinyl…
Minneapolis’ Rhymesayers Entertainment (home of Atmosphere, Brother Ali, & Sa-Roc) ended their working relationship with two artists on their roster: rappers Prof and Dem Atlas. Both rappers, along with a number of their associates, have recently been accused of sexual misconduct on social media. In an official statement posted June 25th, Rhymesayers explained their move,…
Yesterday I woke to my coffee and had a premonition: “I don’t want to open the news today.” It was one thing, wasn’t it, when social media was just noodle lunches and puppies, and the day’s news didn’t threaten to devastate. I had a rare, pleasant evening, and didn’t want to break the spell. But…
When recreational use of cannabis became legal in Colorado in 2014 it was common to hear the phrase “We’re not just a new business, we’re a new way of doing business”. It was all blue-sky optimism about the business culture cannabis companies would create. In 2021 how has gender diversity figured into the development of…
