First and foremost, thanks to everyone who made our "Who's the Worst Rapper Alive" nominations the most commented on piece in RefinedHype history. I've combed through the more than 100 comments to find five final nominees. It wasn't an easy task, but someone had to do it. Vote now!
I was going to talk all this shit about DJ Khaled's new track, "Welcome to My Hood" (at least I assume it's new, it's getting hard to tell), but on second thought I've got nothing but praise for the man. He's been doing slightly, and I mean slightly, different versions of the same song for years now, and as long as people keep buying them, why should he stop? Listen and download...
Schadenfreude is a psychological terms used to describe someone who takes pleasure in the failure of others (aka haters), and while I certainly didn't derive any enjoyment from some of the epic f**k ups below, they were too egregious not to be called out. In the latest of an ongoing series that will include the best...or worst...fails of the week from the world of hip-hop, sports, pop culture and beyond, I examine Maxim's ridiculous claim that Katy Perry's the sexiest woman alive, ball cleaning, azz dropping and much more...
After a recent stabbing at a Plies concert, Fort Myers, Florida, Councilman Warren Wright is openly supporting a ban on hip-hop concerts in the city, blaming them for "violence and disruption." Apparently he's worried about fights breaking out after the New Boyz roll into town and start calling residents jerks.
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