I don’t know what the rest of the world did when they heard the My Chick Bad remix but I was thinking one thing. OK, I was thinking several things: 1. This video is actually …

What did you think of the season premiere of The Boondocks? Funny? Smart? Boring? Did it meet your expectations?

Ambiguity (noun): A lack of decisiveness or commitment resulting from a failure to make a choice.
Black Entertainment Television (BET) has displayed great moral ambiguity of late. You’ve probably seen the classic Boondocks episode about BET where writer Aaron McGruder …

Jay-Z famously owns the 40/40 Club. Ortiz opened a 4-0/40 Club. See what he did there? Jay-Z filed the lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court.

During a four hour long show, most of the Rap, Hip-Hop, and R&B categories were not shown on air. They were instead given the award off camera.

Babylon Cartel is a brand based in Philadelphia, PA. In their own words, it is “a secret society of creativity.” Their most recent Spring/Summer Collection was based on space exploration and was entitled Babylon Cartel: Flight Academy.

On the producing side Virginia has Pharrell and the Neptunes and Timbaland. In the rapping genre Virginia has the Clipse and in R&B we have Trey Songz and Chris Brown. What more does Virginia need to do to get respect?

The Female Rapper has a long history. It’s been debated and written about many times. People discuss the seemingly feminist and “woman power” movement of the Queen Latifah days. Then par for the course is …

By now you’ve probably all been informed about the Tiger Woods fiasco.
He cheated on his wife with a random girl. He has apologized and the media is still having a field day with it. Just …

I’m sure at some point in these last two or three years you’ve heard about market oversaturation. An artist puts out too many songs or albums or mixtapes or videos or interviews or whatever and …

What about Anthony Hamilton, R. Kelly, Musiq, Eric Roberson, Prince, Stokley Williams from Mint Condition, Sam Cook, The Temptations, and Michael Jackson? Just to name a few. So, good people of Dr. Jays Live, Who are the best Male R&B artists? Either currently in the game or of all time. We took it back with Prince, Sam Cook, and the Temptations but definitely include current artists. Speak your mind!

I posed this question on twitter. “What song reps a city/area the hardest?” It’s a great question. People always ask what area goes the hardest. That’s not even the question. We’ll never know who reps …

In this interview with Oakland, California artist Clif Soulo we discuss who he is, which artists he respects in the game right now, and his own mixtape, Forever Be Hip Hop. If you’re looking …

Katrina Bello is currently studying music in Boston at Berklee College of Music. She’s an up and coming artist and is sure to make waves.
This weekend I sat down to talk with her about everything …

When a conversation about DMV rappers come up, the same names are usually heard. Actually, you usually hear “What is the DMV?” and once you answer, “It stands for DC, Maryland and Virginia” someone will …

Lil Wayne or Bow Wow – who would you rather listen to as a rapper?
The guy who was professionally rapping at age 15 who was discovered by a dude named Baby?
OR
The guy who was professionally …

Twitter beef, Facebook beef, Myspace beef, whatever. E-beef or Internet beef has got to be the most ridiculous form of debate.
Yes there are great forums for discussing and disagreeing on topics. It makes for great …

Dave Chappelle as Silky Johnson – “Player Hater of the Year”

Before you take another step you need to play this song. It’s “Do You Have The Stamina” by B.o.B. (One of XXL‘s Hip-Hop Class of …

There are lots of insults out there. Ones much more vulgar than the one I’m about to talk about. But this one bothers me a lot. It’s seen more in relationships but it’s also …