Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 62 w/ Randy Roper x Nanci O...

Looking through our past episodes, T.I. has been talked about more than any other rapper. We're 62 episodes and 1.5 years in, so that's saying a lot. On this week's episode of Where Is Hip Hop?, Randy and I talk about The King Of The South being sent back to prison for 11 months.

Back on episode 7 of Where Is Hip Hop? T.I. was going in right around the time Gucci Mane was getting out. Back then we wondered what would happen with Grand Hustle, would it flourish or flounder? Beyond the music repeat prison sentences does nothing for T.I.'s image so this time around we also discuss it's impact to endorsements, other business ventures plus more.

BET released it's Top 10 Rappers of The 21st Century list so we go in on that too. Here's a hint, after that good and terrible Hip Hop Awards, BET redeemed themselves, a little, with this list.

Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 62: T.I. Goes To Prison........Again

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WHERE IS HIP HOP? will give you information on the current state of Hip Hop in the world today as seen by Randy Roper aka Randy Exclusive, Music Editor of Ozone Magazine and Nanci O. We talk about who is hot and who is not, interviews, how we feel about certain albums and the direction of Hip Hop culture in the world today.

Think of us as the Roeper and Ebert of Hip Hop.

Get ready to be EDUCATED, INFORMED and ENTERTAINED.

Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 61 w/ Randy Roper x Nanci O...

On this week's episode of Where Is Hip Hop?, Randy and I talk about the biggest hip hop festival in the Southeast. A3C goes down this weekend in Atlanta and entails 3 days, 250+ artists, b-girl/b-boy battles, producer showcases, plus much more.

On Saturday Randy will be moderating the "What Is A Mixtape?" panel with DJs Green Latern, Burn One, Trackstar and others. There's alot going on during A3C and the full weekend of events can be viewed here.

Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 61: A3C Hip Hop Festival

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WHERE IS HIP HOP? will give you information on the current state of Hip Hop in the world today as seen by Randy Roper aka Randy Exclusive, Music Editor of Ozone Magazine and Nanci O. We talk about who is hot and who is not, interviews, how we feel about certain albums and the direction of Hip Hop culture in the world today.

Think of us as the Roeper and Ebert of Hip Hop.

Get ready to be EDUCATED, INFORMED and ENTERTAINED.

Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 60 w/ Randy Roper x Nanci O...

Back on Episode 56, we told ya'll Kanye isn't playing fair for the rest of 2010.

Since that time, Pusha T signed to G.O.O.D. music, The Pink Panther and The Hip Hop Pig Pen released a track dissing 'Ye, Kid Cudi and Wale got into a back and forth (but quiet as kept them ninjas been screaming on each other since last year), Amber Rose and Melody Thonton are reportedly beefing over him, and 'Ye shot a 40 minute movie in Prague. Prague? Where they do that at in hip hop?

Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 60: Kanye Is Doing THE ABSOLUTE MOST Right Now

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WHERE IS HIP HOP? will give you information on the current state of Hip Hop in the world today as seen by Randy Roper aka Randy Exclusive, Music Editor of Ozone Magazine and yours truly. We talk about who is hot and who is not, interviews, how we feel about certain albums and the direction of Hip Hop culture in the world today.

Think of us as the Roeper and Ebert of Hip Hop.

Get ready to be EDUCATED, INFORMED and ENTERTAINED.

Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 54 w/ Randy Roper x Nanci O...

Where Is Hip Hop? is a weekly segment Randy Roper and I started over 1.5 years ago. Below is a breakdown:

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WHERE IS HIP HOP? will give you information on the current state of Hip Hop in the world today as seen by Randy Roper aka Randy Exclusive, Music Editor of Ozone Magazine and Nanci O. We talk about who is hot and who is not, interviews, how we feel about certain albums and the direction of Hip Hop culture in the world today.

Think of us as the Roeper and Ebert of Hip Hop.

Get ready to be EDUCATED, INFORMED and ENTERTAINED.

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Yes, Randy and I talked about Rick Ross last week, but Bawse's official first week numbers had just been released. On this week's edition of Where Is Hip Hop?, Randy and I looked at the why and how of what occurred with Rozay's first week.

Sidebar: Randy predicted 200,000, I was thinking more like 150,000.

If you're late, Teflon Don moved 176,000 units in it's first week out. If you're even more late, although Rozay moved that many in 7 days, Eminem still had the #1 album in the game, 5 weeks post release, with Recovery.

So while Rick Ross has *some* folks running around hollering they're BMF, Big Meech, Larry Hoover, Eminem has the crossover appeal on lock (Rhianna, anyone?). And as noted, man titties doesn't sell records. In other words, Bawse doesn't have a female fan base or a crossover market. So if Rozay wanted to cross over, we discuss the artists that may help (even though it may hurt his street cred). Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry and the like. Last, we speculate on how Teflon Don can break the one million records sold mark.

Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 54:


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