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The CBC Calls Out the Biden Administration: Gap in Advertising Dollars To Black-owned Media

March 14, 2022 by newhiphopnews

The distinction between “Black Owned” media (i.e., businesses that are over 51% owned and controlled by people of African-American and/or African ancestry – “Black”) and other businesses that are not Black-owned yet target Black viewers (i.e., NOT owned and operated by Black people) is becoming a real issue in the wake of efforts for economic justice and equity in America.

It has been a long-standing process for many private-sector corporations and their advertising agencies to discriminate against Black-owned media. The history of discrimination is well documented and studied by organizations and trade associations, including the ANA and 4As. The issue is also problematic in the public sector as well. As part of such efforts to address fairness in government, The Congressional Black Caucus has recently called out the gap in the government’s advertising dollars spent on Black-owned media vs. white-owned companies, targeting Black audiences. The Biden administration has been criticized for its disproportionately low spending on media advertisements targeting the Black community. According to recent reports, white-owned media companies targeting Black audiences receive federal dollars at a much higher rate than Black-owned media. An example is the national media advertisement campaign focused on COVID-19 public education and awareness at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

A letter in response to a letter sent to President Joe Biden by Democratic U.S. Congressman Hank Johnson of Georgia obtained by The Source reveals that $45,000,000 was spent on Black-targeted media (e.g., BET, The Breakfast Club, Fox Soul, and The Oprah Winfrey Network (majority-owned by Discovery ) – that is, media that has extensive Black audience reach but they are NOT Black-owned or operated, compared to $20 million spent with Black-owned media as part of the COVID-19 advertising program.

This advertising discrepancy in spending is reflective of the more significant issue of how Black-owned businesses are disproportionately left out of opportunities for growth and investment. The issue is not new – In 2016, Congress requested the Government Accountability Office to study how much Black-owned media was receiving in federal advertising. The GAO found that, over five years, the federal government spent more than $5 billion on advertising, and Black-owned businesses received only 1.02% of that amount. The lack of investment has a significant impact on the Black community.

Black-owned media companies are an essential part of our communities and should receive a fair share of advertising dollars to help inform and educate our communities. The lack of sufficient advertising effectively limits these Black-owned businesses from operating and serving the communities relying on its news, content, and information. The Source Magazine (a wholly Black owned media organization) and other Black owned media have organized together to raise awareness and seek economic justice and fairness to allow our businesses to receive advertising dollars fairly and equitably.

More to come…

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Today in Hip-Hop History: 2Pac Dropped His Third LP ‘Me Against The World’ 27 Years Ago

March 14, 2022 by newhiphopnews

On this day in Hip-Hop History, the late Tupac Shakur released his third studio LP, Me Against the World. This album came at one of the most pivotal times in ‘Pac’s life and career. Recorded shortly after his near-fatal assassination attempt in New York and released while he was in prison, this album marked a change in 2Pac as an artist and a man.

This album was nothing like the music that gave him his “thug life” gangster image and street credentials. The subject matter and tone of this project were a lot more serious and introspective than anything he had previously released. Much less high energy than the tracks from his previous album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z…, this album showed genuine reflection on his life and career path as an artist along with shining light on some of his personal struggles with paranoia and self-loathing.

The realism of this album brought a ridiculous amount of commercial success. Debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, the album has been certified double platinum selling over 3.5 million copies in the United States alone. Along with being #1 in the US, the album also ranked #23 in Germany and #20 in Sweden. In the year after its release, the album received the Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album. The project was Tupac’s most positively reviewed album and has been called the magnum opus of his career.

The singles from the project “Dear Mama,” “So Many Tears” and “Temptations” all made appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. “Dear Mama” peaked at #9, “So Many Tears” hit #44 and “Temptations” claimed the#68 spot.

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Jussie Smollett Placed In Cook County Jail Psych Ward

March 14, 2022 by newhiphopnews

According to several confirmed reports, disgraced actor Jussie Smollett was placed in the psych ward in the Cook County Jail after receiving his 150-day jail sentence, but his brother says that despite his classification, Jussie is not having any mental health issues while incarcerated.

Jocqui Smollett, the brother of Empire actor Jussie Smollett took to IG over the weekend, saying, “So Jussie is currently in a psych ward at the Cook County Jail. What’s very concerning is that there was a note attached to his paperwork today saying that he’s at risk of self-harm.”

Jocqui continued, “I want to make it clear that he is in no way, shape, or form at risk of self-harm. He wants to let folks know that he is very stable, he is very strong, he is very healthy and ready to take on the challenge that… has been put up against him.”

Sources in law enforcement say that Smollett was placed in the psych ward because it is another housing unit used for high profile inmates.

Smollett was sentenced to five months behind bars for faking a racial and homophobic attack in Chicago back in January 2019.

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[WATCH] Stevie J Gets Oral Sex During Live Interview

March 14, 2022 by newhiphopnews

A video has gone viral that shows Love And Hip Hop star Stevie J receiving fellatio during a FaceTime interview while the journalist conducting the sit down tries to ignore what is actually happening.

Leah Henry was interviewing the former Bad Boy producer for her show “Leah’s Lemonade” when not long into the interview, a female’s hand comes into the frame, revealing that the philandering producer was not alone nor was he fully attentive to Ms. Henry. Leah eventually asks Stevie about his unidentified company, but he never reveals what’s actually going on during the interview.

Henry has had to defend herself against fans and critics alike who have criticized her for not promptly ending the interview when she realized what was going on and some even questioned her professionalism for continuing to interview Stevie while he was receiving oral sex.

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Snoop Dogg Removes Most Of Death Row’s Catalogue From DSPs

March 14, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Last month, things began to take a futuristic turn for Death ROw Records, with former label signee Snoop Dogg taking ownership of the label and soon after said that the “world’s most dangerous recordlabel” would be made into an NFT. To further solidify that, the Dogg has now removed all of Death Row’s previous recordings from all streaming platforms.

Even though the report stems from a Wikipedia page, upon close examination of Death Row recordings on all DSPs including those from Snoop Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound, all of access to these songs and albums on public streaming platforms have been removed. Death Row labeled classic albums like Doggystyle, Dogg Food, the Above The Rim soundtrack, Dr. Dre’s The Chronic and more are no longer available.

Snoop discussed the idea of bringing the Death Row label into the metaverse in a Clubhouse conversation, saying, “Death Row will be an NFT label,” he said.“We will be putting out artists through the metaverse. Just like we broke the industry when we was the first independent to be major, I want to be the first major in the metaverse.”

Even though Snoop hasn’t publicly addressed the disappearance of the Death Row projects, but fans have certainly expressed their displeasure in the absence of some of Hip Hop’s most revered classics.

One Clubhouse participant said, “So, thanks to Snoop Dogg promoting NFT shit and making Death Row Records an NFT record label, all the releases except 2Pac’s, will be removed from Spotify and so on. This is actually bullshit, that means no more Dre’s Chronic on Spotify. NFTs need to die, fucking stupid movement.”

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Today in Hip Hop History: Kool G. Rap And DJ Polo Dropped Their Debut LP ‘Road To The Riches’ 33 Years Ago

March 14, 2022 by newhiphopnews

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On this date in 1989, Corona, Queens rap and street legend Kool G. Rap and DJ Polo released their very first album on the quintessential, yet now-defunct Hip-Hop label Cold Chillin’ Records.

As esteemed members of the world-famous, Queens-based Juice Crew, G. Rap and Polo dropped this project as one of the first full-length albums from the crew, only to succeed Big Daddy Kane’s Long Live The Kane and Biz Markie’s Goin’ Off albums. the Marley Marl-produced album is one of NYC’s crime rhyme holy grails, with tracks like “Road To The Riches” as a theme song for late 80s hustlers, but the majority of the album showcased G. Rap’s uncanny rapping ability. Tracks like “Men At Work”, “Poison” and their premiere track “It’s A Demo” were proof three decades ago that G’s style would be pioneering in the rap game, to say the least.

Salute to G. Rap, Polo, Marley, Fly Ty, and the rest of the Juice Crew and Cold Chillin’ staff for this important piece of Hip Hop history!

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ICYMI: Don Toliver Shares A Preview Of New Music

March 13, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Justin Bieber brought out Don Toliver as one of his surprise guests at his Los Angeles show for his Justice Tour, and now the Don seemingly has new music on the way.

The Houston native hasn’t dropped a project since his 2021 Life of a Don, but it seems as if the “Flocky Flocky” rapper is preparing us for some new music.

Although Toliver hasn’t dropped anything this year, he’s been working. This isn’t the only song he previewed for his fans. Last month he previewed a snippet via social media and he’s on Kanye West’s Donda 2.

Toliver is also set to perform at Rolling Loud Miami.

There is a great chance this preview is of one of the songs that will be on a follow up to the The 27-year-old’s Life of a Don album, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Oct. 23).

Life of a Don also went No. 2 on Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. To date that is Toliver’s highest-charting project. Continue the conversation on social media.

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[WATCH] Graphic Video: Ohio Officer Cleared In Shooting Of Teenager Ma’Khia Bryant

March 13, 2022 by newhiphopnews

The Columbus police officer who shot and killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant last year has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, Ohio prosecutors announced Friday.

Bryant was killed in April by Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon as she swung a knife at a young woman, just seconds after pushing another woman to the ground. Police were responding to a 911 call made from Bryant’s foster home about a group of girls threatening to stab members of the household.

The killing led to a Justice Department review of the police department in Ohio’s capital city.

Officer Nicholas Reardon arrived on the scene and shot Bryant four times who died from her injuries. The coroner listed the cause of death as a homicide — a medical determination used in cases where someone has died at someone else’s hand, but not a legal finding. It doesn’t imply criminal intent.
I shared my own experience as a young black girl in Harlem, NYC and the horror associated with protecting yourself in a hostile environment. Mediators and prevention are a necessary conversation to assist young girls with no influential guidance.

Watch the graphic officer cam footage below.

Was the officer justified?

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