It’s official. Hip-hop is no longer the “CNN of the streets,” as Chuck D. labeled it back in the heyday. We’re in a postbling era, when Lil Wayne quips he doesn’t do coke because it gives him acne, and Rick Ross has a number one album. No offense to the Big Boss, but we’re fans of music with a message. Now that the Eighties are back (as evidenced by Kanye’s fashion choices and the simple, bass-heavy beats of the up-and-coming duo the Cool Kids), we’ve got our fingers crossed for a resurgence of talent à la Public Enemy and Queen Latifah before she got all Hollywood. We’re willing to bet that the students, professors, writers, and brainiacs at... More >>>