Remember, there’s no crying in hip hop:
- T.I. sentenced to a year and a day in prison (billboard.com)
- DOOM finally admits he uses an impostor for his shows, photo shoots (stonesthrow.com)
- Kanye West finally admits he uses a “ghost blogger” (nytimes.com)
- Charles Hamilton steals a Black Spade beat, denies it (freshselects.com) (charleshamilton.blogspot.com)
- RIP John Hope Franklin (ajc.com)
- Uriel Jones, drummer for Motown’s legendary Funk Brothers session band, dies (billboard.com)
- Shepard Fairey argues his case against Associated Press over famous Obama image (huffingtonpost.com)
- Charticle innovator Blender magazine bites the dust (adage.com)
- Will Marc Ecko’s laddie-hop mag Complex be the next to fall? (nymag.com)
- Oakland rappers respond to police killings (vibe.com)