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In today’s hip hop industry it’s popular to get recognition for your street credibility, gang affiliations, and/or how many times you’ve been shot.  But what happen to getting recognized for good old fashioned “Hard Work” and “Perseverance”.  Lunch  Tha  General embodies these two concepts by demonstrating  nothing but “Hard Work” and “Perseverance” throughout  his music  career.  At the end of 2006 Lunch  Tha  General flooded California’s Inland Empire with the  release of 3  mixtapes  in 1 week; Lunch “Reheated  Vol  2”, Lunch “Eat and Defeat”, and the Lunch “IE Stand  Up Mixtape  Vol .  909” (hosted by  Dantana  & A.M.G). These  mixtapes  created such a huge street buzz that soon magazine s and blogs started to catch wind of the  momentum created by Lunch  Tha  General.  This momentous buzz catapulted Lunch  Tha  General into to the li...

In case you haven't heard by now, singer R. Kelly was accused of holding women hostage in an "abusive cult" controversy. During the same time frame, court records were publicly released, granting Usher's ex lover 1.1 million dollars for contracting the herpes virus from the singer. Honestly the two incidents have no relation to one another, but since the singers shared the 2007 hit single "Same Girl," fans have decided to run with the news. Unfortunately this is the cons of being in the entertainment industry, because both of these incidents are private matters, but will gain a lot of public prospective. Although the memes are hilarious this is someone's life and I can't imagine the trauma the men are experiencing. Same Girl

 5. Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story Although many will disagree with this movie being on the list, the portrayal of Chili has it stand corrected. The script failed to capture Chili's significance in the group. She was overdramatize, by actress Keke Palmer, and although many of the people are still alive, the story still create the feeling of being incomplete. Not just because of the death of Lisa Lopez, but due to the fast development to reach the peak, while having little detail or character build up. Compared to great biopics, and to good/average ones, the TLC Story is a deserving 5th place as worst music biopics. 4. All Eyez On Me: Tupac Shakur Arguably one of the  greatest rappers of all time   who has definitely been the biggest influence on hip hop culture, All Eyez On Me created the biggest upset since the Aaliyah movie. The movie lacked precision, facts, and overall script development. This movie feels as if a fan who watched  Tupac  documentaries c...

In the midst of welcoming home two little ones, HOV managed to strike a deal with sprint and create a new album. Talk about a man that never sleeps, Jay-Z is once again expanding his generational influence. The sporadic announcement of his name change alongside introducing the new album 4:44 , instantly went viral. This is a win-win situation for the Carters, because regardless of the outcome they've maintained popularity for over 2 decades, with an increasing net worth. Audiences all over the world are awaiting to hear 4:44 , and even more people are awaiting for them to reveal the names and genders for their newborn twins. Similar to the deal with T-Mobile, back in 2012 when Jay-Z released Magna Carter Holy Grail , only Sprint customers will have free access to the album. Only this time Jay-Z will be using his own streaming platform "Tidal," meaning that if you're not a Sprint customer you'll have to pay for the Tidal app in order to listen to the album. I...

After receiving recognition from Top Dawg Ent , it came as no surprise when she signed to the label in 2013. By 2014, Sza released her debut ep titled "Z" which ultimately established her core fan base. Calmly making headlines with her features and the recent single Love Galore which features Travis Scott, Sza stirred up enough buzz for her mainstream debut. By first promoting the album CTRL on her Instagram with a tattoo, Sza created a trend, while many of her loyal fans follow the tattoo art. With the release of Love Galore, fans and audiences that listened to "Z" can instantly hear the difference in the albums. CTRL is definitely an attempt to appeal to the mainstream audience, but Sza does a good job doing it. Labeled as a conscious neo soul singer, Sza challenges her vocal dynamics, while implementing relatable and common topics in the lyrics. If anyone thought she wasn't sexy before, than you know that she is now. CTRL is about sex, relationships, an...

After an unannounced introduction in 2015 with his hit single "Don't," Bryson Tiller made tidal waves through the music industry. In a two year time span and literally with one project, Tiller was able to brand himself as a different sound for hip hop and RnB, titled Trap Soul . Appropriately the name for the debut album, Bryson Tiller came out of nowhere establishing a fan base that takes most artist a minimum of 3 years to develop. By releasing limited amount of new music and capitalizing on features like; Travis Scott's First Take, Dj Khalid's Ima Be Alright, and Gucci Mane's Drove U Crazy, Tiller maintained audiences anticipation for the release of his sophomore album. Titled True to Self , Tiller took it upon himself to release the sophomore album one month before the actual set release date. As soon as fans realized that the album was available on all streaming platforms, reviews flourished. At first listen, instantly you can hear the title "tru...

During such a critical time period in our governmental society, where the only thing people can agree on is the hate towards a president in which the people elected, comes the perfect controversial Netflix series Dear White People . If the name doesn't grab your attention at first read, than the pilot episode definitely will. From the narrated beginning to the incline of each characters stories, which shows how every character has an important role in the overall theme of the show. Dear White People is the story of minority students attending a predominantly white Ivy League university, who feel isolated and frustrated about the lack of diversity and racial tensions inside of the school.  A Halloween party titled "dear black people" in which white students participated in wearing black faces as costumes, prompted these racial tensions. Each episode contains a pilot of the characters perspective, and story that outlines the identity of that character. For instance; Sa...