The Bling Bubble
“Da Game is to be told, not to be sold.” — Snoop Dogg, 14th Annual Conference on Hip Hop Securitization In 2003, I identified what I believed to be a speculative bubble for bling bling — the shine, the scrilla, … Continued
Hip Hop on Overthinking It
“Watch the YouTubes. Watch the f***ing blogs.” (Ice-T Responds to Soulja Boy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7FhIUuo6tE We at OTI were pretty much last on last summer’s Soulja Boy bandwagon, so to rectify the situation, we are taking a pro-active stance in reporting Soulja-boy related news. In case you haven’t heard, Ice-T be beefin wit Soulja … Continued
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Misreading Mr. Carter: How Lil Wayne’s Carter III avoids the anxiety of Jay-Z’s influence
Comparing Lil Wayne to Jay-Z has become the favorite sport of music writers covering Wayne’s new album, Tha Carter III, starting with its leak on May 31 and continuing through the album’s release earlier this week. Some of these comparisons … Continued
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Just ‘Cause She Dances Go-Go
The oldest profession* has been getting a lot of press lately. Perhaps as a way to cleanse some of the recent negativity, I’d like to turn to one of the more sincere expressions of love for the women of the … Continued
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Dey Know Yayo
I know this isn’t news: Anyone who really pays attention to hip-hop probably knows about the new Clipse mixtape already. But hey, we all have busy schedules. So just consider this a friendly reminder to download We Got It 4 … Continued
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Best of the Blogs, Feb. 2008
Welcome back to “Best of the Blogs,” a feature dedicated to decreasing the amount of original content on Overthinking It. Today’s honoree is “Resurgence of the Soul Sample.” The story of how I came across this website is worth relating. … Continued
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Soulja Boy Up In This Blog
I know that I missed the time when it was socially relevant to talk about Crank Dat by about three months, but whatever. It’s the internet. And I think that the song deserves some digging-into. First, a little refresher course: … Continued
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overlistening: I Missed The Bus (Kris Kross-1992)
I’ve always appreciated the honesty of this song. Rather than the posturing and posing that characterized much of 1990s hip-hop, I always believed Daddy Mac and Mac Daddy wrote about what they knew on this track- no gangsta posturing, no … Continued
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