Ski Mask Way: Rap Crimes & Hip Hop Culture

Hip Hop Research: Book List at 51 Academic Titles & Growing!

Hip Hop Research, a new blog from Clyde Smith devoted to documenting academic studies of hip hop, has reached 51 titles with more on the way.

Entries feature the book's cover art, when available, and basic links to WorldCat, a world library search engine, as well as options from Amazon and Google for checking out the book's content.

The long term goal is to use this book list as a basis for an annotated bibligraphy of academic studies of hip hop but it's pretty cool just to see what researchers have already accomplished in this area of study.

Please pass this news on to students, educators, researchers and folks who like to know what's up!

Hip Hop PR Wire Soft Launches, Full Launch Nov. 23

Here we go:
Hip Hop PR Wire

"Web Crew at ThisIs50.com Stealing Blog Posts"

Coverage at ProHipHop

Ski Mask Way Dies Again

It's too depressing for me to do this blog.  Most of this isn't funny and points to how tough it is to come up poor with mental illness.

I deal with enough negativity as it is.

You could buy this blog and get rich, though.  I know you can!

Write me:
clyde(at)prohiphop(dot)com

Press Releases?  Send those to me at:
hiphoppress(at)netweed(dot)com

No need to copy to both accounts.  I'm the only one answering the mail.

Hip Hop Crime Links for 2008-05-17

• DMX allegedly tried to dodge hospital bill
  
  
• Al Sharpton Shook Down Dr. Dre For Half A Million??? | HipHopDX.com
  
  

Hip Hop Crime Links for 2008-05-16

• Lil Kim Wins 500k In A Lawsuit Against Lil Cease | Real Talk NY
  
  
• Suge Gets a Chance to Win Back His Manhood? - TMZ.com
  
  
• The Knock Out Kid Speaks on Suge Knight - Blogs Is Watching
  
  
• Video: DMX Arraigned on Drug Charges - Nah Right
  
  
• DMX Pleads Not Guilty Across the Board - E! Online
  
  
• Akon Addresses Report That He Fabricated His Criminal Past | MTV News
  
  
• Greg the Barber Speaks with Hood News about Suge Knight Knockout! - Blogs Is Watching
  
  

Hip Hop Crime Links for 2008-05-15

• Papoose Dismisses 'Ridiculous' Remy Ma Escape-Plot Rumors - MTV News
  
  
• Lil' Kim Wins $500K In Suit Against Lil' Cease | SOHH.com
  
  
• Uncle Murda Arrested At Airport | SOHH.com
  
  
• DMX Shows Up To Court Late, Pleads Not Guilty - AllHipHop.com
  
  
• Suge Knight Knocked Out By Kimbo Slice [Video/JumpOff.tv]
  
  

Hip Hop Crime Links for 2008-05-14

• FREE NAFIZA!!!! | The Kaos Effect
  
  
• Dead wrong: Youtube tributes to the Soulja Girl - MissInfo.tv
  
  

Hip Hop Crime Links for 2008-05-13

• Disaster at the Remy/Papoose Rikers Island Wedding - MissInfo.tv
  
  
• Thisis50.com interviews the Barbershop Brawler who snuffed Suge - MissInfo.tv
  
  
• Remy Ma Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison - AllHipHop.com
  
  

Hip Hop Crime Links for 2008-05-12

• Bloody Saturday for Suge - TMZ.com
  
  
• The Souljah Girl Saga Continues | The Kaos Effect
  
  
• TVT's Unsecured Creditors in a Scribd Document Widget (ProHipHop)
  
  
• Young Jeezy's Snowman & Ski Mask Way Return (ProHipHop)
  
  
• Minneapolis doles out $164,500 for graffiti prevention and clean-up | Twin Cities Daily Planet
  
  
• A fine line between aerosol art and graffiti | Twin Cities Daily Planet
  
  

Hip Hop Crime Links for 2008-05-10

• DMX Arrested On Animal Cruelty, Drug Possession Charges - MTV News
  
  
• R. Kelly Trial: A Timeline Leading to Child Pornography Trial -  MTV News
  
  
• Notorious B.I.G. Wrongful Death Suit Reinstated -  SOHH.com
  
  
• Foxy Brown Pleads Guilty to Menacing Neighbor With Cell Phone - FOXNews.com
  
  
• Rapper DMX arrested in animal cruelty, drug case | Arizona local news | eastvalleytribune.com
  
  
• DPS cites rapper DMX for high speeds on Loop 101 - Scottsdale AZ news | eastvalleytribune.com
  
  
• MySpace Predator Denied Bond After Extradition - cbs4.com
  
  
• Live and let DIY (Art Pirates) | guardian.co.uk
  
  
• Atlanta Police Issue Arrest Warrant For “Soulja Girl” - AllHipHop.com
  
  

Soulja Girl Inspires the Return of Ski Mask Way

ATL Hoodrat aka SOULJA GIRL goes crazy on the Marta!

This young lady needs psychiatric help as do lots of people who end up in jail and will never get what they truly need.  Given her brief accusations of someone on the train being someone who raped her, you can see how her mental issues could put others behind bars as well, innocent or guilty.

Atlanta Police Issue Arrest Warrant For "Soulja Girl"

On the upside, I've decided to relaunch Ski Mask Way with a focus on dropping batches of links and occasional videos or other graphics.

The links should be coming almost daily and we'll see how it goes.

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This Blog is on Hiatus

Sorry about that but crime goes on without us.  Enjoy!

JT Money Denies Involvement In Shooting

Semi-famous rapper JT Money is denying involvement in a shooting that took place outside of an Atlanta nightclub last weekend.

The shooting occurred after a dispute between two men outside of the Opera Club in Midtown Atlanta. One man was shot in the abdomen, but no other incidents or injuries were reported. JT Money, real name Jeffrey Thompkins, has a lawyer that says Thompkins was in Florida at the time of the shooting.

Couple of things stick out about this incident. One, it took place at a party for R&B singer Trey Songz. Not really following why anyone would have beef at a show featuring ballads. Two, I genuinely had no idea JT Money was still relevant on the scene, so I'm wondering why some outlets have spun him with terms of "hip-hop star" and "famous rapper."

Foxy Brown to Do Bad All By Herself

Inga Marchand, known to many as hip-hop artist Foxy Brown, has been sentenced to 76 days of solitary confinement at Rikers Island prison for misbehavior and altercations with prisoners and guards.

Marchand was sentenced to serve a year in prison after violating terms of probation in July of this year. She was convicted of attacking a person with a Blackberry phone, and began serving her prison term in September.

This could bode well for the rapper whose career has been in a downward spiral for the past two years. I can't think of a better place to write introspective rhymes, nor can I think of a better album name to spark her comeback than 'Solitary Confinement.'