We care too. Rappers Influence on the Election.

Artists from Will.i.am to Dem Franchize Boys have put out videos in response to the upcoming presidential elections. In the past we have seen top of the totem poll hip-hip icons like P.Diddy and Russel Simmons fight for the vote, and they are just as vocal this election. The surprise is how many other young, [...]

The Roach Report: Waitin’ On Weezy

[By Roach Gigz]
The syrup sippin, dread rockin, 25-year-old is without question the hottest man in rap right now. Just this year he has graced the cover of The Source, XXL (three different covers), and Vibe. His pictures clutter almost every girls MySpace page I go to, and his songs have been playing on every [...]

John Cho Interview DECONSTRUCTED

On a recent Saturday morning, instead of sleeping in and then watching re-runs of That’s So Raven on ABC Family– because I don’t even get Disney Channel–while eating mini-wheats in my pajamas, I got to interview the star John Cho. Cho plays the uptight Harold in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. We went [...]

ROACH REPORT:Beans Ain’t Eatin’

I have been told over and over again that music artists themselves do not make much money. Even if they’re on TV and the radio, they are still just pawns in the music industry. If an artist is signed to a major label they can expect to pay back whatever advance they received, give everyone [...]

Roach Report: THE BAY AS OF TODAY

 
 
The Bay is back in its slump. YOY is this happening again! How can we artists be so popular at home with hit songs scattered around and our bootlegged ring tones ringing on buses and slapping out of subwoofers from San Francisco to Sacramento. And still we are unable to get any mainstream exposure. They [...]

Whaddya Mean You’re Not Up On The Podcast?

Each and every week Brandon McFarland dishes out a fresh new podcast focusing in on the latest in music and pop culture.
Only I don’t think y’all have been finding it. You can check out the podcast’s RSS feed, or if you’re on the front page of YouthRadio.org your can play with the feedbox up there [...]

Harold Goes To College- An Interview With John Cho

Hope you got those sliders…
The new movie Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, sequel to the classic comedy Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, opens April 25 in theatres. In Guantanamo Bay, Harold and Kumar are thrown into the notorious prison for smuggling a bong onto the plane, which [...]

Recent Post Roundup

First off: apologies for the disappearing act. We’ve been cooking up a few things for the long term and some other projects on short notice, and thus the blogging suffered.
Yet fear not! For the front page at Youth Radio has been off the hook all week… here’s some highlights for the three of you who [...]

Streeets Is Talking- LIVE on iTunes Radio

[From Leon]
Today @ Noon on Streets Is Talking Radio we will have Bay Area/Hip Hop Legend Casual of the Hieroglyphics in to talk about everything. Also on the show we will cover some current events as well as some great sound bites from Streets Is Talking’s Own Money Makin Mitch!
Streets Is Talking Radio is an [...]

Roach Report: LA Times Says Diddy Set Up 2Pac, Wild Webbie Concert, D-12 Manager Alleged Rape of Teens

THE ®OACH REPORT
PAC WASN’T LYIN’
In a recent LA times article, reporter Chuck Phillips says 2pac was correct in his accusations that he was set up to be robbed by former friend the Notorious B.I.G., Sean “Puffy” Combs, and their associate Jimmy Rosemond back in the infamous 1994 incident where he was shot 5 times. According [...]