Life in a Shanty Town By Byron Crawford The hip-hop newsletter that's not afraid to ask the tough questions 1407 subscribers 244 issues Subscribe to our newsletter
#241 Oct 9, 2020 420doggface is canceled! – Internets,Maybe the only positive news story of 2020 was when a Hispanic gentleman of a certain age f
#240 Oct 6, 2020 Will Trump die? We can only hope – Internets,I see people on social media celebrating the fact that the president has Corona, and I don'
#239 Oct 2, 2020 Chrissy Teigen has a business to run – Internets,There's not a right or wrong way to commemorate the loss of a child.I would never want anyo
#238 Sep 29, 2020 I've seen better albums than this at Noz's house – Internets,You call this an albums list?The other day, Rolling Stone dropped its new 500 Greatest Albu
#237 Sep 25, 2020 Throw a stone (of truth) at DJ Vlad – Internets,Vlad TV was the most valid, worthwhile media institution in hip-hop, and now I can't watch
#236 Sep 22, 2020 Ruthkanda Forever – Internets,Ruth Bader Ginsburg failed to live until January, so it's only right that women lose the ri
#235 Sep 19, 2020 If ever a Grammy deserved to be peed on – Note: this was supposed to go out yesterday, but I accidentally published it to the Members Only™ fee
#234 Sep 18, 2020 If ever a Grammy deserved to be peed on – Internets,When I saw that video of Kanye West taking a piss on his Grammy, all I could think was that
#233 Sep 15, 2020 Underground hip-hop continues to disappoint – Internets,Yesterday, I spent hours reading and re-reading an article about allegations against Rhymes
#232 Sep 11, 2020 Killer Mike is NOT the new Kanye – Internets,Every once in a while, my close personal friend and fitness role model Killer Mike likes to
#231 Sep 8, 2020 Only a black woman can be a black woman – Internets,I'm not surprised that a white woman would want to be a black woman, but I am deeply distur
#230 Sep 4, 2020 Black men don't commit spousal abuse – Internets,Some of the most prominent members of the hip-hop community are under fire this week, from
#229 Sep 1, 2020 Bella Thorne owes me noodz – Internets,Sex workers and thirsty young brothers on the Internets are upset with Bella Thorne because
#228 Aug 28, 2020 What has become of education? – Internets,When I heard that school will now be conducted via Zoom meetings, I of course had questions
#227 Aug 25, 2020 I can't believe Hot 97 employed a white supremacist – Internets,This week, my thoughts and prayers are with the staff of Hot 97, who are facing criticism a
#226 Aug 21, 2020 Pharrell and Jay-Z take on "WAP" – Internets,Pharrell and Jay-Z have a new song coming out today, and I'll admit, I'm psyched.I spent al
#225 Aug 18, 2020 C-Murder would never kill someone – Internets,Barring some unforeseen November Surprise having to do with Joe Biden's tendency to get han
