YO!Blogger ponders the music of today. Are oldies better than today’s hip-hop?

I recently attended a special gathering at the Office of Public Defenders near 850 Bryant in San Francisco.

Yoblogger’s Erricka X and Jazmyne speak out against the current state of black men in entertainment. From the BET Awards to Hurricane Chris Brown, something… more »

The other day I got word that VIBE Magazine is going under.

Many things can be said about Michael Jackson. But two things are certainly true: 1) he was misunderstood and 2) he was one of the… more »

Music must be one of the most powerful forces of nostalgia! Music activates a part of our brains that not only ignites nostalgia, but also… more »

YoBloggers Jazmyne Young, Eming Piansay and Erricka X discuss (and reenact) the alleged Chris Brown and Rihanna incident. —Erricka X, Jazmyne Young and Eming Piansay … more »

Is Obama the first hip-hop President?

There’s really no way to prepare you for this song. Just sit back and let your brain explode. Yes, that is Busta Rhymes rapping over… more »

Loss is inevitable. That’s what they will tell you. Who you might wonder? Well, sane reasonable humans. It’s a natural part of life they will… more »

Soulja Boy tell em’ unleashed his newest dance: put your foot in your mouth, and leave it there!

The Bail Fail and Jack Skeleton

Walter Lopez is a participant in the Changing The Odds/YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia summer internship. The Fox is sly indeed. The aptly titled Sly Fox, … more »

On August 5th two members of the YO! team- Erricka X and I- had the pleasure to attend Wild 94.9’s exclusive and intimate performance withEstelle… more »

Hip-hop and chess are not commonly found in the same sentence. Rapper RZA (aka Robert Diggs)… more »