What this Blog is About

Welcome to I do it for Hip Hop.

This is a blog based on and around the genre of music known as Hip Hop. A cultural movement started in the South Bronx, it has since grown to encompass the entire United States and the rest of the world. It is one of the most powerful genres of music in the world and one of the highest selling. It's reach extends beyond just music, but to fashion, movies, politics, and much more. It is definitely something that is part of the Zeitgiest, or the spirit of the times.

This blog deals with anything and everything regarding hip hop, with a focus on the music itself. Album reviews, comments on decisions made by artists, articles on the state of things, all from my perspective. Who are you, is a question that you are probably asking. Why should we listen to you? I'm not saying you should. All views expressed here are my own opinion. I am nothing more than a fan of hip hop. At the end of the day, if you listen to it, that's what you are. From the first album I ever had, I fell in love with Hip hop. As Nas wrote and I espouse, if I ever get married, I'll be on my second marriage, because Hip hop's my first wife.

Every Tuesday, I will post the previous week's record sales. I will also try to review albums as they are released. The format in which I will do that is by breaking the album down, track by track, and then having a form of a conclusion where I piece everything back together. As I write this, I don't have a particular grading scale in mind, like XXL or the Source has. Because of that, I will go with the traditional 5 stars method.

Also, I will have a weekly post called "Soundtrack to Your Week" in which I post a few songs that are awesome and that I consider to be just amazing. I'll have it up every Sunday.

I encourage underground artists to email me tracks or even mixtapes which I have no problem posting links to on the blog. Anything to help someone reach another listener. I also encourage people to comment on any article or review they want. If I'm able to, I will talk back with you.

Once again, welcome, and let the music play.