Email Author Ben Westhoff

Awards

• 2007 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards

  "Ace of Spaides"

• 2006 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published September 14, 2005

  "Rap vs. Rapture"

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2010 Stories by Ben Westhoff

• The Year of Magical Thinking

  published July 29, 2010

  Bun B is hip-hop's grieving widower, the guy for whom you want to leave a pot roast on the front steps. You watch what you say around him, knowing... More >>

• How Low Can He Go?

  published May 6, 2010

  Imagine revamping a fiery activist anthem into a mindless, rump-shaking jam. That's exactly what Ludacris has done on his recent hit "How Low,"... More >>

• From the Ashes: Former Geto Boy Big Mike

  published March 4, 2010

  In 2004, Michael Barnett was paroled and released from prison. The rapper known as Big Mike had served three and a half years for torching a... More >>

• Ultimate Victory

  published February 4, 2010

  Chamillionaire is the rapper you can take home to mom and dad. His albums contain very little swearing, and, in fact, he won't even curse when... More >>