Lil' Flip, Devin the Dude, Texas Board of Education vs. Hip-Hop, Wu-Tang Clan, Death Row Records, Z-Ro, Dr. Dre, Etc.

Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies. Anti-Single of the Week: "Garage Sale Rap," Random White Guys From A Garage Sales Company That Might Actually Be A Real Thing, feat. Lil' Flip Wire to Wire Hey, lookie here. A video of Devin the Dude talking about weed. That's news, right? The Texas Board of Education is not impressed with hip-hop. The New York Board of Education, however, is. Z-Ro Going Away Video of the Week

What? What's that you say? That there's already a few problems with the new Death Row Records? Well, that sounds like

. What? What's that you say? That the

album was rushed by Def Jam? Well, that sounds like

. There's a rapper from Boston named Sam Adams. And he's a white guy. And he was accused of

. How long until people start calling him "Scam Adams"? Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is

. Umm... Starter jackets, the

movies, Patrick Ewing missing that layup in Game 7 against the Pacers, more stuff that was important in the mid-'90s... Those

have become quite popular with the athletes. Murs is going to release

this year. Ack. When are musicians going to realize that this is

a good idea?

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