Nike has been releasing BHM sneakers and this time around it looks like they got it right in terms of colors used & placement. The green & red stitching accent them lovely. The only BS part about the shoes is Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t get yourself all worked up into a tizzy. This hat is not representative of white supremacy or trailer parks, but the mullet & coon tail might remind you of people you see Friday night after hours in a Winn-Dixie parking lot. It’s more of Hella Tight’s take on the infamous Redskins logo, flipped on it’s ear. Interesting concept IMO. Limited to only 100 pieces, available now via the Hella Tight online store.
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Joe Budden’s Padded Room drops 2.24.09. As far as it making to Best Buy, we’ll have to do a regional watch to see if that plays true.
Illustration by Frank Harris
Last week, Black Canseco suggested that today have theme music. Yet, that’s much easier said than done. Today is going to mean many things to many people. And for each, it will be a distinctly different set of thoughts & emotions associated with this grand occasion. Words…there are no words that haven’t already been said.
Therefore, I give you my song and leave it that. Feel free to drop a link for yours and share why it if you’re inclined.
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We had to switch things up this morn so that we could release the G&P Mixtape. But never fear; we’re back to your regularly scheduled morning link dump.
Happy Birthday Stacey Dash [MoonDog]
Joaquin Phoenix Keep It Real, Loves Wu-Tang Clan [Buzzcuts]
Jay-Z Explains His Verse In Young Jeezy’s ‘My President’ Remix [MTV]
Live Webcast For Joe Budden’s Performance With Slaughterhouse @ S.O.B.’s [Amalgam Digital]
Young, Educated and Unemployed [NPR]
The Best Super Bowl Ads Are Remind Us Of Happer Times [Machochip]
Royce 5’9″ is lyricist and mic controller of the highest order with cosigns from Hip-Hop legends Eminem and DJ Premier, and he adds to his legacy with the release of a new mixtape, Growth & Patience: The Best Of Royce Volume 1. Linking up with fellow Midwesterner Trackstar The DJ, Detroit native Royce drops a collection of his grimiest lyrical gems for a diamond-in-the-rough compilation of tracks from his studio releases, featured appearances and previous mixtapes. Growth & Patience — brought to you by The Smoking Section — is ether to strike the senses before Royce releases his highly anticipated 2009 solo-LP, Street Hop (M.I.C./One Records).
Cover art by A-Bex. Remember you can buy a hard copy of Growth & Patience via Trackstar.
Tracklisting, back cover & download link after the break. Read the rest of this entry »
Contra™ has been chronicling the last few weeks of his life dealing with police, which is obviously one of the biggest fears a Black man must face. Recently, I had to face a fear that probably ranks second or third on that list of Black man trials and tribulations.
I had to go to a new barber. Read the rest of this entry »
Remember that list you were supposed to be keeping, add this joint as one of the best covers of the year already.
Don Cannon & Eighty81.com link up to bring listeners the Cool Guys Always Finish First mixtape. The cover & the tape itself celebrate “the cool guys that you always looked up to as a kid whether it was your older cousin, crazy uncle, Dwayne Wayne or Ric “The Nature Boy’ Flair.”
And with that Nature Boy mention, his No. 1 TSS Stan fan is undoubtedly downloading & listening. Tracklisting & link after the break. Read the rest of this entry »
Funny, I was just riding to Sonic The Hamilton & The Pink Lava Lamp this morning. Tracklisting & link after the break. Read the rest of this entry »
Taken from B.o.B’s upcoming mixtape The Unclearables by DJ Green Lantern.
Audio – B.o.B, Charles Hamilton and Asher Roth – “Change Gonna Come”
“My President is black/in fact he’s half white/So even in a racist’s mind, he’s half right/so if you got a racist mind it’s alright…” Read the rest of this entry »
Shaun doubled up this time around as we look back on history today and get ready to witness it tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »
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