We’ve been calling him Bobby Ray for a minute so this suits me just fine. Now, The Artist Formerly Known As B.o.B. says that’s what he prefers that you call him as well.

“Now I go by the name ‘Bobby Ray.’ Make sure you put ‘Bobby Ray,’ ” the MC revealed. “I’m really going into a new direction — more free and not trying to live up to any particular genre. I don’t feel like I’ve been doing that. I don’t feel like I’ve been trying to fit in, but I feel even more free-spirited. I have more willingness musically. That’s all I’m about. I’m about guitars, chords and keyboards.”

Does it matter to me? Not really. Whatever it takes for him to fight over the initial road bumps of stardom that seem to beset so many new artists when they Read the rest of this entry »

“I’mma Bring You Some Nets.”

The New Jersey Nets are quite possibly the hardest team to be a fan of as they are an irregular bunch. This is why I suspect that S. Cadet and myself are the only Nets fans round these parts. Unless of course there are some Jay-Z Stans in the building.

It’s seems that Mr. Hovito Carter has stayed true to his word and that the franchise is indeed moving to Brooklyn. Read the rest of this entry »

Just as Shan stated, I love to hear the stories again and again. It wasn’t my childhood, but what Diamond lays out in his new video “Bad/Good” is the foundation of this music and culture. And if someone is going to dictate that history to me, I want it to be a fully decorated tried and tested OG of the game. Read the rest of this entry »

Monica Contreras On A Wet Wednesday Y’all!

I.R.S. Plans A Deduction For Madoff Victims [NYT]

Nike Air Yeezy Glow In The Dark Pictures [SO]

Ticket Scalping Gets Fancy New Ticketmaster-Approved Name: Dynamic Pricing [Vulture]

NBA Settles Out Of Court With Roy Tarpley; Move Along, Nothing to See Here [TSB]

Seven Of The Dirtiest Teams In College Basketball History [Esquire]

Cracking The Case: Who Is Kanye’s Blog Ghostwriter? [Complex]

The Dream & Christina Milian On Big Boy Show [Rap Radar]

Kim, Khloe & Kourtney Kardashian Jimmy Fallon Interview 3-17-09 [Mr. World Premiere]

You can’t go wrong with this pic right?

On Saturday, we all circled the wagons around LC with our desire for him to use the mic again as an emcee. Say what you want about 808′s, but Kanye hasn’t really done much singing outside of that album. Sure he’s all over the place promoting the album, but he isn’t flooding us with new material stuck in singer mode. On the contrary, he’s actually dropped a few verses that might have gone unnoticed over the past few weeks. Rounding back in rap shape, he’s hopped on a few R&B cuts. Read the rest of this entry »

BOB plans his SXSW trip

Have you RSVP’ed yet?

Aiyo! Bobby Ray, stop playing. Friday > Saturday.

For the majority of last year, I had to argue with The Great Debater about the value of The Mixtape About Nothing. Bar none, I still think it was one of last year’s best releases (if not the best), regardless of it had a SKU number or not. Read the rest of this entry »

“Optical Illusion: There are shoes in this picture.”

If you like what you see, be warned.

These are the type of shoes with a price tag that will make you feel like someone just grazed your nuts © Dave Chappelle. And by “grazed” I mean “decimated with steel cleats”.

Last time I checked, they were selling for about Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Jesse H.

The Game, Saigon, Lupe Fiasco and now Kid Cudi.

Yep, according to a spelling-challenged message from the artist himself, he’s had enough. But what else is new? He’s just the latest in a line of rappers taking a childish “me first” approach to putting themselves above the game. Read the rest of this entry »

President Obama sure has no qualms being a trailblazer as he is set to make history once again by appearing on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno this Thursday. According to NBC, he will be the first sitting President to appear on this type of show. Read the rest of this entry »

Slightly different flavor for Mik but still well respected. Nothing groundbreaking but Read the rest of this entry »

Kidz In the Hall – “I Got It Made (09)” Reebok Classic Remixes

KITH put the screws to Special Ed’s classic, as a part of Reebok’s Classic Remix collection. I’m gonna hate because this is for The Vector. I’ll congratulate because Naledge & Double-O are genuinely good artists & intelligent brothers. Get that paper dog © Jay.

Words By Jason Hortillas

To many, this is just another posse cut . For me, the song has such a bigger meaning.

This joint is for my people. Read the rest of this entry »

Hip-Hop’s newest double threat is solidifying the ground he walks on with “Exclusive” content while “Rollin Wit” a few names you may be familiar with…

Mick Boogie
6th Sense
Donny Goines
Tunji

But the backup is just your ideal garnish. This debonair vocalist steers the ship with a “prequel” so polished, the expectations for the main course are raised a couple levels higher. Proceed with eagerness. Read the rest of this entry »