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Ex-DEA Agent: 3 Keys To Winning The Drug War [CNN]

Treach Responds To Pepa’s Abuse Allegations [NB]

Cam’ron Giles: “Accept It People, I’m Not Doing No Diplomatic Immunity 3 Album…” [Miss Info]

Man Has Sex With Car Wash Vacuum, Man Gets Arrested [Afrojacks]

Clippers, Isiah Thomas Discuss Creating Greatest Union in History of Sucking [YB]

Universal Considers The Future of Music Ownership vs. Access: ‘The Living Album’… [Billboard]

Facebook Introduces Private Groups for Families [RWW]

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“there was one question that ranked very high…”

Oh, the verbal irony.

At President Obama’s March 26, 2009 virtual town hall meeting, Obama announces that Read the rest of this entry »

Playboy Tre is the Georgia dirt. Not the filthy aspects of it, but more so the idea that he’s grounded in representing the experiences gained from his home state. His approach to making music, as so it seems with his life, is Read the rest of this entry »

Last time that I bring up SXSW (I promise). But Mistah F.A.B. caught my attention this weekend as well. Blame it on the hyphy movement, but the way he dressed had me initially dismiss him as another clown with a taste for bright colors and going dumb. That may be a part of him, but he brings more to the table. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Jason Hortillas

Like rap beefs, your greatest rival defines your career. For these two basketball players, their rivalry not only defined them but also the sport they represented. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Jesse H.

“…Call‘em Lemonheads.”

I hope you all are enjoying the Cam’ron renaissance as much as I am. This guy just completed a whirlwind month and a half where he did interview after interview (including a Session) and dropped gem after gem after gem. But, as I eagerly await the release of Crime Pays, I’ve found myself indulging in some of the man’s past works. Most notably “Killa Cam” from Purple Haze. I’ve started every day off with it for the past week. Read the rest of this entry »

When Mickey Factz took a minute out of his destruction of the GOP stage to introduce a new cat to perform, you could almost feel the air let out of the crowd. Folks were there to see Mickey, not some newcomer. It took roughly .04 seconds before the restlessness disappeared as Curt@!n$ ripped through his song, creating new fans in the process.

David D. is one of those new fans. Read the rest of this entry »

Pilfered from Necole

While I’m an advocate for tats, I’m not a huge fan of seeing them on females, mainly because they’re harder for women to conceal. Those sentiments aside, I can vibe with Rihanna because when most people would seek out Jesus, I seek out Jason @ Lone Wolf lol. As a result I’ve got one or two “these are from a time when my life was in crisis” tats. I don’t regret them @ all because they mark a moment in time for me…though I’m not sure what a smudged semi means for Rihanna. Maybe she’s sending out a bat signal alluding to the idea that she’s now embarking on some Apollonia 6 ish.

While we’re here, I’d like to take this opportunity to weave in a song by those young Southern lyrical mavericks, Boosie & Webbie, and their ode to body art.

Lil Boosie & Webbie Feat. UGK – “Show Ya Tattoos”

Maybe Maino should relocate to the West Coast because he seems Read the rest of this entry »

Photo by Almighty Wes

Released as a part of the Smirnoff Signature Series, this remix collaboration sounds more Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been applauding this guy’s work for a minute. You want a hit? You go to Jim Jonsin’.

But his work & sound go back further than his current reign over radio & dates back to his early career when he was DJ Jealous J on the Miami bass scene. Uggh…Nice Watch put together a well-rounded collection of songs that Jim either produced, wrote and/or performed. If you look @ the songs listed, the first thing you’ll notice is how many of the songs you know without thinking twice. After that, the amount of diversity in sounds should be evident, because none of these sound identical…but majority have left their mark either commercially or in rap music’s history.

Tracklisting & link after the break. Read the rest of this entry »

Thick Thursdays With Ms. Brianna Francisco

Movie Trailer: Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock [Slash Film]

Get Your Tickets For The White House Easter Egg Roll Online [The Morning Call]

X12 Stun Gun Freezes People From 88 Feet Away [Gizmodo]

Six Flags To Scale Down Its Biggest Roller Coaster To Reflect Today’s Economic Climate [The Onion]

60-Foot Penis Painted On Roof [BBC]

Are The Major Labels Killing Imeem? [Hypebot]

Jabari Interviews Young Money [I Am Jabari]

Spanish Police Seize 42-Piece Dinner Set…Made Entirely Of Cocaine [Daily Mail]

Former Rapper Loon Has Converted To Islam [RTNY]

‘Scratch The Ultimate DJ’ Trailer Is F-F-Fresh [TRU]

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Over the last few months there’s been an influx of pseudo-futuristic, sing/rap-fusion types who seem to enjoy thrift store shopping and being “weird.” Most of them leave me unimpressed and feeling their “outer space” music is manufactured to cash in on the wacky craze Hip-Hop seems to be obsessed with.

But when I listen to 7even:Thirty I can’t help but think he’s what these new cats wish they were. Read the rest of this entry »

World premier of Slaughterhouse’s video. Directed by John Colombo and production by The Kickdrums.

Legend with the dime.