Well, the games are underway and our first round picks are locked in for posterity & scrutiny.  So before things get too far along, here are how we see things playing out in the later rounds.  Not much to get into, as the picks speak for themselves.  Needless to say, when we came to the fork in the road: some went right, some went straight, some went left and some went to have themselves checked in.

Eastern Conference

Conference Semifinals

#1 Cleveland Cavaliers Vs. #4 Atlanta Hawks

MZ — Cavs In 5 | Patrick M. — Cavs In 6: What is it going to take to beat the Cavs? You need a go-to-scorer who can create his own shot (Joe Johnson,) a bevy of athletic guys you can used to Read the rest of this entry »

“The Foreign Exchange dropped by the Sirius XM studios in DC to bless an intimate crowd and radio listeners with a beautiful live in-studio performance. Backed by the talented full live band, Zo! & The ELs, and the soulful voices of Yahzarah and Darien Brockington on background vocals, this was truly a great set. Here is the entire performance, which recently aired on the Sirius XM show, Subsoniq (Hip-Hop Nation, Sundays at 9pm).”

Buy the retail album. Hit the break for the goods. Enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ll put up some more footage & words once I work the cobwebs out of my system. Until then, check these two clips of Wale’s performance last night @ Barfly’s as his Attention Deficit Tour made it’s stop through Nashville, TN. Above is a clip of Wale, along with Roc brother Young Chris and being backed by UCB, leading the crowd through a rousing rendition of his latest single “Chillin’.”

Below is footage of the song that pretty much put him on the map, “Nike Boots.”

“Flyer than the rest of them, Flyer than the rest of them…”

Previously Posted — Event: Wale’s Attention Deficit Tour @ Bar Fly’s, Nashville

Admittedly, it was hard to stomach the Peas’ mega-pop makeover after Fergie joined the fray and they acquired a new fanbase, 99.9% of who didn’t even exist beforehand. But since 2006′s undeniably fresh The Dutchess and will.i.am. breaking new ground as an Auto-Tuner and Hip-Hop hitmaker, the polish on the quartet’s artistic merit is finally starting to shine through for all to see.

That doesn’t mean they’re still not a Pop act. Read the rest of this entry »

You can read the video’s title. The adjective “crazy” sums it up.

Hot Sauce Is Here For Your Sports Sunday

Madonna Falls From Horse [CNN]

Gentrification Has Nothing To Do With White Hipsters [Model Minority]

Sample & Example: The Blue Notes & Red + Mef [HHIR]

Air Jordan 1 Prom Pack [Nice Kicks]

Unlikely Singer Is YouTube Sensation [NYT]

Video: Twitter Thoughts: T.I. + Wale [Nah Right]

Now You Can Own R2-D2 and C-3P0 [Gunaxin]

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Photo By Brian Babineau

Closing out a week on TSS filled with all types of new-new (no Lauren London, unfortunately,) the Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose just capped it off with a record-tying performance to cement himself as the newest record holder in the league and Rookie of the Year. (See our NBA Playoff Predictions to see who saw that coming.) Read the rest of this entry »

BS’ing around the net today & I stumbled upon this interview with Wendy & Lisa, the female duo that rocked the world along with Prince & The Revolution. They must have a record coming out because this is maybe the third interview I’ve seen published with them in a matter of weeks. In the interview, the divulge their opinions on Prince & his sexuality. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Prop Jay

During his younger years, Kardinal was a beast on the mic. Recently, he has seemingly gone the way of the dollar sign and has fallen from the high regard that I once held him in. In 2008, he released what could have been an album full of hits as he finally had a real financial backing. Instead, he deviated towards stylings that might be regarded as “Konvict Music.” Beyond these statements I don’t want to even discuss anything he has done post-2005.

The song above was an example of a hidden gem on his sophmore release from 2001, Quest for Fire: Firestarter, Vol. 1. Overall, the song got a moderate amount Read the rest of this entry »

One of two keepers from Dr. Tell ‘Em’s last brick project. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m by no means a Dilla disciple, but I definitely won’t turn away anything he’s involved with. With the vocal assist by Black Thought (somewhere GZA is smiling… or working on a Soulja Boy diss), this will be on the upcoming Jay Stay Paid project. Read the rest of this entry »

Holler @ me tonight @ Barfly’s.

Tapemasters Inc. takes the lumps & shots but still keeps bringing the product for you fiends. This time around, one from Jeezy & another from Fabolous. It’s like Hamsterdam around this joint, just hit the break to get served. Read the rest of this entry »

If you think I’m bad, my lady is almost worse. Most mornings, I wake up envious because she slides to work in gym shoes & a hoodie. Her gig allows & actually requires that she wear sneakers. But even if your lady doesn’t wear sneakers that often, she needs one en fuego pair & these Read the rest of this entry »

All types of requests flow through the inbox on the daily. I try to reply to all of them & oblige as many as I can. So when Phil from HHC hit me up with this one, I saw points of interests that might be relevant to the TSS loyalists. Read the rest of this entry »