“Cigar Music”* > 85% of Deeper Than Rap

Chris Echols > Masspike Miles

Now that’s out the way, let’s get Bawselike with those “Previously Posteds.” Read the rest of this entry »

Remember what I said about Ace Hood improving? Well if you go the distance, good things will come.

Akon and T-Pain on the same song is an example of overkill though, lil’ homie.

Download — Ace Hood Feat. Akon & T-Pain – “Overtime” (Produced By The Runners)

Previously Posted — Ace Hood – The Preview Mixtape

“..Put the word ‘Freedom’ out of your vocabulary”

Revolutionary minds always get played out of due gratitude.

For instance, today should be a holiday. If MLK gets a day, Malcolm X should get one too. Simple logic. Both men’s nobility were equally necessary factors of the change that followed them.

Before building bridges, we had to tear down walls. Malcolm’s fighting spirit fueled the tearing down, while Martin’s words and actions inspired the building. Read the rest of this entry »

If A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were on a world tour, then Tanya Morgan is in a whole ‘nother galaxy. Convening at their lyrical Chamber of Commerce, the trio from two parts Cincinnati and one part Brooklyn take competition to school (geography class to be exact) with their third album Brooklynati. Read along as TSS Crew’s TC unfolds the mysteries of this rapper’s realm which includes Donwill, Ilyas and Von Pea’s day jobs, why Hip-Hop will always live in the heart of Brooklynati and what you will never see there.

TSS: Could you give the readers some background on your names and your occupations in Brooklynati?

Von Pea: My name came out about when I was like 14 years old. I used to call myself Von Phenom and I had shortened it to “P” cuz I would always would say “Von Pea or Von P. for short.” And when I was trying to come out with my demos, nobody was commenting on the music, just asking “What does this P. stand for?” So I spelled it out so they can stop asking. And now it just represents the underdog; something pea-sized is small and you may not be thinking about it but it’s still there. Read the rest of this entry »

“Speaking of being sick, rap need a doctor, Witchdoctor, bring back the Witchdoctor” — Killer Mike

Co-Starring the honorable Sean “Diddy” Combs

Red Cafe has seen his ghetto pass upgraded to gold member status with the [street] Record of the year “Hottest In The Hood” and autographing contracts with Akon’s Konvict Muzik and Bad Boy Records. Time to charge it to the game before the industry says he’s over his limit. Read the rest of this entry »

Now that Relapse is released, Operation: Before I Self Destruct can return to its regularly scheduled programming. Read the rest of this entry »

David Stern has to be happy after the Conference Semifinals.  Two game 7′s and two Conference Finals match-ups with big names: Lebron Vs. Dwight and Kobe Vs. Carmelo.  So before we look ahead, we’ll take one more look back over the Conference Semifinals real quick.  S. Cadet came back like gangbusters this round,  picking all 4 series correctly.  Everyone else finished close behind with 3 correct picks.  Leaving the standings the same as last time (correct team – 1 point. correct length – 1/2 point):

Patrick M. – 13 points

MZ – 11 points

S. Cadet – 11 points

Jesse H. – 9 1/2 points

Cleveland Cavaliers in 4

S. Cadet – Cavs in 6 | Jesse H. – Cavs in 6 | Patrick M. – Cavs in 6 | MZ – Cavs in 5 Read the rest of this entry »

These kids The Paxtons are bound & determined to win me, you, the us over. And against my will, they’re doing it, straight because they Read the rest of this entry »

It’s funny how the music universe aligns its stars to manifest various degrees of separation. Just this morning, I got my day started to Big Pun’s “Laughing At You” which samples 80′s rock band Simple Mind’s “Don’t You (Forget About Me). The composition was the theme song to the movie The Breakfast Club, whose chorus told me not to forget about Donny Goines brand new album today.

Picking up right where his debut Minute To Midnight left off, Donny recruits nearly half of industry to cook up the eggs and bacon for The Breakfast Club. Proceed for the flapjacks. Read the rest of this entry »

Too ill.

New Zealand gets one Air Yeezy launch instead of several. But Nike Sportswear collaborated with Qubic to create this special glow-in-the-dark tee to go along with that launch. Thereby, quality > quantity.

Hit the break for more shots of the shirt. Read the rest of this entry »

In celebration of his beau’s 43rd birthday, JD chose to ink Janet’s face on his torso.

I have nothing more to say because you should be able to apply your own jokes & predictions from here.

I only leave you with the same question Contra™ asked me.

“Why’s he covering his nipple?”

Props to That Grape Juice

Coincidences happen.

Chances are the first thing you thought to yourself when you heard “rapper Dolla shot & killed” was one of two things. You either instinctively sang the chorus to his hit or you went into Biggie mode, applying the “dark-skinned Jermaine” theory. I did both when David D. hit me up Read the rest of this entry »

Jenna & The Twins For Titillating Tuesday

A Reunited Pharcyde Discuss Breakups, Make-Ups And J Dilla [Pop & Hiss]

GOD? PLEASE KILL HASBRO, KTHXBAI. [Film Drunk]

First Swine Flu, Now Drug Violence – Mexico, You’re Being a Bad Neighbor [F-Listed]

Kenyon Martin’s Style Is An Apple From The Oak Tree [The Sporting Blog]

Jon Gruden Has A Rich History Of Ripping ESPN [SbS]

5 Minutes with GLC [Nice Kicks]

Coffee, Cigarettes, Alcohol: A Balanced Diet [Gawker]

Does Your Mobile Speak Volumes About Who You Are?[The Really Mobile Project]

14-Year-Old: Toledo Police Beat Me Up [WTOL]

Biden Reveals Location of Secret VP Bunker [Fox]

Al B. Sure! Returns With Hidden Beach Debut [Billboard]

Michael Jordan’s Top 40 Moments [Fandome]

Nike Air Trainer 1 Additional Colorways and PE’s [KATC]

Top 10 NBA-Celebrity Look-A-Likes [The Hoop Doctors]

There’s a nice hiss & pop of the vinyl for this rip. Perfect imperfections © Cee-lo Green. Enjoy.

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Download — Eazy-E – The Boyz In The Hood (Vinyl)(1987)