Road trip? BBQ cookout? Going fishing? Loungin’? Whatever the case, Statik Selektah (and Mixunit.com) has got you covered early with his Soundtrack To The Summer 2009. The materials await you. Read the rest of this entry »
Think of the first time you heard Aaliyah’s “Rock The Boat.”
I can’t recall if I was simply young & naïve, not paying attention or what but the slightly perverse nature of the song’s lyrics missed me. Same thing with me & B’s “Ego.” With all of the good, listenable songs on I Am….Sasha Fierce, skipping over the slick sexual Read the rest of this entry »
The NBA Playoffs: Where amazing happens & legends (along with repetitive TV footage) are made.
Truth be told, I have barely watched the first three quarters of Games 1 and 2. I just walk back & forth past the TV & listen, waiting on the 4th quarter. It’s then that Read the rest of this entry »
*Claps powder in the air* © Chuck You
Newfound music from minority Cavs owner, little Ursher Raymond over a breezy, brassy beat courtesy of The Neptunes. Good to see both parties making music again & good for your holiday listening rotation.
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Download — Usher – “What’s A Guy Gotta Do” (Prod. by The Neptunes)
Yes, that’s Carmelo doing the hosting duties, as Cass is on Melo’s new label, Krossover Entertainment (who says creativity is dead?). But looking @ Joc, I’m not sure why Carmelo would do anything involving American dollars or even pesos and Block & Bad Boy. Carmelo, you’re gonna get financially raped because while you’re shooting jumpers, those dudes are liable to cook the books lol. Anyways, what do I really know…besides what countless other artists have attested to. Anyone seen Loon? Thought so.
Hit the jump for what you came here for. Read the rest of this entry »
In Remembrance…Of Two Days Ago, Rosa Acosta
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Stop Sweating That A/C Bill [Fool]
Top Mexican Cartel Suspect Arrested [CNN]
13-Year-Old Knows More Than You Ever Will [F-Listed]
How To Win At Rock Paper Scissors [Our Kitchen Sink]
Porn Publisher Larry Flynt Sued By Brother [AP]
Buzzworthy’s Top 5 Most Paranoid Music Videos [Buzzworthy]
5 Twitter Tips For Bands From Co-Founder Biz Stone [Billboard]
DJ Hero Annouces Tracklist +Mixer Feature [URB]
A Man’s Conversations With His Penis Through 3 Stages of Life [College Humor]
Two decades since he first came on the scene as a Leader of The New School, Busta Rhymes has now become one of the elder statesmen of Hip-Hop. He got here by innovating his style, morphing to not only adjust with the times and climate but to occasionally even be a step ahead. With his eighth album, and a title like Back On My Bullshit, one would not be wrong to expect similar if not more from the Brooklyn vet. Read the rest of this entry »
Pic by Turk
The hardest working DJ you know took it upon himself to drop off today’s Afternoon Delight real prompt & neat like. Consider this a donation to your Memorial Day music fund. Hit the break. Read the rest of this entry »
This will register with some, while going unnoticed by others. As for my house, we shall praise the new age ATLiens, Holly Weerd. Shoutouts to the Dope Boyz! for the materials. Read the rest of this entry »
Words by Jesse H.
As far as comebacks go, you’ve got to hand it to Cam’ron for doing a pretty decent job of getting his name back out in the public after three years of self-exile. With appearances popping up here and there, it seemed like he was genuinely excited about being back, and since he dropped a little heat between then and now, a handful of people were pretty excited to have him back.
However, there’s a catch with comebacks. After all the buzz, hoopla and “welcome back’s,” the artist has to have something compelling to make it worth the wait. Nas’ Stillmatic had “Ether” and the battle for the NY crown whereas LL Cool J’s Mama Said Knock You Out had a MC at his hungriest, intent on dominantly proving his continued relevance. Even that other recent comeback album upheld the intriguing theme of an artist’s return to their old character. So how does Crime Pays keep listeners interested in Cam’s revival? Read the rest of this entry »
Saigiddy landed the main single for Rik Cordero’s upcoming movie Inside A Change, which I spotted over at Three/21. Over a Kickdrums beat Read the rest of this entry »
Featuring Outasight, Tunji, Tiron, Nieve, Cook Classics & 6th Sense.
You’ve gotten the opportunity to familarize yourself with them through their music (probably because it was bestowed as free gift,) but how well do you actually know about Yannick “Thurzday” Koffi and Yonas “Y-O” Michael, the efficacious duo that makes up U-N-I? For clarification purposes, TSS Crew’s TC caught up with them as well as Romel “Ro Blvd” Ventura, the sole producer behind the duo’s latest achievement A Love Supreme, and eradicated all stereotypes, offered thoughts on being web superstars and just exactly what was up with that Nelly diss.
TSS: Before we get down to the nitty gritty, we had to play What’s In A Name?
Thurzday: The name U-N-I is basically derived from [The Roots'] Illadelph Halflife; the “UNIverse At War” song with Common and I figured it fit us perfect being in the L.A. scene. Coming out of the city, you’re going to face a lot of opposition, so it’s “U” then Y-O and I then “I,” myself Vs. any opposition trying to prevent us from accomplishing our dreams. When I told Y-O and Chris, our manager the idea, they loved it and it’s been working ever since.
As for Thurzday, my last name is Koffi and in West Africa, it’s a nickname for “boy born on Friday.” And everybody called me by my last name and the meaning didn’t really apply so I told everybody “Just call me Thurz.” And it stuck!
Y-O: Mine is simple. It’s just a childhood name that I grew up with. My mom still calls me Yo and it’s short for my real name which is Yonas. It’s an African name given to me by my grandmother from Eritrea. It means soldier. It’s a name that everybody can relate me to or knows me as so I kept it simple.
Ro Blvd: Well my government name is Romel and I always said if I made it, I would want my stage name to have a part of my actual name. I always went by Ro but when I started making music towards the end of high school my mom gave me a stack of records, not even knowing that people sample. And one of them was a soundtrack to a movie called Boulevard Nights which truthfully, is in my top 5 movies of all-time because it’s been an inspirational influence in my life. And I was out ripping and running in the streets like everybody else but I chose to use Boulevard because the term “street” is often stereotyped into something negative. So to me, boulevard is thinking like Saturday Night Fever; John Travolta on the strip having fun so that’s the image I wanted to portray.
TSS: Interesting you say that because when people refer to L.A. music they typically think “gangsta rap.” Did you all go particularly out of your way to avoid that stigma? Read the rest of this entry »
Words By K1NG
“I’m the product of a cheap condom, accidents happen
My dad never knew he had a bastard kid rappin’
Sad when I met the man, imagine him laughing
Saying I wish I could’ve wiped you off the mattress with napkins
To him, my whole life is only worth a lame joke
To me, him and Marvin Gaye’s father are in the same boat Read the rest of this entry »
Guess who got a budget this time around? Read the rest of this entry »
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