Do you know what your kids are watching on TV? Better yet, what are they listening to in the iPod? If you don’t know the answer, better hope to God it’s something thought-provoking so their little brains won’t turn to porridge come puberty. Back to offer up his second course of mind food is VA’s Mic Legacy. Picking up right where his latest album Feed Yo Kids left off, the concept derives from the period where America officially converts their televisions from analog to digital. Co-stars include Truck North, Oddissee, Che Grand and score contributions from Nottz, Kelp Dollaz and Leck One among others. Presented by Rebel Muzik Media, this is one project all of Hip-Hop should tune into. Read the rest of this entry »

MC Lyte is back to bless us with yet another ode to County of Kings. It’s hard to believe she’s been rapping and repping damn near 23 years and still has this much energy and love (and she still looks so good to boot).

This time she’s giving her fellow Bucktown residents and representatives just Read the rest of this entry »

As you well can see, I end up with quite a bit of random news, music, products & mp3′s through the inbox & my RSS feed. These particular statements by Mo’Nique’s husband/manager Sidney Hicks about their “open marriage” managed to set off my “hold my mule” alarm.

“We’re saying that if by some chance that you hear scandal and you hear that Mo’Nique slept with another man, it won’t be a need for a press conference because I’m going to say, ‘Why are y’all tripping off that? Because that’s what she did. Did she sleep with that man in you?’ That’s not a deal breaker for myself … We are logical enough to understand that things like this do happen.”

Clearly, the winner here is Mr. Hicks because we’ll assume this open behavior goes both ways…and who really wants to bust down Mo’Nique in the first place. Smoke those hams? I think not. Doubling as her manager, let’s assume that he’s not opposed to encouraging her to hit the casting couch to land roles. “C’mon babe. If you get this job, I can get the new Ford Focus with the leather trim.”

In the end, Mr. Hicks will probably disappoint men worldwide when we discover he used this gift for naught, as he looks somewhat light in the loafers anyways. See: Star Jones.

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On NBC’s Today Show, Kathy Lee doesn’t go in Trey Songz-style on Hammer. But at the 3:35 mark, it gets a little awkward to say the least.

Kathy Lee: “Your dad he was at the top boy…was it $32 million you had? What happened?”

Hammer: “I don’t know but that’s not something you say to a 10 year old.”

It was enough of an offhanded slight that I wouldn’t have been mad had he gotten up, pushed her out the chair Read the rest of this entry »

Having no concrete idea of who the Brown Bag All-Stars (Audible Doctor, J57, KONCEPT, Soul Khan, DJ GOO Punch, E Holla, Deejay Element) aside from the fact that they’re doing daily installments called “Brown Bag Season” and they keep Read the rest of this entry »

The king of non sequitur, the current curator of seemingly mindless music with a warming glow. KILLA! Leaked by Read the rest of this entry »

Omni Robers With The Thickness

Which Kids Join Gangs? A Genetic Explanation [Time]

Rocksmith 2009 Summer Collection [Hypebeast]

Marvel vs. Capcom Mixtape [Yellow Rebel]

Reminder: Whores Are People Too [BoH]

Sa-Ra Creative Partners Do ‘The Age Of Love’, P Diddy Snd MTV Reality Shows [Fact]

Bodog Will Lose $400k If Lakers Win [With Leather]

NJ Promoter Sues Michael Jackson, Alleging Breach [AP]

5 Artists That Influenced Pete Rock [TRU]

Last.fm Founders Call It Quits [Tech Crunch]

$1M In Life Savings Tossed Out In A Mattres [CNN]

Max B Speaks on Conviction and Appeal [AHH]

Futurama’s Back, 26 New Episodes Ordered [Warming Glow]

WNBA: Where Nothing Happens [BSO]

Should Yung Joc Really Sue Bad Boy? [Sound Off!]

Have You Voted For L? [TSS]

TSS x T-Shirts = Major! [TSS]

Words by Jesse H.

In continuing with his energized and welcome return to the realm of rapping music, Mos Def’s been hitting the television circuit as he performed “Quiet Dog” on The David Letterman Show and  “Casa Bey” from his upcoming The Ecstatic on Tuesday night’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, backed by The Roots.

Not surprisingly, the live band transition made for a slick expanded instrumental with the added bonus of Black Thought’s underrated accentual singing.

Mos rocked the delivery too, impressively ad-libbing while singing and hitting every flow transition with impeccable timing. Hit the break for the footage. Read the rest of this entry »

The future of the Hip-Hop music industry as we know it is in Drake’s hands. Maybe not from an artistic standpoint, but his buzz is just as big on the business side as well. Out of any of the upcoming artists — Top 10 Freshmen or not — Drake has become the one to watch.

Regardless of whether you think he’s the truth or not lyrically, he’s doing things that haven’t really been done in awhile. He’s secured Read the rest of this entry »

“Ya got ta know ya the boy futuristic ain’t it…”

Seriously though, Elroying chicks sounds mighty American Idol. I think I’d Judy Jetson ol’ girl and K.I.M.

Or Jane if you like ‘em mature.

Previously Posted — TSS Presents Fifteen Minutes With Yung LA | Yung LA – “Taser Gun”

Never heard of her in my life but I’m going to troll her Youtube channel for a minute.

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*Jojo @ 1:50*

Nike plays one of their final cards in the MVPuppets campaign…unless there’s a hybrid sneaker in the works.

Available @ NikeStore.com but don’t expect them to last too long.

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Previously Posted — Nike’s MVPuppets: LeBron & Lil Dez Commercial

Six years removed from the last Gang Starr project, it’s quite clear there won’t be a follow-up anytime soon. Unyielding to the fact, Guru has continued on with his career with a series of collaborative projects with “Super-Producer” Solar, replacing the legendary DJ Premier in unexceptional fashion. Their latest venture, updates Guru’s operation system to 8.0 and finds the parched pair searching for the Hip-Hop of yesteryear in the Lost & Found bin. The 17 track LP is essentially a lambaste on today’s industry and sadly functions like an older model. Read the rest of this entry »

*pitches two shiny red cents into the hat*

I’ve decided that Beware shouldn’t have to carry the torch for Mike Posner alone.

Download — Don Cannon & DJ Benzi Present Mike Posner & The Brain Trust – A Matter of Time free via iTunes.