Killing time before devouring some Father’s Day Backyard BBQ, I was trendspotting with Josh Spear when I caught eye of this extremely dope wall-inclusive clock. My first thought was Read the rest of this entry »
Second single off P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once).
If Akon didn’t use the same played out formula, Dro would have a better shot at “Nasty” blowing up. Hook aside, the colorful P$C soldier rapping in between harps and a dirty synth bass keeps the song Read the rest of this entry »
Words By Landon A.
It’s ironic that my last day as a landscaper at a Kentucky horse farm would undoubtedly be the hottest of the year thus far. As I rose at 6am to commute toward the rolling hills of bluegrass filled with million dollar grazing thoroughbreds, the heat index was just hitting the high 70’s. When you’re trimming bushes for eight hours a day in triple digit heat, an iPod is a necessity. Today I found a diamond in the rough hidden in the recesses of my ever expanding library.
Canadian beatsmith, Dela manages to revisit the 90’s summer banger in 2009 with his nostalgic take on the golden era, Changes of Atmosphere. Like Marco Polo, Dela manages to pull together Read the rest of this entry »
First off, big salute to all the fathers out there. On the streets, at war, at work, hustling, locked up, who still find strength to maintain and still keep the babies. You’re raising the future. We doff our hats to you.
Back to our regular scheduled programming. What did you miss this week?
- The Lakers sonned whatever that other team was The Magic.
- Sa-Ra and Raheem DeVaughn provided more music to make more babies to.
- Killer Mike re-emerged to discipline you truant children.
- We looked back at the Jordan True Blues, the mack daddy of all sneakers, in my dishonest opinion.
- The good folks at Slaughterhouse embarrassed their children and entertained the rest of us with a little skit.
- Playboy Tre returned to the internet. No father pun here Read the rest of this entry »
I guess that previous footage of brand new BRFF’s Gucci & Big Boi wasn’t a farce because Sir Leftfoot drops off his verse & even Juelz pops up for an appearance.
After the break, the clip for “I Think I Love Her/Photo Shoot.” Read the rest of this entry »
Earlier this week Brooklyn crew Wallpaper legitimized the questionable Das Racist. Now, I’d say they’ve outdone themselves after their superior blend-job to Hova’s “Death Of Auto-Tune” and “99 Problems.” Even though they completely went against the grain by Auto-Tuning the “D.O.A.” hook to hell, their ability to Read the rest of this entry »
This had to be my read of the day yesterday.
The two guys you see boxed in are not Lakers. They are Darren Adams and Raul Torres. They’re two cats with elephant nuts or the equivalent in guts, determination & ingenuity as they were able to sneak on stage Read the rest of this entry »
Only because it sounds so beautifully crass when she mouthes the words.
B.Rich sent this joint out yesterday but Saturday is the blogger’s sabbath so we didn’t get to share it. No DJ versions always work well for me as I’ll just swap this one out for the OG version on my iPod.
Oh yeah…B.o.B. Vs. Bobby Ray drops on Monday. Clear some hard drive space.
Greg Street & the Grand Hustle roster team up for a formal presentation to the streets. Hit the break for the goods. Read the rest of this entry »
4 S’s: Sheryl Schwartz Sports Sunday
Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA & Cause Cancer [Forbes]
US Senate Apologizes For Slavery [The Root]
House Impeaches Texas Judge Accused Of Sex Crimes [CNN]
Jim Brown Chastises Tiger Woods For Not Being More Like Jim Brown [Yardbarker]
Muggers Caught When Their Crime Was Captured by Google Street View [Gizmodo]
Bill Austin, Tourette’s Umpire [Gunaxin]
And Shaq’s Favorite Albums Are… [TRU]
Manifesto… Grounds For Divorce [Black Vibes]
These two songs always made me want to be a DJ.
Obviously, MC Breed’s original is so classic. But when former Dayton Family member Bootleg’s updated remake – featuring the Flint legend himself – hits immediately after…c’mon. The “Mo money mo…” refrain gets me every single time.
Unfortunately, 1 in 10 club DJs actually plays them these days. If I spun, these Genesee County classics would get Read the rest of this entry »
As if the fact that Blu-Ray was dead in the water wasn’t bad enough, it seems that the PS3 is becoming obsolete in serving its main purpose, as well.
The Activision chief Bobby Kotick had the following to say to The Times:
“I’m getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don’t make it easy for me to support the platform. It’s expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better. Games generate a better return on invested capital on the Xbox than on the PlayStation.
They have to cut the price, because if they don’t, the attach rates are likely to slow. If we are being realistic, we might have to stop supporting Sony.” When asked when Kotick replied, “when we look at 2010 and 2011, we might want to consider if we support the console – and the PSP [portable] too.”
Now, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is no longer relevant but in boasting a certain musical game title—with a Hip-Hop version on the way—Activision now occupies Read the rest of this entry »
Damn it, Jeffrey, what the Hell’s the matter with you? You know, some of us try to forgive this dude for being such an epic crash-and-burn act, but Ja does not believe in Read the rest of this entry »
Ladies and gents, Wale has arrived.
After a few years of putting in work on a regional & underground level, his music was thrust into the spotlight with the release of several critically acclaimed mixtapes. And now, the D.C. spitter is ready to take it mainstream with his Attention Deficit album around the corner.
Even though his world has grown larger & his options expanded, Wale is steadfast in his determination to stay an individual in a world of collaborations and co-signs. Early one morning recently, he got on the phone with the Crew’s David D. to talk about this dilemma, the reception to his single, “Chillin” and which character from The Wire he is most like.
Wale: Hello?
TSS: Hey, Wale?
Wale: Hey, how you doing man?
TSS: What are you up to right now?
Wale: I’m on my way to New York from D.C. right now. (Brief yawn) I got a couple of photo shoots to do and interviews.
TSS: I hear you yawning, they wearing you out man?
Wale: Yea, man, I didn’t get home till late. We had a crazy show in D.C. last night.
TSS: Yea, I ran into you here at the Jugrnaut in Chicago a few weeks ago. You were doing an in-store and you seemed pretty tired then too. Has the tour kind of taken its toll on you physically?
Wale: Absolutely. I got two shows tonight and one tomorrow in New York. It’s been a lot of tough work.
TSS: Have you looked at this like boot camp for the tour you’re supposed to be going on with Jay this summer?
Wale: I think this is actually the hardest part right now. It’s just a lot of early flying. (Simulates a yawn) Going to bed late. Not eating right. Y’know, just eating whatever you can get your hands on because everything is closed.
TSS: Now, your “Chillin” video recently came out then didn’t come out and as soon as it came out you went to Twitter to kind of explain it. Do you feel like you have to justify a single like that to your core audience?
Wale: Naw, I mean. Not necessarily explain it. I think it’s important just in case everyone is not hip to what’s going on. I just gotta get them a little hip to it because some people understand what’s going on and some people don’t. Sometimes you gotta throw a little bit out there to say “look” so people get it now.
TSS: And you have this “Family Affair” video also coming out at the same time. Is this to reach some sort of balance to reach that side that doesn’t get it?
Wale: Naw, that’s what I do. Mixtape About Nothing is kind of my niche. I’m the creative song-writing guy. Or the go-go party record guy. I want to do something different because the concept of this album is attention deficit. It’s left. Or not necessarily left. It’s just to bring you in my world.
I feel like that was the best way to do it, because most people send out an invitation to go party and get the most popular girl to send out invitations. When you hear the album, you’re gonna hear a lot of those records that are like “wow, that’s an amazing record.”
TSS: It looks like you have Slim Charles from The Wire in the video.
Wale: Yeaaaah. Well, I grew up listening to him and his band growing up. He’s in one of the biggest bands (Backyard Band) in D.C. history. So, I grew up watching him and we became cool like three years ago. It was kind of a no-brainer when I got the record. I saw the treatment and I knew who I wanted to play that role.
TSS: How closely did you follow The Wire?
Wale: Oh, I’ve seen every episode.
TSS: Which character from the show is Wale? Read the rest of this entry »
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