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Brazil Declares McDonald’s-Only Diet A Crime [Consumerist]

Curbing Your Texting Enthusiasm [Clutch]

Top 5 Boys Who Want To Be Beyonce [Urban Daily]

Social Media and the NBA [Slam]

The Houston Texans Cheerleaders Also Did Maxim [Epic Carnival]

Bryon Russell Not a Fan of Jordan’s Speech [TSB]

The Legend of Taxi Driver [OKS]

Lifestyles of the White & Suggestible [Bol]

Nike Air Max LeBron VII: New Colorways [Dime]

New York City To Try Ban On Smoking In Parks & Beaches [The Awl]

Kimbo Slice Vs A Caterpillar: Who Ya Got? [Recall]

In honor of Nas’ Born Day today, I’m using him as an excuse to post a few of my favorite samples. I decided to steer clear of the seven second loops. Instead, I picked the joints you can let ride in your speakers, the ones that can stand alone without the stamp of being “sampled.” Read the rest of this entry »

Now you already gosh darn well know that I don’t know much of anything about DOOM. But I was checkin’ my inbox and this turned up. Plus it’s a slow news Monday (not that I’m complaining) so I figured, “enh, why not?” Read the rest of this entry »

Q Tip’s Kamaal The Abstract was a concept album that served a mish-mash of jazz, soul, rock and rap across eleven tracks. It was shelved in 2001 while he was signed under Arista. Then the LP hit the internet a couple of years ago and you know how that goes; it got bootlegged to oblivion. Anyway, I’m not eligible to cast the first stone as it’s been sitting on my hard drive for a minute. Read the rest of this entry »

In retrospect, it is fairly easy to pinpoint hints that an artist was destined to be a high-level player. When it comes to the brief yet blossoming career of one Aubrey Drake Graham, the appeal couldn’t be any more recognizable. Possessing the flow of an MC with R&B sensibilities, the talents of the Canadian native have scored him runaway popularity in the midst of his mixtape smash So Far Gone. As Drake warily maps out the next stage of his career which apexes with the release of his debut album on Lil’ Wayne’s Young Money imprint, fans can rejoice that his famed release has been stripped down for consumer consumption. Read the rest of this entry »

$pitta is giving you plenty of reasons to put This Ain’t No Mixtape back in your rotation. Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t feel the need to even speak on this clip. The song itself & the preview trailer were enough to let you know this was going to be some real raunchy stuff. Read the rest of this entry »

Ask the radio’s program director or any Soulja Boy fan and they’ll tell you Hip-Hop is no country for old men. Calling KRS-One and Buckshot old however signifies that they’re experienced, wiser and better than you. Albeit well below senior citizen status, the BCC/BDP alumni have earned their stripes twiceover in this thing called rap. Read the rest of this entry »

Apple complemented the introduction of its new iPods with the release of its popular music and media manager, iTunes 9. Aside from sporting a redesigned App Store layout and improved synchronization options with Read the rest of this entry »

Live from Mick Boogie x Peter Bjorn & John’s Re-Living Thing Mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »

Hear Ye’ Hear Ye’…

Jackson, MS is not just David Banner and crunk and Jim Crow. It’s got a huge community of soulful cats that love De La and want to marry Erykah. One such person is the homegrown DJ Young Venom. Read the rest of this entry »

Outside of Venus, Serena and Anna Kournikova I don’t know much of anything about tennis. But one thing I do know is this video is just silly. And, I remember seeing a discussion on SportsCenter earlier this year about if Roger Federer was the Michael Jordan of tennis. Read the rest of this entry »

The word via his Twitter. Not a bad look when you consider it’s only two weeks & the benefit is a slot on tour with Jay & Lupe. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re still nestled in your sleeping bag with head snug on pillow, wake up & make your move to check The Only Color That Matters Is Green. Mr. Green’s production alone could receive 4 Cigs. Read the rest of this entry »

OriginalFake’s Chompers hoody = the business. Contrast zippers with KAWS’ Chompers print. Available now @ L’Intrus and other trendy spots. Read the rest of this entry »