Words by Landon A.

Never judge a book by its cover has never been more relevant until now. Meet Philly MC/Producer Lushlife, an artist who may not look like a threat to your ear drums at first glance but beneath the kufi and white v-neck lies the heart of a rapper with a sound reminiscent of some of the Golden Era’s finest. Uniquely fresh indeed. Read the rest of this entry »

“But I Probably Will When Hov Does.” — Drake on “Fear”

Hip-Hop police is up in arms again. Drizzy Drake is being charged with falsifying love for the culture based on his lack of appreciation of its roots. Well, really, his crime was not crying when Pac died. For whatever reason, that seems to be offending people to the point where the man has to stoop to justifying himself on MTV. Read the rest of this entry »

I don’t think I’ve done an entry on these, mainly because initially it didn’t look like they’d be making it stateside. But alas, they did so run ye forth & cop. Nike Sportswear & Dutch artist Parra team up for this pair of Maxim 1′s. Read the rest of this entry »

As The Countdown continues on gathering no moss, here’s more Snoop footage to get you ready for Malice N Wonderland. This time he heads over to ATL to visit Hot 107.9. Read the rest of this entry »

Shot by Eric Coleman for mochilla.com, the minds @ Plug Research & Shafiq have embarked on an ongoing, seven part EPK series for his album Shafiq En’ A-Free-Ka and the process of making the album. Above in Part One, the musical wizard also Read the rest of this entry »

So I reluctantly stumbled upon Bill Cosby’s rap album and got inspired to write a letter to the good doctor. Here, read.

“Dear Cos,

I see what you’re trying to do over there. You think you’re slick, but I see you. Trying to be “hip” and getting on Twitter and putting out promos on Vimeo and uStream like all the cool kids do these days. Read the rest of this entry »

Just like BTS pics, we rarely post video trailers because it seems so wasteful. Post a :40 clip of a 3:48 video? Yeah, okay. But the love I have for Alicia knows no bounds and that is the reason why we’re posting this teaser for her upcoming “Doesn’t Mean Anything” video. Read the rest of this entry »

I bet you were hoping I said I did so I could rip & Rapidshare it for you huh? Nah, it’s your neighborhood Pusha, 1/2 of Clipse, showing that the wait for Til The Casket Drops is almost over. December 8th you bastids.

You’ll rarely hear anyone say that because most forget how long Spit Vicious has actually been around. But the idea & that statement came up as a topic of discussion on my other e-stomping grounds. Curren$y’s place in the game goes longer than his current tenure with the Jets! Before he embarked on the stoner-style that made him initially popular as a member of the Young Money camp (a style which Wayne robbed him of but that’s another day, another post), he was a No Limit solider. Read the rest of this entry »

Monica Serrato. Checkmate.

Captain Lou Albano Dies at 76 [Pop Eater]

Get Fly Like Larry Davis [DP]

10.Deep Presents Division Selects Program [CtotheJL]

Devin Harris and His Many Ailments [Slam] Read the rest of this entry »

I swear to God, at night, I pray that one day I can be rich. And if he grants me that request, I’m quittin’ my gig. Hell, I’m quitting typing up these posts too. Read the rest of this entry »

In an effort to prove he isn’t hurtin’ for bread (as asserted by one of his landlords), SB takes to the media outlet that first allowed him to rise to fame.

Youtube! Read the rest of this entry »

I think I hate adidas right now. They’ve got Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose, Kevin Garnett, Chauncey Billups, Tracy McGrady, Tim Duncan, Michael Beasley and Josh Smith, all in one commercial. I don’t think I hate adidas as much as I’m looking @ Nike, wondering who let all these top tier names (okay, decent names @ least) slide past them. Read the rest of this entry »

This landed in the inbox yesterday but I’m just now getting around to it. The homie DJ Concept said “just a small offering of some sick productions by Premier. There is no rhyme or reason here, just good music. Enjoy.” Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a fact. When he has the down time to spare, Big Snoop Dogg checks in over here at TSS to see what’s crackalackin’ with the Hip-Hop culture. Read the rest of this entry »