It’s not too often that I’ll even consider paying retail for anything Polo, mainly because anything off the beaten path will normally hit the sales rack, at least in this area. But when they bring back a classic design or line from years previous, my knee-jerk reaction is always to grab my wallet & buy it. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s 2 B-dogs and a beatmaker for The Game’s first look into The R.E.D. (no Chevelle). Read the rest of this entry »

These are the words J. Cole recollects upon on his recently liberated testimonial, “Unabomber.” By “it’s” I’m assuming he means the proverbial roller coaster which has been his life for the past year and a half. On this track, Fayetnam’s own continues to do what is slowly making him a household name, spawning intimate lyrics over a somber instrumental. More so than the great majority of young men and women blowing air into microphones, Cole has the inept ability to craft his personal thoughts into vivid pictures. Take this snippet from the record: Read the rest of this entry »

Info calls the sound on this song “’09 Pat Benatar” and it does have a certain edge and 80′s rock appeal. I’m giving this a thumbs up, knowing that as a cohesive unit, the sound on the album will all come together like a puzzle. Read the rest of this entry »

I have to admit to being behind on both Mic Terror & Skooda. Drew told me well in advance to keep up with Terror but I held my head, firmly nestled on the pillow. Seeing him perform live was my alarm to wake up. Duly noted.

Skooda falls in the same bracket. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh off our Snoop’s Great 8 week, along comes the official release for the video of his latest single with The-Dream, “Gangsta Luv.” Read the rest of this entry »

For those out of the loop, Freddie Gibbs has a new mixtape on its way in November entitled that’s most likely going to The Labels Tryin To Kill Me! overshadow the majority of retail releases this year. I say this with the utmost confidence, based on the quality of his two previous outings this year – The Miseducation… and midwestgangsta… Read the rest of this entry »

There’s a reason I smoke and don’t drink and this commercial illustrates it perfectly.

See, if I came home and found He-Man getting his Power Sword polished in wifey’s Grayskull, the last thing I would need is a beer. Aside from thirst not being a priority, beers generally don’t make for good projectiles. They are fragile and have no balance. Even if they did, my aim would probably be off from all the rage and the Heineken would likely smack the back of her head and his hand. This would result in the first beer-bottle-aided-deepthroat homicide. Meanwhile, Prince Adam over there would probably be having the time of his life getting his sacs vacuumed dry. Read the rest of this entry »

Second drop in less than two days means somebody’s either found a creative burst of energy, time to kill or an album is on the horizon. Or, it could simply be a combination of factors. Here, Lupe puts the finishing moves on Timbo & Drake’s “Say Something.” Read the rest of this entry »

One of you master-Googlers find out who’s got the top five sales slot in rap for 2009. Whoever holds slot #5, get ready to scratch that album out and add The State Vs. Radric Davis. Yep, I’m taking bets that this album does numbers after it releases on December 8th. Not that it requires clairvoyance to make the predict, but I think people are still continuing to underestimate how powerful Gucci’s influence and fanbase are.

So somebody find that info and place your bets. I prefer Paypal payments.

GFCNY’s Stalley with the first visual off his Autobiography and this joint is butter. Not no margarine, not no Parkay. Strictly butter © ATCQ. Read the rest of this entry »

Jada Fire Tyresha Brown’s Twins

Hawks Unveil Their New “ATL” Unis [Dime]

The 7 Rules Every Sports Movie Lives By [Gunaxin]

The 6 Creepiest Places on Earth [Cracked]

The NBA Vs. the Recession [TBL]

Miley Cyrus Voted Worst Celebrity Influence Of 2009 [Reuters] Read the rest of this entry »

Watching Kris Parker upstage all of the young bucks in his BET Cipher reminded me that this needed to be posted. Sure, KRS-One is apologetically abrasive, egocentric & opinionated. That’s the overwhelming consensus when you hear people speak his name in 2009. Been that way for years. But what’s often forgotten is Kris’ catalog sports bonafied hits and he will always remain one of the preeminent emcees in this thing called rap.

You can’t forget that the man who rose from living in a shelter was the face of our music for years and years. A listen to both parts of this collection will serve as a reminder of why Kris held the position. Before Kris, there were “response records.” After him, the whole scope of what a diss could and should be was changed. And nobody dissed The Blastmaster, at least not successfully to my knowledge. Find another MC who controls the mic and the crowd better when he’s center stage. Another who managed to unite the East Coast for a cause. And while I’m speaking of his past accolades, do remember this man is still dropping albums.

A few days ago, Digger’s Union posted this best of Kris Parker collection (there’s a part one as well) and it pretty much goes to show that for those who remember that no matter what he says, it’s what KRS has said on the mic that will keep his name in the upper echelons. All hail as Knowledge still Reigns Supreme.

01. 4th Quarter Freestyle
02. Hip Hop Vs Rap
03. Mad Izm feat. Channel Live
04. I Can’t Wake Up
05. Gimme Dat
06. Jimmy
07. Beef
08. Bo Bo Bo
09. Super Hoe
10. MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know
11. 13 & Good
12. Loves Gonna Get You
13. Uh Oh!
14. 9MM Goes Bang
15. The Bridge Is Over
16. Blowe feat. Redman
17. Classic (Remix) feat. Kanye West, Nas & Rakim
18. South Bronx
19. Free Mumia
20. Ah Yea
21. Heartbeat feat. Angie Martinez & Redman
22. My Philosophy

Download — DJ Books – The Teacher Part 2 (The Best of KRS-One)

Props: Diggers Union

At this time last year, if you would’ve told me the new mixtape from a white suburbanite, Southfield, MI Pop producer/singer named Mike Posner would make my most anticipated releases of 2009 list, I would have laughed straight in your face. Read the rest of this entry »

Hopefully, we can all agree Little Giants is one of the greatest sports films of all time. My only beef with the movie is the fact the Cowboys served as the villains (they’re America’s team, damn it). For the purpose of Disney and the dramatic effect, however, I’ll let it slide. Read the rest of this entry »