Mr. Yaowa never has difficulty taking any beat in his vicinity and using it for food (for thought). Sort of like hillbillies and road kill. Ironically that’s the premise for his latest mixtape. You may remember producer Frequency and his impressive résumé which was highlighted on Trackstar the DJ’s Welcome To The Freq Show. Well the two have joined forces on the side of the road to bring you some of the filthiest fight music possible. Read the rest of this entry »

The gangs all back and this mystery couldn’t have been solved any faster if Encyclopedia Brown was leading the investigation.  Good thing Mrs. Lewis was around or this thing might’ve dragged on until All-Star Weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

If you take a glance at the front cover for Outasight’s Further, you’ll notice it says Lifted Research Group Presents…

While the majority of their consumers probably have no clue what is behind the meaning of those LRG trees that decorate their threads, it’s a testament to the sophistication of the project that they would stamp their full government name on it. Read the rest of this entry »

In his hair, I bet ?uestlove has b-sides and outtakes from every artist imaginable. I know he does. I remember reading a detailed interview with either him or some other artist, telling how they spent days and weeks jamming, studying and vibing long before anything was ever recorded for album purposes. In fact, I think it was a D’Angelo interview and Brother Love’s presence in the interview became so glaring that it marked my mind, forever etching a vision of him as a musician in the original mold. Read the rest of this entry »

This one is going to happen so fast.

First TEN commenters will receive a hard copy of Jack’s mixtape, Heir To The Throne Vol. 1.

Yep, the first ten only.

RMF!

Don’t worry, if you didn’t win, you can still download the tape and burn your own copy.

Download — DJ Skee & The Smoking Section Present Jack Splash – Heir To The Throne Vol. 1

Winner of Day Five x N.E.R.D. “My Drive Thru” disc and stickers = Jez Tee. Check your inbox fam.

Dan Green sent over some new Mash Out music, coming from DJ Deadeye’s True To The Game Pt. 4 (Da Mash Out Edition). Read the rest of this entry »

While she was in Chicago, the stars and moon aligned perfectly for Ms. Diva & Ruby Hornet allowing her to complete her part for the latest installment of the Closed Sessions project.  Read the rest of this entry »

I love Hollyweerd because they make music as if they lived by the famed Satchel Paige adage, “dance like no one’s watching.” Even though I knew I wasn’t the only one, it’s good to see that musical minds that I admire — DãM, Khrysis (“on the boards with the heat”), 9th and Astronote — also deem their music highly, enough so to remix their music. Read the rest of this entry »

Depending on how stylish you are, one might consider requesting a love one buy either this iPod sleeve, the Macbook Mini Cooper sleeve or a leather iPhone case designed by Paul Smith for Apple. With the brand’s signature Multi Stripe design incorporated into each, you can’t go wrong. Read the rest of this entry »

If you wanted to be taken into consideration for one of our Cooler posts all you had to do was ask.

Hell, we’d have to give you a week or two, in all reality.  Because I’m willing to bet Gotty™, TC, J. Tinsley, David D. (who has tons of free time right now), Contra™, Devin, K1NG, Patrick M. & myself would all be willing to clear our schedules for a TSS photo shoot.  Shoot, I bet we could even get S. Cadet to put the joysticks down long enough to snap a few picks.

Anywho, consider this our standing invitation.  We’re definitely Pro-RiRi over here & will be waiting for a reply.

Signed,

Management

[Via]

Oh yeah, as added bonuses…

I was ready to write off Rebirth before this rock-esque track surfaced.  Even though it will probably get a ton of spins in its own right, it’s been damn near a year since “Prom Queen” leaked and so it wouldn’t too far off base to assume the project would never see the light of day.  That belief was furthered after they decided not to bundle the release with We Are Young Money. Read the rest of this entry »

Shaun brings a piece of his own biography to the small screen with this video for “Poor Boy.” So break out your Real 3D glasses and push play.  It’s rare for a video to offer something new visually and make me like the song even more, but this one did both for me.

Be on the look out for Hip-Hop In 3D… and whatever else he has up his sleeve.

Leilani Jimenez, That’s It

MTV Won’t Air The Snooki Punch On “Jersey Shore” [Warming Glow]

Jobs Are On The Way! [Slate]

AFC Playoff Picture A Scrambled Hot Mess [TBL]

Courtney Love Loses Custody of Daughter [Spinner]

Foot Locker Launches The History Of Air Jordan [Footlocker Unlocked]

Facebook Founder Pwned By Change In Facebook Privacy Setting [Gamma Squad] Read the rest of this entry »

Seminal beatsmith and underground king, Bass D beautifully flips a Brandy sample to form the beat to his rhymes, reflecting on his life and longevity in this game called rap. Read the rest of this entry »

Not that anyone really cares but I found this headline strange because CNN felt the need to report on MechanicalDummy abandoning his Twitter account after this weekend’s massive meltdown.

If that’s the case, that means CNN must have a small cubicle for someone @ their offices. In that person’s workspace, there sits one of those wood name things on their desk, signifying their job title right underneath their name. I’m guessing that job title reads “Head of nigga news.” Read the rest of this entry »