“Born on the day of the ounce, The 28th…”

This. This right here. Straight heat. Not slated to be on either TM103 or the upcoming Trap Or Die 2 mixtape (the one that’s still M.I.A.). Whatever the case, it’s en fuego. Real triumphant, sound-the-horns-before-we-march-into-battle-type instrumentation going on. Read the rest of this entry »

Epic Beard Man reigns supreme. “It’s your world, kid. The rest of us just payin’ rent.” © Stuart Scott. At least for this week, I bet Tiger wishes your shenanigans made the jump from the ‘net to the airwaves. That way he might have caught a little slack for his speech the other day. My only thought watching ‘ol boy was didn’t he go to Stanford?  He was talking like he was going to ESL instead of sex addict classes. That’s neither here nor there though, take a quick look back with us at what transpired last week while we wait for someone to take Epic Beard Mans spot. Read the rest of this entry »

One fourth of Hollyweerd enlists one of the Bible Belt’s finest, Yelawolf, for this collaborative concoction knocking the psycho tendencies many females seem to pick up while pawing after these potential cash-cow celebrities and MCs. The Love Pusha from Stank, GA comes quite correct on the whimisical backdrop, which leaves room a whiteboy named after some lumber to keep up his habit of showing out on others’ tracks.

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Download — Dreamer Feat. Yelawolf – “Crazy Girlz”

“I do like trees…I could’ve been a botanist.”

Having listened to more than a decent amount of Jay Rock’s pragmatic catalogue, I’m confident in saying “Life’s A Cycle” is one of this Blood’s best songs to date. Delving into a postmortem thought cycle placing him at the helm of any profession from politician to a “preacher healing people in pews,” Watt’s current commander in chief seeks to show he’s fully capable of doing anything he sets his mind to.

Rap just happens to be what he does best. Read the rest of this entry »

The uglier this Nas vs. Kelis saga gets, the more I shake my head at the good brother Nasir.

Just to bring you up to speed, in case you missed it:

Kelis’ lawyer appeared before a judge to file a contempt motion due to Nas’ failure to pay over $200,000.00 in child and spousal support in addition to attorney fees. [BET]

And what did ol’ boy retort with?

The rapper pleaded not guilty through his attorney and was ordered back for a March hearing in Los Angeles.[...] One of Nas’ attorneys, Anthony Ukran, told Cunningham the rapper needs more time to prepare his defense and show he’s unable to pay the court-ordered support amounts.[Billboard]

Word son? Nas, sit down. Let’s talk. You’re facing criminal charges. Meaning, you could do time if convicted. Yeah, I understand it’s a big pill to swallow but homie, you might just have to take the L on this one. Your payments are $51K a month, you make $75k+ per show, you have an album coming out with a reggae legend(and you aired out the ex in one of the singles), and your excuse is that you don’t have the money? Dawg, this ain’t some random bum walking up to you on the street asking for some change. You can’t just say “I ain’t got it.” and walk away. This is the law as fueled by a vindictive ex. Even the judge has peeped your game.

Judge David S. Cunningham III, who is overseeing the divorce proceedings, said Friday it’s starting to look like the rapper is trying to evade court orders.

I’d say appeal later, pay now. Desi doesn’t need to see you go to jail on some BS.

Life’s a bitch, homie.

Last night, Marsha Ambrosius was nice enough to release Yours Sincerely via her Twitter. I know how you internets like your files labeled properly and all that good stuff so instead of her Limelinx version, there’s a cleaned up, properly labeled version below. Read the rest of this entry »

This Justin kid is going to be a problem of epic proportions. Woe befalleth whomsoever disagrees. There’s a bunch of teen girls out there with raging hormones and pocket money who are about to break their piggy banks for anything with his name on it. Just watch how this new single blows up.

What I’m really looking forward to though is him growing up, getting a few tattoos, chopping off the hair, and then banging Miley Cyrus to boost his career even further. Kinda like his namesake did with Britney. Speaking of which, methinks that since both Justins are in the studio right now, some cheeky executive somewhere has a marketing strategy that may revive chart sales, albeit momentarily.

Either way, this is a good look for Luda. He’s going to piggyback a hefty buzz off this. Also, look out for the random Drake cameo.

HUF’s Spring delivery hit their flagship stores and it looks fantastic. Key pieces such as lightweight jackets, hoodies and denim. All done in an array of colors, none too bright but all bold and with particular attention paid to details. There’s a little of something for quite possibly everyone but I didn’t include all the photos. Just skate over to HUF to check out the rest of the shirts, hats and jackets they’ve got lined up for the upcoming additions to your wardrobe. Read the rest of this entry »

Beirzhette Amyre

Tiger Woods Apology Boosts His Standing Online [All Things Digital]

TV’s Rising Black Actors: Young, Gifted and African-American [Inside TV]

Is The Source’s New Website A Rip-off Of Complex.com? [WoooHa]

Waka Flocka Flame’s “Brick Squad” Chain Makes an Appearance? [GOT] Read the rest of this entry »

Ludacris and Nicki Scissorshands go blow for blow in what is allegedly the best track on Battle Of The Sexes. I dunno bout those proclamations when there was nothing notable being spewed; just another Nicki Minaj guest appearance. The real downfall is the video, though. Read the rest of this entry »

They started this gangsta ish. And now they’re set reclaim past glory in 2010. Priority Records, the label that brought you classics like Straight Outta Compton, Amerikkka’s Most Wanted and Strictly Business is relaunching to give the game back exactly the kind of excellence its been missing. Read the rest of this entry »

Some entrepreneurial journalist took to the streets to track down Old Man Grizzly Epic Beard Man.

I think I’ve done enough commentary on this situation, so I’ll hit the high points: EBM breaks down the judicial system and Coolio’s current situation, talks about why he needed his Stacy Adams and explains how his “boy” can can be a male or female.

Is it me or did the N-word roll off the tongue a little too smoothly? It didn’t seem like the first time he’s said it.

Oh yeah, score one for David D. for calling the fact he’s a Vietnam Vet. *High five*

The U.S. Mint just released new images of the 2010 Lincoln one-cent coin which commemorates his preservation of the United States as a single and united country. Which is exactly what the old design did, but since our country’s coffers are stuffed to the gills, this was the perfect time to do this. It’s not like we have any other pressing matters which would need our attention, right? Read the rest of this entry »

In an effort to show celebrities love their music as much as they do, Vampire Weekend hit up Jake Gyllenhaal, RZA, Lil Jon and Joe Jonas for cameos in the group’s latest visual off Contra. That pretty much puts Lil’ Jake and Big Jon neck and neck for most video appearances over the past year.

Shouts: Spinner

Maybe it was because the Houston Renaissance boosted rappers of similar niches and everybody assumed it was the predominant sound. Eventually though, the grills had to be melted down into permissible jewelry and the novelty wore off. But that’s probably why Montana and Church are on their way to being some of the new faces of the H-Town global movement with a sound that is diverse, polished and uncontrived. Read the rest of this entry »