As if losing one childhood staple this month wasn’t enough, Corey Haim – a featured star in some of my favorite movies growing up – died on Tuesday of pulmonary congestion. Maybe I’ve just been busy, but the former phenomenon’s passing seems like it was covered about as much as ‘Bron on St. Vincent–St. Mary. Which sucks. Because, weird as it sounds, I honestly feel somewhat attached to the once promising actor, even if he did become a walking train wreck later in life.

Alongside fellow boyish burnout Cory Feldman, “The Two Coreys” were like denim-jacket-wearing gods during my adolescence, co-starring in 80′s-baby cinematic classics like Lost Boys and License To Drive, achieving a scary level of success in return. And that was before the media floodgates opened and unwarranted fame became so easily achieved. Then, like usual, the clout went away quicker than it came and vices came into play. As a result of the turbulence, Corey Haim is dead at 38 and more people are cracking jokes about it than taking note. Proving once again, society is one big, cruel and unusual conglomerate of despair.

Lindsay Lohan, The Jonas Brothers, Jersey Shore’s cast members and every other unwarranted attention whore should take note. Celebrity doesn’t last. When your looks go away, you stop getting paid for appearances and people move on to the next pretty face. Then you die and no one cares.

Save your money, stay clean and you’ll be straight.

Mother: Haim Died Of Pulmonary Congestion [MSNBC]

It’s been a long time coming, but Beyoncé and the Queen of Kook, Lady Gaga finally took their “Telephone” campaign to the viral circuit. They take a lil’ rip from Kill Bill as they make their getaway in the Pussy Wagon. Read the rest of this entry »

Life’s a bitch when you got pigs in the rearview mirror, a naggin’ sidepiece and a greedy ass label exec that climbs mountains and plays electric guitars in your pocket. But instead of blowing his brains out behind the pressure, Freddie G. blows the indo and breathes fire into yet another filler-less track. Read the rest of this entry »

In due time, The Force should be a household name, one to be reckoned with. One of the mighty elements of their attack will be Tef Poe. Get familiar now, so that it’ll all be old hat later and, when you say, “I been listening to him since his old stuff,” the statement will be 100% truth. It’s a Compton St. Louis thang © MC Eiht, and this portion of the show is orchestrated by the ever-present Trackstar The DJ. Read the rest of this entry »

Do all rappers spend their time in between albums hustling in the Buckeye state? For “Youngstown Heist,” The Wu-Tang three-man gang rides again, this time taking their attack to Ohio and bringing along D-Block goons Sheek Louch and Bully. Read the rest of this entry »

Actual intelligence is an undervalued aspect in Hip-Hop. The art of fabrication, or artificial intelligence however, seems to dominate a listener’s perspective and conception of the culture. As an artist, you’re allegedly supposed to uphold certain guidelines as to maintain the characteristics of actually being an artist. But what if you’re able to see the gray area and highlight the color associated it with it? Then you’re probably a member of Kidz In The Hall. Read the rest of this entry »

In her 15 minutes of fame with TSS last week, Ayah teased us with new material from her upcoming collaboration with DJ Jazzy Jeff. Thankfully for fans of the up and coming Canadian crooner, she didn’t make us wait long. Lead track, “He Don’t Want It,” showcases Ayah’s musical and lyrical maturity. Vocally, Ayah opts for smooth seduction with subtle harmonies as opposed to Beyonce-esque big notes. Read the rest of this entry »

When Balance saying he’s going all in, he’s cashing in all his poker chips and bringing the entire Golden State with him. Still ridin’ high from the last Bay Area mashup, Mr. 510 calls upon a trio of Cali hotshots to increase the anticipation for We All In. Read the rest of this entry »

For all you low-life types that like to put Mexicans at the brunt of your jokes, it’s time to eat crow (and a 33 gallon bowl of Albondigas). According to Forbes, Carlos Slim Helú just made it rain in Bill Gates’ face and still has more pesos to play with. Read the rest of this entry »

Free shoes? Yeah, we’re about that. Free one of one’s? That’s even greater.

The skinny is Ronnie Fieg – he of previous noteworthy creations and collaborations with Asics, Polo Ralph Lauren and Timberland – is offering up this sample pair of GT-II “Aquas.” Since these stalled @ the sample stage and were on hand, Ronnie’s decided to give them away. All one has to do is follow his Twitter (Twitter.com/RonnieFieg) and tweet the phrase “Follow @Ronniefieg to win a 1 of 1 exclusive Asics GT-II Sample set.” On the 17th of March, one of those followers will be named the winner and days later will claim ownership of a pair of kicks nobody else is holding.

How Fresh is that?

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Ski Beatz behind the boards. Creative Control behind the lens. Stalley bringing the words, if not the presence in the visual. Thanks in part to a product placement from the good folks at Boom’s Beard, this video was able to be crafted while Stalley was keeping Spitta outta trouble down in the islands.  How Creative Control come up with these out of the box concepts is beyond me, but I won’t be the one to bet against for the immediate future. Read the rest of this entry »

Tamara

Jamie Jungers Wins Mistress Beauty Pageant [TMZ]

10 Children’s Characters Who Were Definitely On Drugs [Guyism]

DMX’s Wife To Write “Tell-All” Book [WoooHa]

Kendra Wilkinson Is Getting There [Don Chavez]

Mom Accused Of Killing Son Wanted To Be At His Funeral [Gothamist]

Musicians ‘Still Need Record Labels’ Says Report [Spinner] Read the rest of this entry »

Genius.

Devin The Dude’s new album artwork for Suite #420 is absolutely genius.

Most artists lean toward straight and to the point with their cover visuals, with cheap close-ups or overly abstract snapshots and while rarely thinking outside the box. But not The Dude. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo by Suzette Lee

“If you admire somebody you should go ahead and tell’em, People never get the flowers while they could still smell’em.” — Kanye

Hey, I really like the first few subjects chosen for our What’s On My iPod series and I hope our readers did as well. We’ve got one more already locked and loaded, two more set and full intentions of keeping things moving in the right direction. Honestly, I’m thankful that these have been so well received, both by those who’ve participated and by visitors. From my computer chair, the perspective was that readers read and listen to what we listen to daily. I wanted the chance to branch, show different music and also tap the minds of a few of the Freshest folks around. Yeah, the early picks have all been personal inspirations of mine, but we’re going to open things up as we move along. First, we just had to get the ball rolling because wen we started these, they began just like all other endeavors we’ve tried here.

Straight up on a lark. Read the rest of this entry »

Woohoo! My dude Pill got with Court Dunn to do the visuals for “Hear Somebody Comin” as a part of the One Shot Series with NahRight. While Pill Cousy dishes lyrical paranoia, the talented Mr. Dunn managed to produce a treatment that’s impactful and unique as always. Alfred Hitchcock would be proud @ the suspense management done by both parties. Read the rest of this entry »