Our picks have been all over the place and wrong more often than not.  But like the weatherman predicting rain for 17th consecutive day without a cloud in the sky, we carry on.  The games have been entertaining throughout and we can always take solace in the fact that we concentrate most of our energy on music around here.  With a trip to the Final Four on the line, all teams involved will need to bring their A-games today, because as we’ve seen all tournament long, anything can happen. Read the rest of this entry »

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Evidently Outasight is still in a charitable mood. His latest gift comes in the form of a new track of his upcoming Further EP. “Favors” is exactly the kind of soulful mix of melodic hooks and rhythmic lyrics we’ve come to expect from the man. The layered melodies of the hooks are particular mournful, as Outasight injects darker undertones into the generally upbeat track. Read the rest of this entry »

For those seeking the hammer to be pounded excessively on a high profile celebrity criminal case (looking @ you Lester Munson), you may want to look elsewhere than the sentencing of Gilbert Arenas. Seeing that his hammer wouldn’t have done any damage with an unloaded gun, the Washington Wizards guard avoids being Plaxico’ed with jail time. Instead, Agent Zero will spend a month in a halfway house and aside from some community service, Read the rest of this entry »

No mention of Joey’s ongoing feud with his record label, a beef he actually didn’t start this time. No, once again it’s back to the neverending battle with the reflection that gives Joseph Budden grief everytime he’s standing in front of a mirror. Six minutes of chain-smoking, self doubting, loathsome rap testimonal with the occasional lash of anger towards the injustice of life. Read the rest of this entry »

Checking the labeling of the song, Phonte dubbed this one “Straight from myTunes to yoTunes.” Apparently, this post-Minstrel Show recording was going to be an iTunes bonus for LeftBack but for whatever reasons, that won’t be the case. Instead of allowing it to collect dust, Tay let it loose for the internuts to savor. Read the rest of this entry »

As if the song itself wasn’t already strong enough. On one level, it’s simply soulful. Going one a notch higher, the tune can be taken as a mantra to evoke during those stressful times. It’s androgynous with lines like “So, in my mind I’m tusslin’, Back and forth ‘tween here and hustlin’” that both Venus & Mars, outlaw and law-abiding citizen can relate to. But the visual created for it is a litany of adjectives. Entertaining. Sexual. Inviting. Visceral. And by its end, overwhelmingly powerful and thought-provoking, enough to cause a rewind. Read the rest of this entry »

If there’s one last thing I need, it’s t-shirts or kicks. I barely get to wear what I have, but newer versions continue to manifest in my closet. Thanks to Nike’s Shoe Porn tee I can kill two birds with one stone. This is a pretty ballsy design from the folks over in Beaverton, but I like it. Read the rest of this entry »

Wale tosses out another freebie via his Twitter, this time taking Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” for a spin. Read the rest of this entry »

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The song that had no name only a few short weeks ago now has one & it shall be called “Flying Overseas.” It also has a new co-star in Solange. So @ this point, two of my current favorite eccentric entities have come together and…I hate to build up ideas or events, but this song could be full-blown crazy. We’re talking lions attacking park visitors crazy. Read the rest of this entry »

Pardon the slacker behavior. As a purveyor of news and information, I’ve been meaning to make everyone aware of the presence of Boondocks Bootleg for over a week now. I guess the Hon. Brother McGruder noticed the huge online reaction received the last time he leaked screenshots and decided to organize the action a little. Read the rest of this entry »

Put ‘em on up and turn the bass upside down! The grimiest cut from Malice N Wonderland now has motion picture visuals ganked straight from the Malice N Wonderland: The Movie. Snoop Dogg, the hero gets momentarily sidetracked by Cali from VH1’s funbags and has a few moments to kicc it with Nipsey Hussle and Terrace Martin before returning to the call of duty. Read the rest of this entry »

I had the luck of the draw of meeting Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Ab Soul this past weekend and while they were humbled and honored to be selected as one of this year’s XXL Freshman, they rest assured me that they weren’t going Hollywood and living off the hype alone. But benefits were made to be reaped and Blood is giving you a brushup on his moves with From Hood Tales To The Cover Of XXL. Read the rest of this entry »

Two number ones heading back to class, one coasted on Thursday, which leaves one left to play. If this tournament has proved anything – picking the Final Four is about as accurate as Craig Sager’s wardrobe choices. Judging from last night, we’ve hopefully got more upsets and overtime thrillers to come. The only question is who? Follow The Crew as we attempt to look like geniuses, with the all-too-real chance we look like fools come night’s end. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s well understood TSS is 75% Hip-Hop, 15% slam dunk footage and the remaining 10% is whatever the hell else happens to float across our collective minds at a given moment. This is a completely random place, but at the same time, it’s structured. With this in mind, I like to slide some R&B related content in from time to time. Besides, you can’t be selling weight and busting your gun all the time, right? Read the rest of this entry »