People may claim that Facebook’s constant invasions of privacy are violations of the First Amendment. On the contrary, I think Facebook is the most American creation we’ve seen since Levi’s. Check the reasoning: Facebook was a new frontier, promising glory and prosperity for those new to the land of opportunity that Facebook could provide. Read the rest of this entry »

“Tell Rev. Run I need to meet JoJo/Heard he smokin’ now/Got it for the low-low…”

Truth is, Boss Of All Bosses 2.5 is still getting major burn. Before that release even had a chance to marinate, however, the entire U.N. doubles up with a new project, Heat In Here, on May 25. Not to mention Vado’s Slime Flu should be dropping soon. All these guerrilla releases bring back memories from Dipset’s glory days when they dropped mixtapes quicker than we could extract the .zip files. Read the rest of this entry »

For your daily dose of non-Hip-Hop chunes, take a look & listen to the The Black Keys’ video for “Tighten Up.” Listen to the hearty blues sound of Danger Mouse’s production while laughing @ band members being beat up by small children. Read the rest of this entry »

As a rule, we try to share savings when run across them and this one is usually appreciated by most. 30% off @ Footlocker using the printable coupon or cop online with code EMFLT594. Coupon and code both good from today, May 20th, through May 24, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Miss Ksyn

Weird Science: R.I.P. Limewire (2001-2010) [Team.Yee]

The Five Most Popular Celebrities You’ve Never Heard Of [Pajiba]

Limited Edition Ricky Powell Tees [StreetLevel]

Skateboarder Ruins Skateboard, Among Other Things [With Leather]

Why is Justin Bieber Nominated for a BET Award? [Clutch]

Why Can’t Black Hosts Survive Late Night? [BV] Read the rest of this entry »

For a long time, I never quite understood the relationship between the two parts of “Da Art of Storytellin’.” It dawned on me one day that the two songs tell the same story. The same stories of deconstruction that plague Suzy Screw and her partner Sasha in “Part One” are happening to Mother Nature in “Part Two.” Decay, the ills of the human condition and betrayal are all tropes that permeate both tracks. In part two, Three Stacks (no relation to Kat) reprises his role as the omniscient on-looker, witnessing the downfall of Sasha Thumper and miscreants gang-raping Mother Nature. His story is standard 3000, full of science-fiction, Technicolor, acid-filled rain, and detesting of silly mortals. Big Boi, on the other hand, rolls up the worst in all of us into three lines: Read the rest of this entry »

It’s always nice when the mailman rings the doorbell, bearing gifts in hand. Fresh apparel from Academy Printwear. All black everything for summer. Who wears black in the middle of July? Me, that’s who © Scarface. Don’t worry, I’ll keep the A/C cranked to keep my Fresh intact.

All of the shirts seem to be soft, lightweight, accurate sizing & good quality. The whole batch is serious business, especially with the current $14 sale price. But the slickest detail on these? The smaller grey aP logo screened onto the aPanda tee (right below the left cheek) because I’m huge fan of the little distinctions. Cop @ aP’s web store. Read the rest of this entry »

There was a point in time when damn near anything Memphis Bleek-related would garner the most distasteful hate I could spawn. Since then, I’ve matured and, while I’ll never be a fan of the guy, I’ve learned to live with the thought of Bleek making music. Read the rest of this entry »

“The weed is rolled, the drink is cold, It’s new to you, to me it’s old…”

Young Wiz with a visual for “The Statement” off Kush x OJ. Still not all that endeared to the chorus on this one but I have a feeling it’ll wear on my like Spitta’s chorus on “Top Of The Money.” I hated that “…like a dopeboy mattress” for a year before it finally cemented itself in my brain and had me walking around repeating it for days @ a time. For Wiz’s joint here, I fux with the mantra and he’s on point lyrically. Chalk another one up for the Taylor Gang. Read the rest of this entry »

Consumers sure do seem to make it hard for musicians and labels to turn a buck. And apparently it’s the Internet’s fault.

“Let’s see. They’ll still pay for Netflix, smartphones and endless apps, games, iPads, and Kindles. And, far more than five bucks for cable channels, most of which they’ll never watch. And, they’ll pay for broadband upstream, but music downstream must be free.

Sure, the cloud will save the music industry, except that everyone is already carrying thousands of pre-selected, ripped or swapped (and occasionally paid-for) songs with them at all times. Shuffling through playlists, tuning the world out with gigs of music. So, why do they need more? Read the rest of this entry »

Seems like we’ve been talking about these for a while now but today’s the day for official word. Finally, release info and detailed pictures for the Super Reds. According to Fieg, 252 pairs of these will be available on Friday May 21st at 10am on Davidz.com as well as the flagship store in Soho. It’s rare that I still get jazzed about a sneaker but the colors on these just pop. Priced just right @ $90 and well worth the bread. Read the rest of this entry »

As much as I love Taz and the whole SRCP, there’s no way I could have been on set for this one. I can listen to “Southside Blood Cuz’n” maybe three or four times repeatedly when I’m here and trying to get into a zone for working. But imagine having to hear it repeatedly over the chorus of a 12-16 video shoot? On second thought, it’s those repeat plays that sometimes make a song likeable. Who knows. If I ever run into Coodie & Chike, I’ll ask them how it made them feel. My guess is the response will be “tripped out.” Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since rappers realized that April 20th would fall on a Tuesday in 2010, every artist with a remote cannabis connection and half a brain cell left, set their sights on a release date to coincide with the holiday. But then they got high… and forgot. Through some haze induced miracle, Houston’s hashish purveyor Devin The Dude was able to make the deadline. Read the rest of this entry »

Remember how I told you those Low End Pros performed all sorts of homicidal acts on Jim Jones’ mixtape? Well, they brought a video camera to the scene of the crime. The Raw Report were on hand as key witnesses while Count & Moonie outline the microphone in chalk. Don’t Feed Da Killaz Vol. 3 will be dropping soon, but it’s obvious L.E.P. are going to eat everybody’s food regardless. Read the rest of this entry »

It is already bad enough networks still continue to show LeBron’s block on Jason Richardson’s failed 360 dunk from last season. Now he’s got this to remember. During Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, the former Slam Dunk Champion almost saw the unthinkable go down thanks in part to Chris Brown’s identical cousin (and Slam Dunk Contest bust), Shannon Brown. Read the rest of this entry »