The title is slightly misleading. It should read “the most hilariously baffling fight scene ever that reminds us why YouTube is so valuable to our culture.” Without the viral video haven, there’s no way I would’ve ever bore witness to such amazing choreography. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s that first date you have that feels like your twentieth. It’s the first time you make a move and she doesn’t pull away. It’s the look she gives you that speaks volumes amidst the silence. It’s not love, but it’s something. It’s a fearful feeling that could go one of two ways. It’s the reason so many shy away from its allure.

“I See You,” a powerful ballad from British Pop titan Mika, is a song dedicated to the wallflower who never peels himself away from his idle post to speak to the one of his dreams. It’s ironic looking back now, realizing the song’s actual meaning, that this specific composition played the soundtrack to one of my own failed attempts at creating something out of nothing. Thankfully, my own jaded association with the song doesn’t trump the quality of the music and it still stands out amongst the best from his 2009 sophomore album The Boy Who Knew Too Much.

Mika – “I See You”

“I think I’m Malcolm X…Martin Luther…Add a King…Add a Junior…”

Ingenious chorus. The bars can be your call. Fiasco’s version does have a nice off the cuff feel to it, instead of sounding like a scripted “freestyle.” Read the rest of this entry »

Nike’s Zoom Hyperfuse (aka the shoe that Rondo rocked in the playoffs and made noteworthy by sporting a righteous green pair) will be hitting stores soon with a wide array of colorways on the horizon. In last night’s “Blue Vs. White” scrimmage, Team USA members were wearing a traditional White/Navy/Red colorway and we’ll be seeing other country-themed colors as the World Basketball Festival gets ready to crank up in less than a month. Read the rest of this entry »

Staple spins their pigeon, covering it with oil to highlight BP’s screw-up and recognize the life and land lost in the Gulf as a result. Available @ Reed Space and with all proceeds go to Healthy Gulf. Read the rest of this entry »

Sir Lucious’… “King Henry” skit may be one of the funniest album breaks that I’ve heard in a while and Henry and Keisha speaking in Georgia dialect = comedic gold that I always end up rewinding when I hear it. In fact, it almost ranks up there with alongside other Outkast skits like “Flim Flam.” Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Dre Sued For Millions Over Recording Studio Bill [AHH]

5 With Mark McNairy [DQM]

Primitive’s Air Max 90 Infared Pack [Primitive] Read the rest of this entry »

Interested in what current albums are worth listening to, buying and, conversely, those that should be avoided at all costs? Let us give you our take on a few that we managed to review this week. Read the rest of this entry »

The-Dream and Christina Milian’s divorce? I couldn’t really care less but it’s not going to get better before it gets messier. Dream’s got his share of hits and songs that I like but overall his music isn’t my cup of coffee. Christina’s played in movies or so they say. All I can vaguely remember is her having a role in one of the Bring It On movies, (one of the best film series ever). Read the rest of this entry »

Even though he’s been grinding out full-lengths since most of the current competition was in grammar school, Fat Joe doesn’t have a 5 Cig album under his belt. He was however, a formidable presence in East Coast Hip-Hop before Southern MCs valued materialistic raps over hard country livin’ and Big Pun crash landed his massive frame onto the Billboard charts. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s not particularly uncommon for rappers to flood the listening market with their work. We get mixtaped, trailer’ed and “freestyle’ed” nearly to death. Still, it struck me as odd when Danny Brown followed the release of Detroit State Of Mind 4 so closely with The Hybrid. The Hybrid was definitely more the intentionally more polished of the two and, still, DSoM4 hadn’t even gotten its full term in my iPod rotation. Read the rest of this entry »

Fans of sales, Gourmet footwear or both might find a few Fall kicks @ PLNDR’s current sale. I love the look & style of the honey Cinque’s and copped a pair a while back (previously raved about here). If you’re wondering about sizing, they seem fairly true to size, maybe a hair larger. Read the rest of this entry »

See, you can’t totally fault Big Baby Davis. Not when his favorite rappers are giving Dougie instructions for dead presidents. You probably had no idea who the ruffians were behind the latest fifteen minute hit but with Jermaine Dupri, Bow Wow, B.o.B, Sean Kingston and Red Cafe all have lent their talents on the remix so you can use Cali Swag District for all your rap running gags for the remainder of 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Covering a classic (yes, classic) song is always a slippery slope. But since I’ve always liked Blue Scholars and the 206 gives us supreme love, we’ll let this one play out. Read the rest of this entry »

Interesting cast of characters here for “Level Above,” taken from DJ Smallz upcoming I Got The Internet Goin’ Nuts! Vol. 1. Read the rest of this entry »