Welp folks. Mr. Mescudi has done it again. Now while most of us are still trying to figure out exactly what “the what” is (no Big & Meth), his slow flow—which is more drunken stupor than polished effort—continues to hypnotize. After all these years, Mr. Wendell finally has a worthy bum compainion in Mr. Rager; the marquee character from CuDi’s new album. Read the rest of this entry »

Being a fan of an artist without quality control is one of the most frustrating roles to play as a consumer. Tha Dogg Pound, a group that played a seminal role in West Coast Hip-Hop since its inception, are one of the acts that seem to be reckless with releases. Thankfully, their latest cut “I Fears No One” is one of those songs that serve as reminder that Kurupt & Daz can at times, come together to concoct an amazing song. Read the rest of this entry »

OED and I spoke via Twitter yesterday morning and I mentioned to him that words aren’t going to rightly capture all of the activity buzzin’ around NYC and Nike’s WBF. Not even pics will convey the full effect, but I’m going to start sorting through the hundreds I’ve taken in order to help tell the story. But there’s just this nagging time factor that won’t allow for me to sit for very long and chop up a full recap.

Just know that today Kobe stepped into the Rucker. He didn’t ball or field questions from the media. Instead, he spent his time there helping to lead a community-based Chainlink Fundamentals Clinic Read the rest of this entry »

Ali Milan

Foxy Brown Officially Indicted Over Court Violation [AHH]

“The Expendables” Steal The Show In Team USA’s Scrimmage Vs. China [Dime]

Kanye West Calls Swizz Beatz “The Best Rap Producer Of All Time” [SOHH] Read the rest of this entry »

– Bun B got y’all talking in an effort to win his Trill discography… and once again when Trill O.G. went under the microscope.

– Someone bonked Bieber in the dome with a bottle. Please find a bottle of Belvedere© and point them in B. Pumper’s direction. Read the rest of this entry »

Still putting the finishing touches on his Legato Blues Summer mixtape Novel unleashed a track to tide us over. Although this is from his debut album Calligraphy, the mellowed out vibes are as refreshing as when the heat finally breaks on a hot summer day. Read the rest of this entry »

Can’t get enough Str8 Killa? Can’t say we blame you. And in so happen to be in a L.A. state of mind, consider yourself very lucky. From 3-6 p.m. today at The Originators Store (7600 Melrose #H, Los Angeles, CA 90046 for you Mapquest types), Freddie Gibbs and TSS will be hosting an in-store with our friends at Decon Media and BallerStatus as they’ll unveil The Originators x Freddie Gibbs t-shirt. Read the rest of this entry »

What were your thoughts on More About Nothing? Worthy sequel or ruined namesake? Regardless, the public opinon still rings that Wale intentional inaneness still resonates amongst the people. Read the rest of this entry »

Rae drops a few inspiring words for all the wisdom bodies out there lest they end up like Montana Fishburne. This along with a few other leftover new tracks will be available via iTunes with the Gold Deluxe Version of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II. Read the rest of this entry »

I have no clue who this J.Y. guy is. Apparently, I should. His project, The Hiring Process has gotten a considerable amount of play on my iPod in the midst of a dense summer full of big time releases. It doesn’t hurt that the album has a who’s who of Hip-Hop’s fire spitters jumping in to help out. Read the rest of this entry »

While some view sunny beaches & flip flops for their version of Paradise, Mickey Factz has other ideas. Hot Asphalt & Supra suits the Bronx native just fine while he put the finishing touches on The Achievement. To each his own I say because right now a dry 59° day, light jacket & a pair of ’95s would be paradise to me. It’s all about your perspective. Read the rest of this entry »

Sasha Shelton

Alvin Greene Indicted For Obscenity [Global Grind]

Detroit Texting Scandal 2.0: This Time It’s the Cops [The BVX]

When Rappers Flip Out During Radio Interviews [Complex] Read the rest of this entry »

Every lost angel’s favorite hipster hangout meets every DJ’s favorite DJ. The weekly anticipation of The Do-Over comes from the “who the hell is DJing this week?” because they keep that info under lock-and-key until the final moment when they call out Rhettmatic or Madlib or A-Trak. Or, in this case, Jazzy Jeff. Read the rest of this entry »

This song’s inadvertently been part of my daily routine for the past few weeks thanks to it being in rotation over at Shade 45. Muggs’ methodical & wailing organs coupled with politically charged lyrics from Bill always sounded like the perfect get away music. Read the rest of this entry »

Turnabout is fair play, ain’t that right Joey? Read the rest of this entry »