For a track called “Lifestyle Excessiveness,” the formula for success on this nifty little nugget is pretty simple. Read the rest of this entry »

Cat Washington

The NBA Might Void Isiah Thomas’ New Deal With The Knicks [With Leather]

Adventures In Rihanna’s On-Stage Self-Love [The BVX]

The 20 Worst Fast Food Products [Heavy] Read the rest of this entry »

“E’rrybody gotta go!”

That’s what security was telling people in the VIP about a year ago, when Bun B was about to come on stage (it just so happened that in this particular club, you had to go through VIP to get on stage). Nobody moves. Security gets more aggressive. Still nothing. Security says there’s no Bun performance till people move out. No response. About 30 minutes later, they realize nothing can be done, and Bun decides to come out (with some extra bodyguards). Read the rest of this entry »

As part of a promo run for his up-and-coming album The Book Of David, here’s footage of DJ Quik (with no C) hosting another one of his jealousy-inducing Quik’s Groove concerts at The Key Club in Los Scandalous, CA. In the clip, you’ll catch another seducing update on his long-awaited eighth album, clips of compadres like Xzibit, Paul Wall, BJ The Chicago Kid, U-N-I and special guest Faith Evans rocking their hits, as well as the Quikster himsef, personally laying down live instrumentation over his guests’ vocals. Yes, you are correct…he does it all. With a perm. Read the rest of this entry »

You better have some lungs on you if you plan on smoking with Spitta and DZA. As you can obviously hear, Ski’s dreamy soundscape only gets passed around once off this joint that makes 24 Hour Karate School more fact than fiction. No sticks, no stems, just pure lyrical ‘dro. Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Ronson reached over from across the pond to scoop up Pretty Toney for the latest leak from his upcoming album Record Collection. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the deluge of MCs fighting for your clicks and ears these days. TiRon is well aware of the saturated talent pool and managed to etch his own path with substantial rhymes over honest, personal themes. His role in an emerging Los Angeles Hip-Hop movement alongside his peers in Pac Div, Blu and Nipsey Hussle shouldn’t be ignored either. He’s dropped three noteworthy projects for free.99 and is determined to sharpening his skills as an entertainer. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you neither an iPhone or Android user? Join the boat with Paul Carr, the writer behind “I Chose Not To Choose iPhone… or Android. I Chose Something Else.” I’m not a fan of the aforementioned phones either but I guess Paul has more sway than me in the tech world. But his reasons are similar to mine: emails, loathing touchscreens, emails and the distracting capabilities of the newer models. Read the rest of this entry »

You know you composed something special when you have not one but two release parties for you debut project. Hop, skipping and jumping from New York to Philly like the Sixers were slaying the Knicks, Gilbere Forte’ celebrated every last of his 87 Dreams in style. Read the rest of this entry »

“I’ll take four oxen & all the bullets $1600 will get me…” — Pa

Alright, so this probably has the same chance of seeing the light of day as Eva’s Sex Tape, but the trailer is more than enough to suffice for now. Funny Or Die’s cranked out another gem thanks in part to everyone’s favorite elementary school educational game. Read the rest of this entry »

“I’m a Crook, come and look at my Castle, you a Wonder Woman right? Don’t get caught in my lasso…I’m a Mac, we can make computer love on my Apple.”

Mik and producer Pro combine for “First Class,” serving up a flagrant street single for The Dark Room. Read the rest of this entry »

There aren’t many things in this world I’m afraid of, but Debra Antney is one of them. The woman who birthed Waka doesn’t have to tell me twice, so here’s my plea to Mama Flame: my apologies for even hinting your son and Gucci may be beefing. On everything, it won’t happen again. I swear. Why I’m sounding so shook right now? This is why. Read the rest of this entry »

“Said I was dumb because I hung with B.Rich, but now aggins lookin’ crazy cause we bought to be rich, Freak b#tch, I know you saw my face up in the Spin, without a major record deal and not one single spin.”

The sooner listeners figure out how capable an emcee Playboy Tre is the better off we’ll all be. Otherwise, he’s going to keep periodically releasing tracks like “I Don’t Care” where we find the Drunken Loner serving up a dose of lyrical fire aimed @ former friends, naysayers and nonbelievers. Hell, even his daddy catches flack. Read the rest of this entry »

While I haven’t listened, I expect to be able to pluck a few tracks from the 7th Galaxy/Psychic Energy mixtape by Freebass 808. The intergalactic duo is composed of two grounded, proven cats – Suede from Camp Lo and drummer/producer, Apple Juice Kid – and the tape is fronted by Mick Boogie & Mighty Mi. Plus there’s the Jovi track we posted a while back. Read the rest of this entry »

Mizz Jay

Rick Ross, Educated Brothers and The Big Meech Syndrome [Clutch]

Science 1, Beer Guts 0 [TSJ]

Why Queen Latifah’s Sexual Orientation is None of Our Business [The BVX] Read the rest of this entry »