After being mentioned for president, Bun’s taking it a notch higher and aiming for a more venerable title. Over brooding production, the Houston legend takes listeners through his city, a “modern day Babylon” where only the strong survive. Read the rest of this entry »

Unlike Maurice, I have yet to hear Bilal’s new album Airtight’s Revenge. I haven’t even partaken to any of the leaks. September 14 (the release date) is only a few weeks away and with all the other new music floating around, I figure I can entertain myself until then. This past weekend Mo’ G. caught up with the man who is emancipating his first studio album since 2001′s 1st Born Second. I’ll let Mr. Garland take it from here. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s be honest. With a name like Machine Gun Kelly and a face like a pre-pubescent Asher Roth, the man’s going to have to fight extra hard to win over Hip-Hop’s cynical fan base. Hey, not everyone can get shot 84 times and run crack from North Carolina. Image still counts, even if MGK attempts to bear the torch of rapid-fire rhyming perfected by his fellow Clevelanders from E. 1999. Read the rest of this entry »

They can trap Boosie’s body but they can’t contain his mind or the wealth of recorded material he left behind before going in. Tagless version of a bass-heavy track that was found on one of the random mixtapes releases post-incarceration. Read the rest of this entry »

The homie Ro getting it in with a video for “Too Easy,” off his Oh Sh!t release. The track’s produced by DL Jones and the vid’s directed by Davy Greenberg. Read the rest of this entry »

When he’s not directing words through his music at hurricane speeds, Twista opts to make the quiet storm his forecast of choice. And since he’s a visionary, he creates motion pictures. But fans of Dreamworks and Disney Pixar need not apply. The type of movies Twist films are triple X like the ones Pinky makes. Read the rest of this entry »

Shout outs to the living. You know, the ones still breathing God’s fresh air and exhaling it to create some authentic Hip-Hop. Big PUSH! Montana celebrates life with Dope Boy C while waving his flag to get his point across. As long as your body pumps that red plasma, you TOO! should go out and get your hustle on. Read the rest of this entry »

Just because New York may not be the epicenter of the Hip-Hop universe at the current moment doesn’t mean there isn’t dope music resonating from there. Take Iron Lyon, for example. A few weeks back he released Time Capsule, a project I respectfully turn my late pass in for. Off the first run, it lives up to its billing as presenting that old school NY Hip-Hop sound with breaks, “golden era lyrics” and more than enough turntable wizardry. Read the rest of this entry »

Talk about the ultimate two-for-one deal for all the TiRon fans. If you enjoy the smooth spread of Ronnie’s MSTRD, then you’ll have no problem giving your Hip-Hop tastes the PDA treatment with the official MSTRD tee from Society Original Products. Read the rest of this entry »

“You wear shoes, I got you. You wear boot, I got you. You wear boat shoes, I got you. You wear kicks. I got you. This Fall/Winter, I got you.” — Ronnie

For a full minute yesterday, Ronnie used Twitter to share the above picture of these a very oceanic, aqua blue-hued Gel III’s. Read the rest of this entry »

Leery.

That’s the initial feeling I had when I saw Pill and Iyaz had combined for a track intended to be on the Atlanta rhymeslayer’s studio debut.

Warner Brothers.

They were responsible for the subsequent thought. Their suit-n-tie act and manicured fingernails reeked of co-production even though they are no where to be found in any of the song’s labeling. Read the rest of this entry »

As David mentioned, Kanye West on Twitter continues to be a circus show filled with thrills. G.O.O.D. Friday every Friday until Christmas? Read the rest of this entry »

“There’s no place like home...” That’s what Dorothy said. “Live from Bedford-Stuyvesant/the livest one/representin’ BK to the fullest…” is what Biggie quoted. Fresh dot Daily abides by both well-worn adages in his outerwordly travels. Shot from his place of orgin (literally), FD embodies the homebody spirit while giving empowerment to his people for the “In The Stuy” video. Read the rest of this entry »

Eve Canela

Why On Earth Is MTV’s Jersey Shore Such A Hit? [GOT]

Our Favorite Rappers With College Degrees [Complex]

LaLa Says Melo to Knicks Possible [Slam] Read the rest of this entry »

Nobody believes in humour in Hip-Hop anymore. Sure you’ll have your occasional radio guffaws, wardrobe malfunctions or unintentional stage dives but all that is just that: unintentional. What happened to those ingenious songwriting moments that elicited a chuckle as well as the smirk from the cleverness? The art of storytelling entails more than just shootouts and labyrinths towards untapped booty, people! Read the rest of this entry »