If you’re an aspiring artist, this song might make your heart ache. Complimenting a sobering beat by Apollo Brown that’s the aural equivalent to kicking your shoes off and relaxing at 5:30 PM on a Monday, the 313-repping MC formally known as Chief uses this unreleased gem as his canvass to speak on the seemingly bottomless pit you put yourself in when you choose a career path outside the norm. Read the rest of this entry »

In a recent interview with MTV’s News Extended Play, Cudi shared that he’s tired of rapping and plans to form a rock band next. Here we go again. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s only one life to live and notice you get no sequel. So you truly have to live it like your last movie. And off the strength of those jewels once spoken by Big Brother Jay, Emilio Rojas is pushing it to the limit in his “To The Fullest” visual. Women, the world and words of wisdoms will make the globe spin off its axis but the Stars & Straps have the remedy to keep it focused through life’s lens. Read the rest of this entry »

Not really sure how many people dig Shawn Jackson aside from LC and me but we’ve both been known to have tunnel vision adoration for select music anyways. Shawn’s Brand New Old Me dropped in July and he pretty much added his name as one to know in Cali’s current underground renaissance. Read the rest of this entry »

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Joan Rivers Goes In On Whoppi Goldberg For Defending Mel Gibson [Meet The Dealer] Read the rest of this entry »

Positive or negative, nothing about the past can be altered.

That’s what’s peculiar about nostalgia. Regardless of what happens, the question of the unknown always lingers. Rarely does this happen anywhere more often than with sports. In an environment that thrives on the never-ending wheeling and dealings of trades, releases and free agency, complacency will never assume itself as characteristic familiar with those who call themselves “fans.” Read the rest of this entry »

In the same vein as El Debarge’s recent reemergence to the limelight, Ron Isley has returned to the radio seemingly out of nowhere. Caught late night driving on Quiet-Storm-esque FM radio programming, “No More” is a modernized down-tempo love letter, that finds a recently-released Mr. Bigg reminiscing about the newest number one lady Read the rest of this entry »

The only reason this even hit the desktop is because Javelin makes hot beats. The electro-hop duo from Brooklyn surprised everyone with the variety on their debut No Mas, providing anything from bathing suit-music to rap-ready instrumentals. Luckily for Zumo Kollie, the Rhode Island rapper happened to be amongst the first MCs to reach out to these potential hit-makers for layers. Read the rest of this entry »

Gearing up for the release of Movies On Demand 2, Consequence is pulling out all the stops. First, we’ve got the Queens lyricist checking game over an eerily-familiar Havoc production on “Wax Museum,” coupled with an in-studio performance with the Mobb Deep veteran. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s an obscure event going on in Texas and San Francisco called the World Series. You may have heard of it. It was a big deal when baseball was relevant. And an even bigger deal when everybody playing the relevant sport was juiced out of their minds. Now, San Francisco, a city not wholly unfamiliar with illegal chemicals is hosting the first few games and the biggest news to come out of the city is the fact that people sometimes smoke a little grass to pass the time. Read the rest of this entry »

The countdown to lockdown marches on and Clifford Harris finds himself is a familiar position. There’s the studio time, then there’s the video shoots and on top of that, interview requests have to be granted. That’s not even including family time. Still, someone has to keep the revenue stream flowing into the Harris household and a third season of Tiny & Toya seems unlikely. Read the rest of this entry »

This video rocks. I’ve had a strong dislike for clowns ever since one hustled a friend & I outta video game money with a double sided coin when I was eight. At a birthday party no less. So I don’t need any background as to why Khan is being chased by killer clowns in the rain, I was already on his side when I saw them flank him on the bench. Read the rest of this entry »

Even with the impressive first step that was “Loaded,” I totally forgot all about Droop-E’s Sade-inspired EP wasn’t too far from the initial visual. None the matter, us Sade husband-hopefuls don’t leave one another stranded, especially when we’re talking about a ceremonial CD. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m starting to run out of words for what to say when Joell & Novel link up. Their talent is undeniable & so is the chemistry these two possess. Miss Info pegged them “the underground’s ‘best of both worlds’” & I think that’s a pretty fitting title. Read the rest of this entry »

Out of all the artists I featured last week for the NOLA Underground Hip-Hop awards, Na’Tee was the one I was least interested in hearing once I actually got to the show. Maybe it’s my past experience that has shown me that a female rapper’s skill is inversely proportionate to her rump. Read the rest of this entry »