Do you know what today is? It’s “Smokin’ Dro’s” eight week anniversary. Pending my first grade math is still sharp, eight weeks equates to two months which means a long term relationship for those with a fear of commitment. As with any bond, however, arguments will happen. So what better way to tie it in than with one of Hip-Hop’s most unique wordsmiths and a song titled after one of sports and entertainment’s most iconic sh!t talkers. WOOOOO! Read the rest of this entry »

After seeing the initial photos, Timberland’s Newmarket 9-Eye boot was on my radar for ones to cop for fall and winter. When purchasing boots, the way I go about it differs slightly from the random approach I use with sneakers Read the rest of this entry »

Oprah Winfrey’s set to begin calling the shots on January 1st, but she’s already decided her network will have no b*tches allowed, at least not in language.

According to the New York Post, Oprah appeared at Maria Shriver’s Women’s Conference in California, telling attendees that OWN will be “fun and entertaining without tearing people down and calling them bitches.” Read the rest of this entry »

At a certain point, there’s a need to cut the previews and cue the main attraction. Wafeek has a proven track record for crafting projects that are creative and connected in theme, ones that tell the story well enough on their own and making our job a hell of a lot easier. Read the rest of this entry »

Grab your best indoor cardigan and throw two fingers up, then throw ‘em back down because Nottz has a video that you need to see. And if your sign language skills go beyond the first few letters of the alphabet go ahead and throw a P or C before the A because Asher & Colin are getting in on the fun as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Artist & band clothing done the right way as purveyors of dope @ Rocksmith team up with the Wu to release a limited capsule collection for Holiday 2010.

This holiday season, select retailers across the United States will premiere the Wu-Tang Limited capsule collection, designed and produced by Rocksmith. Read the rest of this entry »

Slick new joint off Willie “The Stick-Up” Kid’s upcoming mixtape, The Finest Hour. WTK and PUSH! do the heavy lifting while June Summers handles the light work, using “Robbery” to remind listeners how things aren’t always sweet. Read the rest of this entry »

Part of me has to give it up for Young Buck. With the odds stacked against him, he’s continued putting up the good fight and very quietly releasing bits and pieces of music that are only a notch below his early G-Unit offerings. Read the rest of this entry »

Rosie B

Jay-Z Says ‘No Truth’ To Beyonce Pregnancy Rumors [Billboard]

The 25 Most Pause-Worthy Sports Names Of All Time [Complex]

Is the ‘Baracka Flocka Flames’ Spoof Video Offensive? [The BVX]

Willow & Jaden Smith Channel Their Inner Riley & Huey Freeman [GOT] Read the rest of this entry »

It has always been said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. However in Joe Budden’s case, one’s man personal tribulations have resulted in that same man’s professional growth and a legion of fans’ unabashed acceptance.

The year 2003 was ultimately a gift and a curse for Jersey City’s finest. Read the rest of this entry »

I always admired shoes for their artistic merit and growing up I always thought it’d be cool to display some of my favorites in glass boxes around the house when I was older. Looking back that seems pretty stupid, although I’m aware it is done. Sculptor Mike Leavitt has also recognized the artistic merits of sneakers and fashions cardboard sculptures out of some of our favorite kicks. Read the rest of this entry »

First they dug up Biggie. Then they resurrected 2Pac. Now the morbid minds of Cookin Soul double up on séances and incantations to bring a couple of New York’s finest back to life for the iPod era. Pitting the Bronx versus, Harlem, D.I.T.C. versus Terror Squad, Night Of The Living Dead Pt. 3 gives us dead heads classic mashups of Lamont “Big L” Coleman and Christopher “Big Pun” Rios for some Halloween homage. Read the rest of this entry »

We have a little ways to go before the ball drops to usher in 2011 but ain’t no party like a Snoop Dogg party cuz a Snoop Dogg party don’t stopppp. And to make sure his NYE celebration is proper, you know he had to rocc with Scoop Deville once again to get the dance floor filled. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s wants and needs, and priorities and privileges. Everybody wants to be a rapper and have their video featured on OnSMASH, yet few can muster up a message to accompany the visuals. What the culture needs is more artists — like Mistah F.A.B. — who are conscious enough to know that all the bling in the world won’t land you on Billboard automatically. Why not take some time out and give your community, for better or worse, the privilege to share some of the limelight? Read the rest of this entry »

These new rappers have it easy nowadays. All they have to do is put out the music and wait for some aspiring auteur to whip up a video. Well, it’s not exactly that easy, but with the line continuing to blur between artists and fans these things have become more and more commonplace. This time it worked in the favor of Kendrick Lamar with Kristina Thomas bringing the highs and lows of “Growing Apart” to our LCD screens. Read the rest of this entry »