If it’s one thing I know, it’s smokin’ and livin’ large…

So what it’s actually two things, who’s keeping count? As of late, I heard quite a few conversations involving Wiz Khalifa and his “place” in Hip-Hop. On one side, the naysayers fail to see the hoopla. On the other, the Taylors believe buddy is one of the best things to happen to music in a long time. Read the rest of this entry »

All of this revolutionary hippity hop floating around reminded me that I’ve had this dope video from Truth Universal sitting in my inbox for weeks. Well, better late than never as the New Orleans MC brings you a video about police accountability. Read the rest of this entry »

While Foxy’s Nicki Minaj weak, patois-infused diss fell on deaf ears yesterday, Lil Kim’s Friday follow-up does not. Honestly, I was fearful that whatever she tried to do would fall flat and Hammer herself but that’s far from the case as she tears into Nicki’s hindquarters something fierce (“If I whistle, they’ll pistol whip you in all five boros“). Read the rest of this entry »

The day after Thanksgiving signifies a shift. First Black Friday, then the days begin to roll downhill towards holiday spending, office parties, Christmas and the new year. Too, the temperatures follow the same downward trajectory as we head towards cold days and dark nights. But Blue Scholars are used to it all and we, too, remember their original “Coffee & Snow” video. Read the rest of this entry »

“Maybe I made you think my highlights started at the free throw line and not in the gym.”

Facing the facts, everyone is of an opinion when it comes to LBJ “taking his talents to South Beach.” Not a day passes where the new Miami trio isn’t mentioned and swirl builds up, comments ensuing. While the media mavericks at Weiden & Kennedy may have helped stem a fraction of the detractors and put LeBron’s perspective out there with the original “Rise” ad, countless denizens of the Net have even taken the “Rise” commercial as fuel to critique and answering the Chosen One’s questions with video responses. Read the rest of this entry »

Marsha, oh sweet Marsha. Our singing heroine’s SexTapes continue to deliver mini-mixes flush with well-known Quiet Storm staples infused with her interpretations. And now, she released Part 3 via her Twitter yesterday and it’s on par with the previous two installments. Read the rest of this entry »

New Lex Diamonds, coming from Rap Radar’s The Mixtape Of The Year. Viva la YN. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo by Peter Parker Lewis

Nice update from our brothers @ Ruby Hornet, delivering video content from the Digital Freshness event held last week in Chicagoland and featuring none other than CyHi. Expect more as the promising Prynce’s Closed Session is set to follow soon. Read the rest of this entry »

Lina Margarita…And Friend

100 Things You Can Do to Save Hip-Hop [About]

Kanye, KaiKai, Kiki & Kitty: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2010 [Gothamist]

5 Big Boy Toys for Black Friday [The Urban Daily]

5 NBA Rookies Who Should Get Ready For The D-League [Dime Mag]

Tahiry Talks Twitter, Business & Celeb Culture [BVMoney] Read the rest of this entry »

Pic via Dirk

In the long and storied history of this country, it doesn’t get much more American than Thanksgiving and the NFL. And while John Madden isn’t around to give us the pigskin gospel, the combination still feels right. Plates are stacked as high as Phillip Rivers’ passer rating and positions on the couch are claimed at the crack of dawn to be in best view of the television. Read the rest of this entry »

Ajia Nicole

Willow Smith Says Tupac Is Her Favorite Rapper [AHH]

How To Escape Thanksgiving Dinner [The Urban Daily]

‘Boardwalk Empire’: Just the Badass Parts [Warming Glow]

Actions You Should Not Take On Facebook If You’re Over 25 [Madame Noir] Read the rest of this entry »

When conducting a musical parody, there’s supposed to be an indicator that the song is a joke, is there not? An imitation beat, a goofy grin–somebody dressed in a Big Bird costume–something to let us in on the fact that it’s O.K. to laugh with you opposed to at you. No, no…Ray Jr. and Erika Kayne (that’s Kayne, not Kanye…spell it: K-A-Y-N-E) want you to know that their foolishness is quite serious. Read the rest of this entry »

After years of being G.O.O.D. Music’s longtime second fiddle, GLC has finally stepped out of ‘Ye’s tall shadow with a retail release of his own. Vastly different from his previous experience as just being slated on a guest slot, Love, Life, and Loyalty is his first attempt at painting the complete picture. What was once an accenting brushstroke, GLC’s rhymes are now the portrait’s core, with the rest of the vignette built around him. Read the rest of this entry »

Poor folks don’t wake up before dawn before Black Friday. They’re out robbing the dopeman at the first signs of dusk. Jay Rock knows props don’t lace his pockets so he’s out to take what he needs like Omar Little in the streets of Baltimore. But this is Killer Cali and Kendrick Lamar and Giddy share his sense of exasperation so they’re riding shotgun–with the shotguns. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by C. Paicely

We all remember Def Poetry and the spoken-word geniuses that graced its dimly lit stage. Assonance experts like Black Ice and zealous storytellers like Lemon invigorated us, infusing purpose into every bit of spittle to leave their lips. Occasionally a rapper would appear on the show and raise our hopes of seeing them delve into a different craft, only to simply rattle off an a cappella verse from their album. There’s a fundamental difference between writing a passionate spoken-word poem and recycling a verse Read the rest of this entry »