Yeah, the song’s co-stars only appear in the theoretical sense (read: the sample), but let us dismiss all thoughts of a Beatle and Bella for a second. Melo-X successfully taps into the harvest grove of love by puppeteering R&B to carry out his Hip-Hop deeds. With his power for passionate songpieces, he doesn’t let a moment to make “music” with his woman slip by until she’s gone…baby…gone. Read the rest of this entry »

The Hall Of Justus is always on the move, pulling a caper or two. And while the head Dogs are away on business, there is bound to be a pup back at the kennel, preparing for his solo strike. Up next to flip the script on some country rap tunes is J. Pinder—who appears to be a savant for versatility. Drawing energy from his live band is how he traces his outline while his canvas of abstract poetry brings the dimensions to fruition, as evidenced by his “Upside Down” exhibit. Read the rest of this entry »

“It ain’t them that’s knockin’ us off, it’s us that’s knockin’ us off.”

Originally, “White Manz World” was going to be a simple Shuffle post to shine light on one of Pac’s most rousing but unheralded songs. Then G-Dep chose this weekend to make a casual confession to committing a violent act which ended up being a seventeen year old murder case gone cold. Then too, Charles Hamilton allegedly socked a cop. Lastly, DMX spent his 40th birthday in jail on December 18th. Placing all of the jail-related news that transpired in 48 hour window alongside last week’s situation with Gucci, Waka & Miss Deb plus Ja Rule’s guilty verdict and Hip-Hop amassed an unusual amount of time on the police blotter. Read the rest of this entry »

Remember what happened the last time Young Digs got hold of a beat previously wrecked by Nasir? Atlantic Records opened their checkbook to acquire his services nearly a week later. With Saint Nick preparing to commit his yearly home invasions later this week, Diggy’s audible treats on December 23 Read the rest of this entry »

Maino prescribes the “eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth” ideology, even if he has the kick the enamel right out of your mouth. Basically, when you’re dealing with The Art Of War, there are no rules and revenge, retaliation and getback are all fair game. Sun Tzu never had to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge after midnight so Maino is adding his own legacy to the history books in the name of Hustle Hard. Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to the artistic expression, Johnny Polygon breaks the mold, vacuums it off the rug and superglues it to the walls in his apartment. He can spit, he can harmonize and his fashion sense is…it’s…well, it’s there. At least he admits to it with his Wolf In Cheap Clothing EP as he howls at you e-critics who ignore his musical output. Read the rest of this entry »

This Johnny Spanish guy isn’t playing around. The good people over @SMKA Enterprises sent over their latest dabbling in funky production and it just happens to be laced by none other than the up & coming Louisville slugger we’ve been entertained by all year. Read the rest of this entry »

Chokers.

What else do you call the New York Giants after yesterday’s fiasco? At home, in an epic battle for NFC supremacy, the Giants had total control over the rival Eagles with a three touchdown lead in the second half. Plenty of time though, for Michael Vick to go into Madden mode. Vick gashed the previously ferocious Giants D with improvised rollouts and runs. A Vick to Jeremy Maclin touchdown with two minutes left leveled the game. After a failed Giants drive, the teams were a punt out of bounds away from overtime.

But Giants punter Matt Dodge had other ideas, inexplicably kicking to the always dangerous DeSean Jackson. A sliver of space was all Jackson needed to run to glory.

Head coach Tom Coughlin was sure to publicly humiliate his player post-game, deflecting from the fact that his team suffered a total collapse. A tough game at Green Bay looms and it remains to be seen if the Giants can make the playoffs and Coughlin can keep his job, particularly with Bill Cowher openly asking for it.

In the other marquee matchup of Pennsylvania and New Jersey based teams, the Jets refused to let their season die, eking out a win in a snowy Heinz Field. As expected, defenses dominated as both teams came into the game struggling to put points on the board. Ferocious hits were the name of the game, with several borderline cheap shots that may have James Harrison making another donation to Roger Goodell’s charity of choice. The Jets were able to cobble together 22 points on a kickoff return, a safety and a few well put together drives. A last gasp effort from Ben Roethlisberger gave the Steelers a last second shot at victory, but the Jets defense held firm.

The NFC playoff picture came into focus with Atlanta’s road shalacking of Seahawks and New Orleans’ loss to the Ravens. The Falcons were as usual led by Matt Ryan and Roddy White in a battle against the “first-place” Seattle team and look to lock up the one seed next week. The Ravens were led by Ray Rice’s giant day (230 yards, 2 TDs) meaning every fantasy nerd who drafted him in the first round will win their consolation playoff bracket. Too little, too late Ray.

Quick Hits

– Fitting that Tim Tebow’s first NFL start comes on the birthweek of our Lord and Savior. Young Timothy did better than some would expect, rumbling for a 40 yard TD on a quarterback draw. Unfortunately, not even St. Timothy could deliver a win for the Broncos.

– The Lions needed overtime to do it, but they notched their first road victory since 2007 by battering the bruised Bucs. Tampa’s playoff hopes are slipping away quickly.

– Washington fans should be worried by Rex Grossman’s 4 TD performance as it may con Mike Shanahan into keeping him around for 2011. Of minor note though, the Skins still lost and Sexy Rexy threw an INT on the final drive.

– Patriot Dan Connolly lived every offensive lineman’s dream turning a pooch kick into a near touchdown. His 71 yard kick off return was the longest by an offensive lineman in history.

Words by C. Paicely

It must be nice to leave the cage, then hit the stage alongside the most profitable rapper alive. It’s only an added bonus for Wayne that his performances with Em were so good, overshadowing another sh*tty Saturday night full of misused guest stars and Snooki references. Read the rest of this entry »

The Orlando Magic were in the unfavorable situation of suffering a losing streak while two of their main rivals in Boston & Miami are in the midst of ripping off double digit win streaks of their own. Feeling the need to make a move to remain competitive, the Magic engineered a three-team deal with the Phoenix Suns & Washington Wizards. Read the rest of this entry »

As a rule, Curren$y and I should be the rap frenemies. I’m a Ford guy while he raps about being “bowtie ’til I die.” I don’t hate Chevrolets so much as I prefer Fords. Saul Goode though because at least they’re both American brands. Read the rest of this entry »

Dedicated to those who walk around smelling like the lubricant glazed on Trojan® products, the Grammy-Nominated comedic misfits, The Lonely Island, want you to know that they just porked Jessica Alba—and are damn proud of it. Read the rest of this entry »

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The 25 Best Twitter Users of 2010 [Paste]

Melted Snow Exposes Grow Operation [Hail Mary Jane] Read the rest of this entry »

– Lil Wayne dropped “6’7″,” his first track since being released from the belly of the beast. Welcome back soul goblin number one.

– Ja Rule’s going to the big house and this ain’t no movie role.

– Focus your attention on 10 good college football bowl games that won’t feature Cam Newton but still should be a blast to watch. Read the rest of this entry »

With a dashiki wearing 9th Wonder and unfortunately absent Marsha Ambrosius, David Banner and Ludacris, along with a plethora of curvy Nubian Queens, bring one of my favorite tracks of the fall/winter season to life. Yep, green screen and all. Read the rest of this entry »