Compton’s anointed prince does a living legend an extended favor and lends him some juice for his much dissipated LP. Directed by APlusFilmz, Kendrick Lamar takes you into his matrix—highly-powered by kush, raw rap and Schoolboy Q’s ugly inspiration. But just how authentic are KL’s Detox proclamations? Read the rest of this entry »

Sorel’s snow boots get a mighty healthy touch-up courtesy of Ronnie Fieg. Continuing his promised release run, these warm & cozy numbers should serve wearers well when the element dictate a waterproof, insulated footwear but fashion sense still counts as a factor. Priced at very cool price of $110, 240 pairs of these men’s Caribous will be available this today, December 10th exclusively at the David Z. flagship store in NYC as well as online at Davidz.com. Read the rest of this entry »

Did you ever think in your wildest dreams that Hannah Montana liked to get high? Or is it solely Miley Cyrus now? Don’t be too surprised at either of them now that she’s been busted with a bong and one of her snake friends sold her out to TMZ for more re-up money. Read the rest of this entry »

Another weekly one-off from the “Produced by Boola,” which is actually proving itself as one worthy of keeping an eye & ear focused towards. This time around Brownsville’s most violent are the featured artists over Boola’s knocking drums. Read the rest of this entry »

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Five Reasons It’s Okay to Like WikiLeaks [The Smoking Jacket]

Amber Rose x Maliah Michel Turn Houston Into Hollywood [Blogxilla]

Teen Found Guilty of Murdering Derrion Albert [The Root]

Ray J Says He Wasn’t Smashing Whitney Houston & Talks About Lil’ Kim [TUD] Read the rest of this entry »

Whether No Mercy is or is not T.I.’s swan song remains to be seen over the coming year. It seems Tip’s propensity for hypocritical walks on the wild side take precedence over continuing his upward trajectory as a human being and commercially successful Hip-Hop artist. Because of these transgressions, he has been shuttled to the pen for another 12 months and—one can assume—his eighty-sixth “road to redemption”—give or take an MTV series or two. Read the rest of this entry »

Rosa Acosta is the perfect cherry to throw over top any banana split. She’s sweet, lucious and Soulja Boy will probably tell you she tastes sweeter than saccharin. She may have been a sitcom stand-in but Hip-Hop’s top eye candy still has the gift of gab for marketing material. Read the rest of this entry »

Aw, how nice was it of Laws and CyHi to dedicate a song to us?

Big and bright, “Honor” is an atmospheric sound cloud that found it’s inspiration from every one of the followers, friends, ticket buyers and downloaders, who have positioned these budding young talents into a lifestyle fitting of a stage. Look up and listen, because these two artists not only have the talent to achieve greatness, they know their place and what it takes to get to the next level. Read the rest of this entry »

Strong enough to bend bars of iron as well as the ones contained between his lyrics, Stalley, Ohio’s most focused titan clashes on Hip-Hop’s pantheon as he continues to get Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music) in motion. And motion is the motto as his recently leaked track already receives the video treatment to deepen the imprint. Read the rest of this entry »

Around ’97, I had the chance to meet Scarface and even stand on stage while he performed. As far as personal highs go, being in Brad Jordan’s presence was just as electrifying as being within earshot of Mike Jordan since they both indirectly had a hand in shaping me as a teenager. Read the rest of this entry »

Burrowing through the path laid by studious producers turned emcees like Diamond D, RZA and some guy named Kanye West, the Atlantic Coast is the next region to boast a studio virtuoso in Nottz. Coming straight outta Virginia, the self-proclaimed “raw” vanguard had a jumpstart on his younger competition, scoring hits from legends such as Ghostface Killah, Busta Rhymes and Scarface back when it still paid to be heard, not seen. Read the rest of this entry »

Last night saw the much anticipated Staples Center Civil War take place between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. And every time I see that place with the lights on, I still refuse to believe that is the same building where the Lakers have their pow-wows. Anyway, the game turned out as expected: Read the rest of this entry »

Man, I miss Chicago. The frigid cold. The inability to feel my toes. The snot freezing on my face. Man, those were good times. This video uses great visuals to show the way Chicago looks around this time of year. I don’t mind the cold because the city is that great. Oh yeah, there’s also a guy rapping in it. Read the rest of this entry »

First Vic snags “Run” and now Dee Goodz picks another Ghost track to make his own. Not sure who opened up the vaults to the instrumentals catalog, but at least the young gunners are respectfully representing when they try to tackle Tony’s tunes. Read the rest of this entry »

You already know the rigmarole when it comes to these Hollywood trilogies. The first one’s popularity usually stems from an enormous cult following which leads to a sequel, which generally produces bigger results in everything from the budget, fanbase and attention. Then, of course, we’re left with a third movie that everyone likes to pretend never happened (The Matrix Revolutions anyone?). Read the rest of this entry »