Raj already set the precedence with the conveying emotions swirling around this track. Now, a living scrapbook accompanies the moving piece of poetry that Playboy Tre went out his way to dedicate to the one who blew breath in his lungs. Read the rest of this entry »

Do we really need to gush anymore about how much we love the talent gathered and integrity behind this project? Let’s be completely honest here. Biased? Of course we are. We love K.R.I.T. We love Grillade. We’ve worked with and share a huge amount of respect for Yours Tru.ly. Read the rest of this entry »

The Kid Daytona is unique. From his clothes, to his voice, to his flow, there is no one in the industry quite like the young Bronx representative. So, it’s no surprise that this video has something I’ve never seen before: seaplanes. Read the rest of this entry »

Alright gang, it’s the last week for submissions for our “Collect Your Thoughts” competition ending this Friday. We decided to throw in another round of Black Thought trivia. Here’s a quick chance to win an autographed copy of The Roots’ Grammy-nominated LP, How I Got Over but you’re going to have to do your research for this one. Run your memory banks…or run to Google. Test out your fanboy/girl Roots knowledge with this latest challenge formed by Tariq himself. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s the background info to this song. Chance was flown back to New York early from Richmond to perform at a show near or on Cornell’s campus. I forget the fine details. While killing some time back up top, Swagger Vance decided to visit the studio the other night to keep himself in lyrical shape by jumping on Eric B. and Rakim’s “Know The Ledge.” Read the rest of this entry »

“You wanna be a star? You gotta build an image, But at the same time, you can’t be a gimmick, aggin, Picture perfect, get my good side, Empty bottles and roaches, aggin, that’s a good night.”

In a deep pool of wannabes with questionable skills, The Boy Illinois lounges on the shallow end occupied by the talented. However, “lounging” could be misleading because he’s been anything but relaxed. Read the rest of this entry »

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Flavor Flav Opens First ‘Flav’s Fried Chicken’ Eatery in Iowa [Billboard] Read the rest of this entry »

Did anyone else feel conflicted by the idea of WorldStarShxtStain going down?

We hold the truth to be self-evident that the web portal symbolized symbolizes much of what’s wrong with rap and our society in general, namely the payola and the promotion of ignorance under the “don’t shoot the messenger” guise. The alleged seizure created no sadness for most, except maybe young kids who visited the place to view Denny’s fights, Kat Stacks’ latest press conference, freak nasty teachers and kangaroo sodomy? Okay, there’s no kangaroos…but I haven’t searched to disprove that either. Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone knows Lex Luger as the producer whose entire catalog sounds like one long instrumental. While that may or may not be true, I tend to give respect to the young producer from my state. It’s saying something when you’re 18 or 19 and already being flown to different cities at the request of some of the game’s most in demand artists. Read the rest of this entry »

Riding around shining the other day with the iPod literally on shuffle and “Ai Du” came up. After listening to it several times, I started trying to recall why it was on my iPod in the first place. I now know the song’s source was Fadia’s “WOMi” and her description of the tune as “a song that just dripped sex and passion” is wholly accurate. Read the rest of this entry »

All good things come in twos. With sharp lyrics comes a banging beat. With good weed comes hard liquor. And with Game comes DJ Skee. Over the years, they’ve collaborated to release some of the best mixtapes ever, including the infamous You Know What It Is Volume 3. For their next act, the two have linked together again for the 2-disc mixtape Purp and Patron, in the latest step along the path of Game’s attempted career revival. Read the rest of this entry »

J. Tinsley and I unanimously agree that “Memories” is the realest ish Big Sean ever wrote, not to mention being the anchor to one of the best projects of the past fiscal year. Read the rest of this entry »

Maino’s BK all day and obviously a pretty tough character. But I’ve bumped into the guy twice in my lifetime and he’s a pretty swell guy. Very jovial and likable, minus that time he touched my camera @ the BET Awards. Did I ever tell that story? Read the rest of this entry »

This past weekend I was out in the city and Drake’s “Unforgettable” came up on a shuffle playlist. For as dope of a song as it is, I couldn’t help but think this was one of the last few times I’ve really appreciated a Jeezy verse. There have been 16′s and songs here and there, but the fall of Young Jeezy has had me scratching my head for quite some time now. Read the rest of this entry »

Phil Adé drops some fresh bars for the new year over Lords of the Underground’s “Funky Child” and he does quite well by shirking the source material’s flow in an effort to make the beat his own. The fried chicken, fries and mambo sauce are just there to remind you where he’s from. Read the rest of this entry »