Words & Graphics by Alex Delarge of Liveagl.com

If you peel back the layers of most rappers and look past their jewelry, fast cars and outlaw outer shell, you’ll see that, deep down, they’re nerds just like the rest of us. Ghostface probably would much rather be reading an Iron Man comic than finger-banging a groupie right now. Just run up to your favorite rapper and talk about the newest X-Men story arc and he’ll surely high-five you and invite you to his tour bus to smoke tons of reefer and pour wine coolers on naked virgins. Read the rest of this entry »

March shapes up to be a beautifully busy month. SXSW? Check with a full slate of events on deck (more info to come). In the even more immediate future, ?uestlove DJ’ing here in Nashvegas? Check. Read the rest of this entry »

All the news of rap groups and labels these days may center around Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Imprint, but the Black Hippy movement may very well be the best all around faction as far as talent is concerned. Ab-Soul will be releasing LongTerm: Mentality on April 5 and one of the standout tracks – let’s take a risk and call it early – features the rest of the squad (Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar) as they tag along for the ride on a track ironically called “Constipation.”

Thankfully we do no judge artists on the quality of their covers because I cannot say I’m a big fan of the visual. The song, however? Let’s just say fans of the Jadakiss/Styles P back and forth flow should eat this up.

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Black Hippy – “Constipation” (Prod. By Sounwave)

Respect: 2DB

Even though Ayomari is pictured stuffing his face with roughly 40,000 calories of crap, the Californian cool kid is moving past the edible treats in favor of nasty raps for “No Wonder,” the official jumpoff for Sucker For Pumps, his collaboration with the condiment kid, TiRon. Over a beat that sounds more intergalactic than Spock’s iPod, the brothers from other mothers kick it on the extraterrestrial tip, leaving all doubts and wonders about their ability in the wind. Read the rest of this entry »

Even from the grave, the late, great Chad Butler can still pull a hoe’s hoe card. As if the intro to one of Trill O.G.’s bonus tracks didn’t give it away, it’s still UGK for life in the Bun B’s heart. And with that, The Trillologist takes to the Port Arthur Colosseum in an effort to remind you of his trillness and give Truck Buck some e-shine. Read the rest of this entry »

The vulnerable side of me believes everyone has a dream, or a goal rather. However, the more I socialize amongst fellow 9-to-5ers and see how content certain people are with the average, that presumption seems more of a wish than reality. Knocked down and never again awakened, these routine people see your aspirations of breaking that cycle of mediocrity as unrealistic and are the same desensitized citizens Big K.R.I.T. decided to dedicate the first single off Returnof4eva to. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t worry, Blake. We know you had nothing to do with this.

To laugh or to be insulted? That is the question. I’m just going to get off my high horse, have a good chuckle and leave the societal implications to someone else. It’s a lot easier to laugh at Donald Sterling’s ignorance anyway. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by C. Paicely

Bring on the Illuminati and Freemason rumors! Another music video cryptically depicts pyramids and eyeballs with reckless neglect for the fragile psyches of the paranoid. Although, the more than casual fan will know Pharoahe’s been sliding that symbol onto our monitors since his “Oh No” days, so let’s move on. Read the rest of this entry »

The title is self-explantory but Alley Boy is trill and he’s going to lay the game out for you like a road map on a car hood. Speaking of the hood, the Duct Tape CEO gives you the scoop on his living arrangements which includes dope, the dopeman and dope rapping.

To this point, Alley Boy has taken it upon himself to be the unapologetic advocate of all ghetto affairs and he relishes in his duties Read the rest of this entry »

Honestly, I really don’t think Pitbull does anything but make hits and party. For real. Back from his typical year-and-a-half-hiatus, the Cuban pop-rapper returns to grace us with “Give Me Everything (Tonight),” the first of at least a few undeniable club singles he’ll recycle this spring to ensure re-up, before continuing his vacation life in some sun-soaked penthouse suite. Read the rest of this entry »

Introspective music is great, but once in awhile you need a double dose of ignorant sh*t to just unwind. And when that time comes, Short Dawg knows a thing or two about vibin’ out, Houston-style. As one of the tracks off Short’s upcoming Fresh Muzik Vol. 1, “Ridin’ and Sippin’” is just that, with trumpets blaring and encouraging that you lean back and let your night play out in slow motion. F*ck it, go all out, pop bottles, and get your singles out. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s got to be difficult for Donald Glover to be taken seriously as a rapper. He’s one of the most hilarious guys on television right now as Troy on Community. But Childish Gambino is a talented spitter. Read the rest of this entry »

“It’s that Wu-Tang Clan, crack pack, backpack sh*t, I be on that Frank Sinatra and Rat Pack sh*t…”

“Get Your Roll On” qualifies as Pill’s first audio drop since signing with Maybach Music and the track’s charged, featuring a lively set of similes by P-I-double-L. Read the rest of this entry »

RapFix:

“Cudi took to his Twitter account in the afternoon yesterday (February 26th) to announce that Dream On, the record label he launched back in 2009 with partners Patrick “Plain Pat” Reynolds and producer Emile Haynie, has been dissolved.

“Dream on is over,” he wrote, “new label announcement soon.” Read the rest of this entry »

God’s Son and Shallah finally together again in the return of real arrogant rap. Read the rest of this entry »