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Here’s a task. Go to dictionary.com and look up the word “legend.” Scroll down to the second set of definitions and read the fourth entry aloud.

“A person whose fame or notoriety makes him a source of exaggerated or romanticized tales or exploits.”

Whether openly admitted or not, Lil Wayne fits that description. He has to. Read the rest of this entry »

This is not an optical illusion folks.

UNC alum Tyler Hansbrough went from being a top college player to yesterday’s news as soon as he donned a Pacers uni. Things didn’t look well for Larry Bird’s golden boy with his underwhelming play throughout his rookie and much of his sophomore year. Read the rest of this entry »

You can call me out for generalizing, but women tend to change their mind more often than gas stations been changing their prices lately. One day they’re complaining about not getting an invite somewhere & the next you’re being told things are moving too fast and space is needed. As long as you’re playing along with the whims they want you adhering to, contentment lies in their hearts. Read the rest of this entry »

Want to kill your enemies with cold, hard religion? Read them Ezekiel 25:17. If you’re looking to offer them salvation in the form of Hip-Hop, Rittz walks the path of rap righteousness with his chuuch approved tape, White Jesus. The dark and light, good and evil meet on center stage for the ultimate face off as Jonny Valiant spits is verses faster than you generally pass the offering plate. Read the rest of this entry »

Title credit: Snoop

Twitter finally got one celebrity death right, unfortunately. On any given day, the social networking monster can start a random trending topic with a hashtag stating “RIP” followed by any artist on God’s green Earth. Many accept the news as fact until proven otherwise Read the rest of this entry »

From Nashville and not trekking to ATX with us? Don’t trip. There’s still live music going down in town, especially on Friday @ 12th And Porter for “Urban Indie Live.”

Nashville Scene:

“In case you missed the memo, urban music in Music City is hot like fire. Who’da thunk it? We’d be a little dumbfounded ourselves if we hadn’t seen it with our own eyes: Read the rest of this entry »

Kimbella

Donovan McNabb To Become Analyst…For College Hoops [With Leather]

Pac Div Speaks on Grown Kid Syndrome, Prince & Basketball [Ashley O.]

Porn For Your 12-Year-Old Self [College Humor]

Snake Bites Israeli Model Orit Fox’s Boob, Dies [DJ Mick] Read the rest of this entry »

This isn’t really that good of a video. But, the fact Seattle trio Dyme Def coupled their memory-recollecting samples of our 8-bBit glory days with forgotten cartoon footage for their “Mega Man” visual requires a post alone. Plus, their producer Bean One flipped the beat properly and each of these guys—Brainstorm, S.E.V. and Fearce Villan—break out the pun-intended punchlines to help their cause, as well.

Still, they’re not even in the video. It’s only cartoon clips. Mix it up, fellas. Song’s dope though. Cop it on iTunes.

For years, I had been racking my brain attempting to figure out who Trademark Da Skydiver resembled. Ok, maybe “racking” is an exaggeration, but it had crossed my mind once or twice in the past. Then the correlation hit me. He looks like my frat brother Travonte who went to Norfolk State. This doesn’t have much to do with anything, but I just needed to make sure I documented it somehow before I forgot again. Read the rest of this entry »

Like he already alluded to on feel-good tunes such as “Lush Life” and “Near The End” from his Never Say Never LP, Outasight has the knack for making it sunny like his area code is 215. But make no mistake, the Yonkers harmonizer is comfortable in his zone as he spits bars that circulate like a perfect circle. Figure 8 to be exact, Read the rest of this entry »

My producer pal loves to show off music that inspires him and since he doesn’t really get into rap, his off-beaten path helps keep me well-rounded. Last time we jammed together, he warmed up our set with “Drive It Like You Stole It,” which is The Glitch Mob’s static-heavy single of sonic empowerment from their 2010 debut album Drink The Sea, Read the rest of this entry »

Y’all n*ggas suckas, free my motherf*ckin’ brother…

Two Trill Family updates in the span of mere hours? Yes, please, and keep them coming bartender. Boosie’s partner-in-rhyme, Webbie, let loose of this track over the weekend campaigning for the release of his incarcerated comrade. We all know I’m a Webbie fan, but I cannot seem to enjoy the song as much as I would like. It ultimately boils down to the fact the instrumental seems to drown buddy out at times. Or maybe it was the mixing. There were moments when attempting to hear what Young Savage was saying difficult as hell, and it had nothing to do with that thick ass accent of his. I could be nitpicking, but I’m pretty sure I’m not.

Despite everything, hopefully Savage Life 3 will find a release date sometime this year. Now if only the same could be said for Torrance Hatch.

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Webbie – “Free My Brother”

Respect: DGB

Yo Smoke! No one man should have all that sour.

Young Kushedgod, is getting Stoopid McNoopid with his campaign to get T.H.C. (The Hustler’s Catalog) to win the Piffulitzer Prize. The latest ashes of his beautiful dark hazy fantasy has the Harlem representer conjuring up visions of a Kanye movie with meteoric-sized weed nuggets flying at him from all corners of the earth. Allow he who is guilty of being stoned, cast the first kush stone!!! Read the rest of this entry »

Are you spread so thin right now, you feel like down time is completely out of the question? If so, take four minutes to mentally put your feet up and don’t get “Caught In A Daze” from our homie David Dallas’ mind-easing collaboration with Gary, IN’s finest. Laced with twangy gee-tars and enough brass to replace the Statue Of Liberty, Read the rest of this entry »

Trill Smith said:

“SMH at Lex Luger. Ace Hood’s career was damn near dead n then Lex just had to toss Ace a monster in ‘Hustle Hard.”

And I couldn’t agree more. When you get awarded 2.5 Cigs twice in a row and become the #1 trending topic on Twitter just because Jeff Rosenthal was a Marvel Comic villain in his former life, it would seem your next career move would involve the microphone, a closet and plenty of hangtime, David Carradine. Read the rest of this entry »