Threats, promised violence and similes courtesy of the self-proclaimed talk Of New York and The Hybrid. They call it “the score to a aggin gettin’ killed” and we support their message. Read the rest of this entry »

Get up in the morning, pour the coffee, put on the headphones. Press play. Kooley High’s “All Day” comes bumping through. Smooth. Tab-One, Charlie Smarts and Rapsody split a little slice of life, a little good-natured wordplay. Read the rest of this entry »

Nastiness. Not Fat Joe, silly. The big, full horns Mark Henry provided for Crack and Vado. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jim Tressel Suspended By The Ohio State University For NCAA Violations [HuffPo]

YouTube Takes Another Step Toward Legitimacy With New Acquisition [Mashable]

First Picture Of Da Brat Out Of Prison [The Urban Daily] Read the rest of this entry »

Forget the commonly held belief that the only good song ever created with the title “Highway To Hell” belongs to a group of aged, Scot-Australian rockers who wail with knee-high knickers. The release of Mexicans With Guns’ “Highway To Hell” spits on this notion as the San Antonio producer brings along The Baby-Faced Killer and Bun B to provide lyrical therapy for the track’s Ridin’ Dirty 7″ Mix. Read the rest of this entry »

With the flow, audacity and swag already locked and affirmed, Rittz is the next Georgia boy destined to cold crush the game with plenty of heat in the trunk. Featuring (and executive-produced) by Yelawolf, the country rap tunes of DJ Burn One and the vocal talents of 8Ball and Big K.R.I.T. among others, White Jesus is the audio baptism that’s pumping the Slumerican name from sinner to saint status. Read the rest of this entry »

In an ideal world, moments, not years, would be what we remember life by. Ask a person to tell you what happened in 1984 and they’ll probably draw a blank. But I bet they recall exactly what was going on when Marvin Gaye was killed. Or when September 11th stunned the world. Or when JFK or Malcolm X or Martin Luther King were assassinated. Or when the OJ chase superseded everything on television, including a NBA Finals game. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, Ryan J. openly wondered where Wiz’s career would wind up, seeing as his sky-high buzz is based off limited topic selection and little deviation from his melodic-flow. In all reality, it really doesn’t matter what we think, just as long as we give credit what he’s doing now. Read the rest of this entry »

Marisol Valles Garcia is no longer Mexico’s “baddest chick” after leaving her position as police chief due to reported death threats.

Yahoo News:

“The AP reports that 21-year-old Marisol Valles has been fired from her post as police chief of the violent town of Praxedis G. Guerrero when she didn’t show up for work this morning. Read the rest of this entry »

Pharoahe Monch routinely hints that he was a Hollywood luminary in a former life, but y’all don’t read between the lines of his life script. His “When The Gun Draws” saga was a cinematic experience—on and off—the silver screen and the 24 hour musing of “Clap (One Day)” continues on short film excellence as Monch keeps the fight alive with his own brand of W.A.R. Read the rest of this entry »

You can only burn the candle at both ends for so long before you end up getting burnt. With those sentiments in mind Miami duo Blood Type, Chief and Stepson, are putting in their 2 Weeks Notice. Read the rest of this entry »

Cuttino “Cat” Mobley. Remember him? The guy who helped the Houston Rockets stay afloat in their post-championship years. Although he hasn’t made a lot of noise publicly since his retirement in 2008, all that is seemingly about to change as his career aspirations have shifted to becoming a doctor of the Andre Young variety. Read the rest of this entry »

True, girls just wanna have fun, but this ain’t your auntie’s Cyndi Lauper. Willow Smith is in full effect, shouldering an entire millennium on her pubescent french braids with a smile that you can’t help but love. You can catch her staying up well past her bedtime, eating all the cakes and cookies she wants or trekking across the Sahara with Team Jacob because she got it like that. Read the rest of this entry »

Only particular persona’s can appreciate the finer things in life and the stupid genius, Esso is a regular art connoisseur. (Rembrandt and Michelangelo, holla @ cha boy!) To gear you up for his upcoming gallerias and prove to you he still has great taste that should be considered for iPod rotation, the Harlem night lifer is unveiling #yandilife, an avant-garde glance through his personified thinking cap. Read the rest of this entry »

“A part of Baron Davis’ soul dies every time Mo Williams throws an alley to Griffin”. – David D.

You know, he’s right. It’s been awhile three weeks since I last spoke on Blake Griffin’s elevated theatrics, but that is not to say he has become any less entertaining. Read the rest of this entry »