While I was away and busy the past few days, two great packages came in that I never got around to sharing. Nike Sportswear’s Destroyer wool and a version from the Athletics West with the Greek-inspired “Efficiens Non Decorus” motif, which happens to be one of my favorite lines from recent months. Read the rest of this entry »

Khalia

Mike Tyson May Face Jail Time For Paparrazi Assault [Vibe]

Raekwon Calls Justin Bieber A Lesbian [Uproxx]

Rachel Uchitel Becomes a Private Eye [Daily Beast]

Athlete Tattoed Trivia Challenge: Answers And Winners [With Leather] Read the rest of this entry »

The promised footage from Questlove’s magical Monday night in Nashville a few weeks ago, hosted by Lovenoise, Coffee and the almighty TSS. Obviously there’s no way to gather and present all three-plus hours of his performance, at least not without packaging it, putting a price tag on it and selling copies in stores. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh off his recent release, Nostalgia, Ultra, Frank Ocean kicks off the week by letting go of a track left on the cutting room floor. “Pyrite (Fool’s Gold)” is not as musically complex as many of the cuts from Nostalgia... but the sparse acoustic guitar accompaniment allows Ocean’s piercing voice and distinctive harmonies to take center stage. Read the rest of this entry »

Something something Mashonda, ex-wife of Swizz, posed for the cover of KING and there’s an accompanying interview if for those who might be interested in reading her profound thoughts. Upon viewing these photos, the only thought I have is Swizz won. Read the rest of this entry »

Pics via Houston Press

There was something different about SXSW this year that was hard to put a finger on at first. Parking was more difficult. Drinks were less potent and there were suddenly women showing up on 6th street at night wearing short skirts and stilettos. The indie event was starting to feel like a tourism spectacle, but the changes were mostly subtle.

That was until Diddy cooked. Read the rest of this entry »

The Bible preaches that man should fear God in everything they do. Not to say that G.O.O.D. Music’s hottest ticket, Pusha T thinks he’s the creator of all things, but he definitely wants to instill that same type of omnipresence into his peers in this thing called rap. Sans the subliminal sacrilegious anecdotes, it’s a kind of advantage every artist should strive for in their approach and angles. Read the rest of this entry »

Every so often midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik will find its way on a playlist of mine, a true testament to the project’s replay value and validity. While “Higher Learning” and “One Mo’ Time” will probably always remain my personal favorites, “How I Feel” featuring fellow Gary native D-Edge was a smokers’ anthem way back when for me. Read the rest of this entry »

Day one, the Dot Com stage and MTV Woodies, was done in photos, but so were the additional four days that we were on location in Austin. But as mentioned last night, the hotel wifi was a whore and time was sparse. So here’s a huge gallery of sights from SXSW, including shots from two of our events – Bootleggers and Tastemakers and Perfect Attendance Read the rest of this entry »

Raven Sorvino may have been born full of brown sugar, spice and everything nice but somewhere along the way she inherited a healthy dose of frogs, snails and puppy dog tails that’s now flowing through her veins. “Let Me Know 2.0,” allows Sorvino to flaunt both sides of her personality as she demolishes both the track and an unassuming male with equal aplomb. Read the rest of this entry »

“That’s what you call winnin’? A n*gga’s nuts in yo’ face? Man, I hate to see what you call losing.” – Riley

From experience, when life flashes before your eyes, time slows down to a virtual halt. You think about all the mistakes over the years and pretty much have a full fledged conversation with yourself. Read the rest of this entry »

As cliche as most tracks with the title “Awesome” seem to be, Kansas-bred XV gave a more refined, original touch to his own “Awesome” off his 2009 tape, Everybody’s Nobody. That track still remains salient almost two years after its original appearance as the Re-Up Gang Pusha decides to add his G.O.O.D. influence to enhance the poppy piano-laced beat of Vizzy’s initial track. Read the rest of this entry »

Kali Lynn

AT&T Buying T-Mobile For $39 Billion [Silicon Valley Insider]

Good Black Samaritan Fights Guy For Hitting Woman On Bus [TUD]

Tiger Woods’ Ex-Wife Purchases New Home Worth Over $12 Million [Yardbarker]

Porn Sites Get New .XXX Domain [DrJays] Read the rest of this entry »

Whatever hype and bold proclamations being passed around regarding Kendrick Lamar, I have to consider them to be true after witnessing his stage show with my own eyes. Compton’s newfound hope ab-so-lute-ly shut down Bootleggers and Tastemakers on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

– Hip-Hop lost one of its most iconic voices with the passing of Nathaniel “Nate Dogg” Hale.

– Nick Schonberger gave us a look into what music he’s listening to right now. Read the rest of this entry »