Akon may be a little too popular with the ladies to dedicate the greater portion of music to the streets these days, but think he’s lost his ear for those gun sounds and criminal activity soundtracks. Meet his newest inmate on Konvict Music, Money Jay. Read the rest of this entry »

In the screencap above, Dutchington is the guy on the right wearing the wifebeater. He’s K.R.I.T.’s tour manager. He’s also a pretty good basketball player and currently one of the reigning Hoop & Hang champions. The other guy in see above is Smoke DZA, who most are already familiar with and I can attest to the fact that he’s no slouch on the court either. Read the rest of this entry »

Life is easier when you compartmentalize. Keeping things separate keeps them simple. I like my wrestling in one corner and my Hip-Hop wayyyy over there over yonder and across town. When the two meet, it’s never pretty yet people still try to make it work for some reason. The most recent attempt comes from the not-fake-at-all Urban Wrestling Federation. Read the rest of this entry »

It wasn’t until the HoopxHang event at SXSW that I cared at all about LeBron’s line of shoes. If not for that event and the LeBron’s that came with them, me and Tins’ original man-crush’s shoes would have gone about our separate ways, never to cross paths. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo By Garth Milan

So…no peacock suits, Muppets, or A-List actresses this go round, but Cee-Lo once again manages to keep his performance of the song that won’t go away fresh via collaboration. In this video, BritPop duo The Ting Tings join Mr. Green at the Redbull Soundclash in Vegas for what is billed as a “musical conversation” between two groups with different sounds and influences. Read the rest of this entry »

Look, I try really hard use the name “Mike Bigga,” but “Killer Mike” is permanently embedded in my brain. Mike, if you come across this, my apologies homie, but just know I’m not one of those misguided people who are so influenced by Hip Hop that I recreate whatever’s presented to me. Anywho, ATL’s most intellectual bully finally unloosened his grasp on his Young Jeezy collaboration, “Go Out On The Town.” Read the rest of this entry »

Another day, another baby hittin’ the bottle early in life. Breath easy as it’s not Detroit or Applebee’s again. Olive Garden looks to be the enabler this time around. Read the rest of this entry »

Was anyone really aware that Scream 4 hits theaters today? Okay, maybe I’m the only one out the loop because the majority of flicks I catch in theaters are PG-rated, family field trips. Still, our friends over at The Smoking Jacket took the time to commemorate the movie’s release by creating a compelling “Bargument” breakdown about two masked killers, Scream’s Ghostface and Wu-Tang’s Ghosftace. Read the rest of this entry »

After being recently immortalized in statue by the Bulls organization, Scottie Maurice Pippen has now been immortalized by two of our always favs, Spitta and Gibbs, on “Scott Pippen.” In true homage to Chi, both artists’ deliveries incorporate high levels of tongue-twisting as they spar over Alc’s ghostly production. Read the rest of this entry »

“You be on that square sh*t…me I’m on that player sh*t.”

The Bay meets Georgia clay on DaVinci’s contribution to the third volume of SMKA’s 808 Experiment series. Since this isn’t his first trip down south, The Fillmore, San Francisco representative sounds right at home over slinky synths and a bassline made for making the turf do anything but stand still. Read the rest of this entry »

This is a very interesting story about the now former-Verizon “Can You Hear Me Now?” guy, also known as Paul Marcarelli. Moving forward, we won’t be able to hear or see him since VZW dropped him from their ads campaigns, not that Marcerelli’s complaining. Read the rest of this entry »

Hoo-Bangin’ Records has no disregard for those trying to get in the way of their cash flow. Even if that means including those silver-haired civil servants who carry M9′s and wear those windbreaker jackets with yellow lettering printed on the back. Some would call it an open invitation for the feds to raid your spot, but Mack 10 and Glasses Malone simply call it Money Music. Read the rest of this entry »

Sonae

Anderson Cooper Delivers Blistering Anti-Snooki Rant [TV Squad]

Lupe Fiasco’s ‘The Show Goes On’ Goes Platinum [HHNM]

How to Catch an iPad Thief: College Edition [Gawker]

Mike Tyson Is Closing The Gap [Hot Mustard]

Are Oil Prices Killing The Recovery? [Uproxx] Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier, our friends at The Urban Daily shared a great time-waster titled “White Girls Covering Chris Brown’s “Look At Me Now” and, of course, I watched because covers are when a song really starts gaining relevance and appeal. My vote for best of the batch goes to young Karmin, who apparently does quite a few covers. Read the rest of this entry »

Suave sent this photo and I sent it back. I mean, I can do just fine without Sondra. But no Denise, no go. Do not want. Read the rest of this entry »