For the unfamiliar, C.J. Hilton looks to be the next R&B sensation J Records/RCA hopes to put on the map following in the tradition of Alicia Keys, Mario and more. His still untitled album is currently in the process of being put together and “So Fresh” may or may not be the single which gets some backing this summer. Regardless, grabbing Salaam Remi and Nas isn’t a bad look whatsoever. Read the rest of this entry »

You take your Hip-Hop way too seriously if you’re not slightly chuckling at the full name of this song. Forget that we’ve got three stuttering rap names and one unnecessary hyphen, the fact of the matter is “Bang Em In The Face” immediately loses toughness for overly-specifying where said banging might take place. Read the rest of this entry »

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Panthers Draft QB Cam Newton With First No. 1 Pick In Team History [NFL]

January Jones is Pregnant [Vulture]

Zoe Kravitz Poses for Wonderland Magazine [GOT]

TSA Molests Miss USA, Makes Her Cry…For Your Safety [Techdirt] Read the rest of this entry »

Long, long ago, in a high school far, far away, a friend of mine let me hear some song titled “Renegade.” Only instead of Jay-Z riding shotgun, a fellow by the name of Royce Da 5’9 was. It was later explained to me that this was the “original” version. I walked away impressed and with the thought of what a joint project between the two Red Wings would sound like. Read the rest of this entry »

Today marks the official return of Kenna, three years elapsed since his acclaimed last release, Make Sure They See My Face. Originally slated to drop on March 4th, a failed hard drive delayed Land 2 Air Chronicles 1: Chaos And The Darkness – one of a three-series set of EPs precluding his full next full length album, Songs For Flight. Read the rest of this entry »

Somebody’s head just exploded upon reading that headline.

A few days ago several people on my Twitter timeline began venting their frustrations in reference to Soulja Boy playing the role of Bishop in what was billed as the sequel to Juice.

All I could do was shake my head. Read the rest of this entry »

Mere fortune would have that I started getting active on Facebook at just the right time. Earlier today, Sports Illustrated released a few photos from the upcoming 2012 Swimsuit issue. Read the rest of this entry »

LeBron who? That fellow never won sh*t for Ohio to really brag about. Make way for Browns running back Peyton Hillis, 2012’s Madden curse victim. Following a highly impressive 1,100 yard campaign in which he had virtually no supporting cast (sound familiar?), the young fullback-turned-halfback exploded his way into becoming this year’s face of Madden NFL ’12, gathering more fan-votes than the assumed favorite, Michael Vick. Read the rest of this entry »

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I’m usually delinquent when it comes to assessing the latest e-crazes, but reminders to give projects a fair share hang around like mental Post-It notes. My proverbial wall of suggestions resembles a clustered, college bulletin board right now. However, after having finally gotten around to checking out one of those suggestions – The Weeknd’s House Of Balloons – there’s a few points to be shared from my listening experience. Read the rest of this entry »

If you had asked me where they were at prior to “The Wire,” I definitely would say Law & Order because I’ve seen enough reruns to know each and every character, minus Stringer and Avon, was either a DT, a witness or purported criminal in the long-running TV series. But post-”Wire,” I couldn’t say because my relationship with the boob tube has been minimized drastically since HBO pulled the plug on . Thankfully, our friends @ Vulture did investigating to see which TV show has the most “Wire” characters now. Read the rest of this entry »

Once you take into consideration O.J. and Al were BFF’s since high school, the whole incident on June 17, 1994, reeks more of brotherhood than guilt. Read the rest of this entry »

Can you imagine trying to coax your pops into starring in a music video? Even if you talked him through the adamant objections and ended getting him on set, would you be able to handle his bickering with wardrobe over waist sizes or his sun-still-out 9 PM bedtime? Read the rest of this entry »

Warren’s decided to regulate the rumors regarding potential peen problems after the penis pill ads from earlier in the week had everyone (read: no one) worrying. Fact is he actually owns shares in the company. Still, he offered up no explanation as to why he was in the shower with another man in one of the commercials. Read the rest of this entry »

After steady rocking out the second version of SMKA’s 808 Experiment compilations, I’m pleased to see these trunk-rattling tapes aren’t just a two-shot deal. Especially when these ATLiens are using their production powers to pair up welcome tandems like these. Read the rest of this entry »

Lupe’s current situation and talks of the Illuminati have been water cooler fodder the past few days at work. I usually don’t initiate or try to lead these conversations because it always gives me perspective of those who aren’t continually plugged into the matrix like we are. So it was funny how Lasers came up out of the blue as a topic of discussion Read the rest of this entry »