The song that got LC all hot and bothered years ago and every female with a pulse currently now harbors the paw prints of one of the last three men to don cornrows, Pusha T (Udonis Haslem and Snoop being the other two). For as popular as this song is and has been for a minute, it’s kind of amazing Pusha is the first rapper to have a go at the instrumental. Not that I’m complaining, however. Read the rest of this entry »

And just when we thought “6’7″” signified Weezy’s awakening from the Rebirth era, he drops “How To Love.” Lord knows where the inspiration for this slow drag ballad comes from but if it’s on Tha Carter IV, as reported, then… Read the rest of this entry »

Rae’s “Rock N Roll” gets a host of features with Busta’s addition probably being the most notable. Don’t worry, Khaled’s presence is minimal. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s begin by stating the obvious: even a “bad” Jay-Z song still holds more value than the average man’s music. But some nights Jigga goes to the booth and throws together an ill-conceived song because his mind is on something more important like buying basketball teams, banging the biggest superstar in the world or trying to get Neef to lose his phone number. Read the rest of this entry »

Few really saw the Mavs coming except for Kobe, who actually predicted how lethal Dallas could be in the postseason. But after last night’s dismantling of the Thunder, Dirk and friends have a few days to rest before beginning the last leg of the NBA’s second season. Read the rest of this entry »

Word around town is that Mrs. Knowles-Carter has been making her rounds lately performing everywhere from the Billboard Awards to American Idol. Due to playoff basketball, I had no clue. Bey doesn’t need my support or ears though seeing as how she has a clan already millions deep spanning every corner of the globe Read the rest of this entry »

The son of the funk teams up with one of the forefathers. Dam’s producing a whole album by former Slave frontman Steve Arrington. Due out this summer on Stones Throw but we get an early listen here on “Goin’ Hard.” Read the rest of this entry »

[DGN]

“Data wonks have been hinting at this sort of statistic for years. And now, mobile music firm Music WithMe has published a report saying that 81 percent of personal iTunes collections never get played – not once. Read the rest of this entry »

Sounding like an old school cabinet-style arcade game gone berserk, El Prez’s “I’m Gone (King Kong)” is not the typical weed-anthem. Culled from his appropriately fast-food inspired mixtape, Animal Style!, The Inglewood, CA native’s energy is much more “get up off your ass” than “puff puff pass.” Read the rest of this entry »

“Everybody has their 9 to 5′s that don’t define who they are inside.”

tabi drops a visual to the Nesby Phips-produced nugget from his late 2010 release, Fresh. Read the rest of this entry »

Haydee Zimmerman

Jennifer Lopez Shakes Her Ass On “Idol” [Gunaxin]

Counting Down The 10 Best Teenage Emcees Of All Time [TWV]

Lindsay Lohan A Reborn Christian, Shows Boobs (NSFW) [CelebJihad]

Beyoncé’s 4 Album Cover & Track List [HHNM]

Stop Comparing Dirk Nowitzki to Larry Bird [Yardbarker] Read the rest of this entry »

Imagining Clipse not rapping about “‘caine and guns” seems hard to even consider but it looks like that’s the way things are headed, at least maybe for Malice. Read the rest of this entry »

The June/July “Sexy Issue” of VIBE will have two covers. One will feature Amber Rose, the other with Rick Ross. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo Credits: Topshelf Junior

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

The average Alabama country boy would look like a catfish out of water stomping through the glitz and glamour of Beverly Hills but YelaWolf is far from average in demeanor and on the microphone. His breakthrough retail offering in Trunk Muzik: 0-60 still has plenty of horsepower to boot and director Mike Mahail looked to capture the full of landscape of a rich girl who mesmerized with the country twang. Read the rest of this entry »

He does this for his culture.

With his newfound buzz growing by the millisecond, Kendrick Lamar could easily run out and “work” with the latest media-hyped undeserving imposter to propel himself into the system. Yet, there’s a story to be told, message to be spread and a radioactive flow that cannot be contained in a catchy cadence just so the kids can remember the lyrics a little easier. Read the rest of this entry »