Yeah, it’s another Detox-related post but this one is coming straight from the Doberman’s mouth. Read the rest of this entry »

Even when they’re gone, the Los Angeles Lakers find a way to keep their name in the news. A major storyline heading into the offseason revolved around the team and who would be chosen to succeed Phil Jackson. As luck would have it, Laker Nation has to wait no longer. The Mike Brown era in Los Angeles has officially begun. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh off his pokerfaced portrayal of the man who reshaped social networking, Jesse Eisenberg moves to the opposite end of the spectrum for 30 Minutes Or Less, a comedy by Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer. Eisenberg plays Nick, an unlucky schmuck who gets forced to rob a bank by two masked gorillas, one of which is played by Danny McBride. Read the rest of this entry »

“When Darkness Falls” is hands down my favorite song off Arms and Hammers. It’s everything that is SAS. It’s very obviously West Coast, but at the same time it’s not the prototypical six-four swervin’, hydraulics bouncin’, ole’ English pourin’ gangsta rap that comes to mind with the L.A. stereotype. Read the rest of this entry »

Today is a very special day. Since shortly after I started TSS, sharing material with Rio has always been a goal of mine. For disclosure purposes, I’ve known him since we were kids and the boy has always been able to sing. In fact, he sings, produces, plays instruments, writes…hell, I wouldn’t put it beyond him to be able to shit ice cream. Read the rest of this entry »

Whewww! Old friends Jeezy and Fab get together and it’s like the music they were both dropping when BMF was still mobbin’ through every strip club in the A. Read the rest of this entry »

My first inclination was to chalk up a Rawse feature on a Green Eyed Bandit track as just another paid feature for the Officer. But was I the only who didn’t know they worked together way back in the ’90s and Ross appeared on Erick’s Erick Onasis album Read the rest of this entry »

Artwork: Roy DeCarava

For his latest single “Have Mercy,” Shane brings to life the story of a wayward hustler who returns to find his abandoned home in a state of disarray. Sullen piano strokes and a gospel chorus set the tone for this tale, Read the rest of this entry »

Willie Evans Jr. continues mashing on beats via YouTube. This time he reworks Aloe Blacc’s “Loving You Is Killing Me,” chopping it beyond recognition before adding in a verse. The track will be included in the upcoming Billy Lotion project. Read the rest of this entry »

Devin The Dude may never be seen as a lyrical wizard such as Andre 3000 or as poetical as Scarface, but his name rings bells in every circle of Hip-Hop. And when it comes time for him to hang up his Kangol cap, he most likely will be remembered for a few key things: his affinity for cannabis and keen, comedic sensibilities. Read the rest of this entry »

For an accurate description on what exactly Jordan the Juice and Smoked Out Lex have brought to the table with this Rubba Band Business, I’ll relegate the floor to HipHopSnob for his concise and intimate depiction of the mixtape: Read the rest of this entry »

Fans of 2K Games’ award-winning BioShock franchise should be excited. Fans of video games in general should be excited. Known for deftly blending sublime first person gun play with eerie, unpredictable plot-lines, the BioShock series is getting a major overhaul come 2012 with the release of BioShock: Infinite. Read the rest of this entry »

Action Bronson stomps down the ramp once again, set to deliver “Savage From Sarasota,” his tribute to the late Randy “Macho Man” Savage. The crowd goes wild, and the pyrotechnics shoot fire into the sky as he raises the mic to his lips, breathes deep, and proceeds to flow unstoppable, bars bright and vivid over big band horns. Read the rest of this entry »

HHDX:

“When asked what fans can expect from Mobb Deep’s renewed relationship with Nas, following their “Dog Shit” release, Havoc said that fans can expect, “an album from it.”

‘We’re gonna do a Mobb Deep and Nas album. It hasn’t begun but we tipped the iceberg a little bit with the ‘Dog Shit.’ Read the rest of this entry »

Here in my Metro Detroit area, everyone has their own nonadjacent time frame for when they’d like to see the Motor City revitalized. While progress is happening around town ascetically, the framework of the extremely spread out city is far removed from the booming days of the Motown Sound. Mayer Hawthorne’s take on the turnaround can be found on his new single, “A Long Time.” Read the rest of this entry »