Be a fly on the wall and watch our friends Freddie Gibbs and Statik Selektah as they’re recording live from Statik’s home studio and streaming it all via UStream. With one night’s work, the duo plans to begin and finish the project, Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away and XXL’s on hand to assist in documenting the process. Read the rest of this entry »

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Maybe in some bizarre, parallel universe Archie Manning is really Joe Jackson. This probably means Peyton and Eli are Michael and Janet. That’s no disrespect to Eli, but the analogy seemed like such a great comparison at first that I really did not have the heart to turn back. This fall, DirecTV looks to add a new cop drama to my already impressive lineup of Read the rest of this entry »

Let me preface things by saying I enjoy Kelly’s chart-banger, as stated many times before. Also, I enjoy what Kid Sister does as an entertainer and eye candy. However, her remix to “Motivation” is a trainwreck and obliterates the rhythm that made the original so dope.

Take it with a grain of salt though. Much like Sean P., me and female rappers don’t really rock that well anyways.

Kid Sister – “Motivation (Remix)”

Previously: Sounds Of The Apocalypse: MC Meals On Wheels’ “Vagina Ain’t Handicapped”

Later this evening, the President will be updating the nation on his plan to remove 30,000 troops from Afghanistan by September 2012. Expect backlash, outrage and extreme criticism to follow. Imagine if President Barack could do to Congress what he did to this baby. Read the rest of this entry »

Pill and the gang gather for a remix of “Pacman.” Down below, the Atlanta MC talks with 3 Little Digs about the experience of filming his upcoming 96 Minutes movie in his hometown. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t let the current climate of rap music fool you. In some particular areas, you can still get your “meat lumped” or, let Junclassic tell it, your “melon busted.” Junclassic is a rhyme denizen hailing from Queens and he found himself a foreign exchange with UK producers, Jazz Spastiks, last year when they collaborated with a dose of “Hot Sh!t.” Read the rest of this entry »

As an artist, wouldn’t it be sweet to get remixed? Beyond simply proving you’re doing something right, your song gets an outsider’s personal touch and additional spins from anyone who heard the original, whether they liked it or not – and you don’t do damn thing. Well, both Outasight and his fans should extremely pleased to know that upbeat outfitters Discotech have taken his “Figure 8” title-track to new levels. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s uncertain what spawned this debate but Sean Price never needed a reason to go with his rhyme. When asked by DJ Vlad about his favorite “femcees,” Ruck adamantly maintained that outside of MC Lyte (and a very slight olive branch extended to Rah Digga), no rapper with estrogen is deserving of his eardrums. Read the rest of this entry »

Hip-Hop history. The generic term has been used to describe every backdate to ever occur in the music genre’s timeline, but there are much stronger roots to found in the top soil. Professional scribe, rap aficionado, Alvin Blanco has had his words transcribed in mags such as XXL, Giant, The Source, Vibe among others, but he recently distinguished his pen game as a published writer with The Wu-Tang Clan and RZA A Trip through Hip-Hop’s 36 Chambers. Read the rest of this entry »

Hell yeah, one of my favorite records of the year comes to life and it’s dope. That’s the trifecta of great news in the music industry. Pac Div keeps Mania! fresh by bringing the lyrics from “Your F*ckin’ Song” to the visual arena. Read the rest of this entry »

Open Mike Eagle’s “Bright Green Light” is addressed to the haters. But, like the man himself, the track takes an unique approach to one of hip-hop’s most time-tested subjects. Read the rest of this entry »

The trio of whose only mission is to get drunk, party and have females loosing their minds to their music is back with another track which should accomplish all three tasks. Travis Porter’s “Birthday Girl” should be impacting radio, clubs and strip clubs in a matter of weeks with its infectious melody and habitual rhymes of carefree living. Read the rest of this entry »

Strange? Not hardly. We all want to travel during the summer but the crazy expenses associated with flying and driving make leaving the state so hard to do. In comes Southwest Airlines to the rescue with their current promo offer: $40 one-way flights. Read the rest of this entry »

Here we are in the second full day of summer and the surprises have already begun. No I.D. quietly continues his 2011 MVP campaign with the release of Cocaine 80′s: The Pursuit EP. Directed by the man himself, the cryptic project features vocals from Steve Wyreman, Rob Kinelski, Kevin Randolph, James Fauntleroy, Makeba and, last but not least, Common. Read the rest of this entry »

I hate baseball. “America’s pastime” was the first of the big three sports that I quit as a kid. Even though I pitched & played short, the game was too hot, too boring. As an adult, I’m still averse to watching any of games played prior to the last game of The World Series. But, when brother Brandon at With Leather told me I could win $100 by watching one game, I agreed. One thing I do like is money, Read the rest of this entry »