Imagine going to see one of your favorite groups, then stumbling upon the opportunity to kick it with them after the show. Bottles opened. Blunts passed. Questions answered. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it was for two Chi-Town fans of Bone Thugs, who thought that experience would be theirs the other night after seeing the group live, Read the rest of this entry »

It’s all laughs and jokes or at least understandable when Ohio goes overboard while finding folly in LeBron James’ recent shortcomings on the court. But, these clowns in Peoria are just asking for trouble by licking shots at LeBronna Man and his fourth quarter failings. The Peoria Chiefs, a Class A affiliate team of the Chicago Cubs, have sparked a whole promo campaign centered around LeBron’s lack of jewelry by staging a “LeBron James NBA Championship Replica Giveaway night,” Read the rest of this entry »

Last week Apple announced their newest mobile operating system, iOS 5, and we subsequently predicted the beginning of the end of BlackBerry maker RIM. Well, the wheels are officially in motion. After disclosing yesterday that the company had not met its expected revenue, its stock nose-dived 15% after-hours. Read the rest of this entry »

Swag. Sex appeal and marketability. Producer credits. All the above have become liabilities masked as proprietary essentials to blow up in rap music. I ain’t buying it. TSS ain’t having it. And Rocky Rivera refuses to sell it or give away. Already proficient in the art of LP-making with her 2010 self-titled debut landing a coveted spot in stores, the Cali-bred lyricist is challenging the pop culture standard and slipping it poison for supper with her new tape, Pop Killer. Read the rest of this entry »

If you needed a reason to download CyHi’s second album-esque mixtape, Royal Flush 2, here’s one that might make you seem shameful you slept for the few days it’s been out. Based around LaRoux’s international force-field, Da Prynce’s version of “Bulletproof” is a Dubstep-Trap-Music hybrid that finds the G.O.O.D. Music soldier assessing his arsenal via gun talk, street sweeping similes and an occasional machine-gun flow. Read the rest of this entry »

No matter what you think of him, that DMX was born to entertain us. Once upon a time, he was the biggest thing in rap music but his run-ins with the law kept him in the belly of the beast, where ironically, he currently resides at the present time. The loving folks over at Vibe Magazine went to pay him a visit and recently found out that his current rap king successor, Rick Ross, is very interested in signing him to the MMG empire. Read the rest of this entry »

This past May, lovable dance duo Matt And Kim put out an APB on Twitter, encouraging fans to help them add some production value to the video for their bouncy Sidewalks single, “Block For Block.” In return for the stand-in, those keen diehards who took advantage of the open casting call received one hell of a night. Read the rest of this entry »

Disappointed in Bad Meets Evil’s latest endeavor? Well, Royce fans, you’re in luck. Nickel Nine is going for five–as in his fifth album, 5 Cigs and 5x platinum–with Success Is Certain. While Bruno Mars is a no-show this go around, there’s still a couple of Wu-heads, a mad drummer and the melanin-challenged rhyme maniacs of Shady Records to fill the slots. Read the rest of this entry »

Kid Potential knows the hits and chances are he’s had a hand in any track dominating radio and club playlists. Kid Po works his magic from his current position as the National Mix-Show Manager for the 1200squad.com at Cornerstone/FADER Media and you can also catch him on the air at PNC.fm as a host on “Friday Night Cartoons,” every Friday night at 8pm. Read the rest of this entry »

Wherever there’s a great party happening, Jasmine Solano will be there and chances are she’ll either be DJ’ing, rapping or playing the primary role as mistress of ceremonies. She’s a true social butterfly and I can’t recall attending a music festival or major happening and Jas not being in attendance. Read the rest of this entry »

An arduous grind, numerous mixtape releases, a BET cypher and G.O.O.D. Music over everything is what lead Sean Anderson to this point where he can kick his feet up and enjoy the fruits of his labor with his debut studio effort, Finally Famous: The Album. Read the rest of this entry »

Richard Nixon famously declared the start of his “War on Drugs” forty years ago today and now the man who penned one of 2011’s best albums thus far is throwing his own .02¢ into the fire to denounce the program’s failures. Read the rest of this entry »

When word came down that Oprah Winfrey was gracefully bowing out this year, to say I was indifferent would definitely be an understatement since I never actually watched her show aside from rainy days growing up or instances beyond my control. Even still, I have to give respect where it’s due and Ms. Winfrey deserves it in spades for all she’s accomplished to this point. Thankfully, Shaun Boothe has returned from a pretty lengthy hiatus to sing her praises from the mountaintops by making Oprah the latest subject of his “Unauthorized Biography Series.” Read the rest of this entry »

And now we finally get our hands on the long-awaited Billy Lotion, the smooth and funky work of art created by Florida’s own Willie Evans Jr. as he flips the entire Aloe Blacc Good Things album into a beat CD. We’ve said enough about the album so here’s Willie’s released statement that accompanied the release. Read the rest of this entry »

Never looking to stay quiet for long, young gangster Goodz is already in the lab prepping his debut EP after having just released his FJ2 mixtape. For the little in between time that does exist, he drops a new set of verses for listeners by going over Don Kennedy’s recent release, “Grind’n,” Read the rest of this entry »