Yesterday, our world was disrupted by the unexpected confession from one of the alleged shooters in the 1994 robbery of Tupac at Quad City. As important as the news may seem, I’ve chosen to forget it or at least pay it no mind for today. Read the rest of this entry »

Gotty made mention of it yesterday, as did I on a previous iPod Shuffle. Waka is improving. The one aspect about Flocka not really up for debate is that he has never strayed from the type of music which got him notoriety in first place. Not many artists can subscribe to such a loyalty. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been a long time coming for G. Malone’s Beach Cruiser, the drive-by debut that will prove the Cali Crip’s bars hit just as hard as his bullets. And what better way to roll out on ‘em than making a captivating visual to demand your respect as well as your attention? First there was Grindhouse, then there was Machete. Now there’s the “Respect Mah Gangsta” video where all the real killers wear high heels. Read the rest of this entry »

Presumably, “The Birds Pt. 1″ is set to crash land on The Weeknd’s project to come later this summer, Thursday. Still shrouded in a clout of mystery, the Canadian singer let loose of the track last night, and while I am somewhat intrigued by his music Read the rest of this entry »

First Life Is Good and then things change, at least for Nas. As he prepares his 10th album, the QB rapper feels like people may be misconstruing the title’s meaning and a change may be “coming real soon.” Read the rest of this entry »

Enough with the video tributes created by fans. Odd Future’s Frank Ocean finally extends his audio to visuals by partnering with director & photographer Nabil Elderkin to debut a video for runaway hit “Novacane.” Read the rest of this entry »

Crystal Lee

Are There Any Redeeming Qualities In VH1′s Basketball Wives? [DrJays]

US Government Shutting Down Half Its Websites [Gizmodo]

Lil Mama On Nicki Minaj: “I’m Flattered Because She Imitated Me” [Necole Bitchie]

How Is ‘Community’ Not More Popular? [Warming Glow] Read the rest of this entry »

The summer is here and that only means there’s plenty of skin to be exposed where the sun does shine. Jermaine is making his contribution to the ladies’ sweat devotion with the first official single to the album likely to be named Cole World before the end of September. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by brokencool

Kanye West on Beyonce’s “Party”– “You a bad girl and your friend’s bad too/We got the swag sauce, she drippin’ swagu.” Read the rest of this entry »

Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, you won’t catch me on much more than Mary. But, there was one time I did venture into the realm Mr. X To The Z speaks of in his 1998 gateway song, “Shroomz.” You want to know where I went after popping? Read the rest of this entry »

Drake and 40′s newest offering “Marvin’s Room” has been on repeat most of the week. Not only because I feel as if it continues the story of where “Karaoke” left off, but rather the 40-produced number chronicled a situation we’re all familiar with in some aspect. Read the rest of this entry »

Do not set yourself up for this.

I repeat, do NOT set yourself up for this.

That has been my form of self-diagnosed therapy for the past God knows how many weeks in relation to the black cloud of inactivity over the National Football League. Read the rest of this entry »

New Wu for the track “225 Rounds” featuring RZA, U-God, Bronze Nazareth and a pretty tough verse from Cappa. Read the rest of this entry »

Pay homage to the queen. Mary’s undisputed and she’s got timeless tunes to back it up. When she stepped on the scene in ’92 and had unparalleled success with What’s The 411?, she paved the way for every young b-girl who wanted to grab a mic and sing. Read the rest of this entry »

$2,500.

According to AHH, the small amount above is what Dexter Isaac, an associate of Jimmy Henchmen, claims he was paid to shoot Tupac at Quad City in 1994. Read the rest of this entry »