The obvious answer is to gather with 500 of your friends and dance like nobody’s watching in a MJ-themed flash mob. Read the rest of this entry »

Hov’s “Blueprint²” is often a forgotten nugget in Hip-Hop folklore. By the time of its release, the squabble between Jay-Z and Nas had already passed its climax. Yet, the title track from Jigga’s 2002 follow up to 2001′s classic exposed a side not normally seen before or since, one who was hurt and embarrassed his stance in New York Hip-Hop was being questioned. Read the rest of this entry »

(Wo)man down as Rihanna’s stilettos betray her while performing “What’s My Name?” during an Edmonton, Canada tour stop. RiRi took it all in stride by later taking to Twitter to poke fun at herself, “Did I tell u guys I fell in Edmonton! Lol… #ManDown #rockstarshit.” Read the rest of this entry »

Before watching his video for “Oh Yeah,” the only thing I knew about Mr. Finley was that he definitely was not the orange-bearded Irish wrestler his name alludes to. Turns out, this high-roller is actually inked through Ghet-O-Vision/Def Jam and now it appears those connects are timing out perfectly. Read the rest of this entry »

Top Dawg’s team wasted no time capitalizing on the warm reception “Hood Gone Love It” received by ushering out the accompanying video after having just released the audio a few days ago. Read the rest of this entry »

The Weeknd tries his hand at Drake’s recently released “Trust Issues” and sounds comfortably at home on the track. Read the rest of this entry »

Those of you that regularly follow baseball are well aware of Moneyball, the Michael Lewis-penned book that chronicles the financially strapped Oakland A’s rise to prominence in the early ’00s. One of the more remarkable real-life sports stories to emerge since the turn of the millennium, the book follows Oakland GM Billy Beane as he defies conventional wisdom to field a series of competitive teams that took the baseball world by storm. Read the rest of this entry »

Sean Anderson compiles some of the best “memoriesss” of the past few years as he takes a moment to reflect and relish in humility before he takes the next step into superstardom. The rollout and marketing machine of Finally Famous: The Album has G.O.O.D Music’s youngest member in the position to chart relatively well and join the rest of his labelmates to be in the position to be independently successfully without the Kanye co-sign lingering overhead. Read the rest of this entry »

Marshall was on site when Sasha Grey put the voodoo on Vincent Chase, but he figured he could fare much better with seductive temptress of rebellious pop culture. Not exactly the smart choice. Or was it? There’s a proverbial fork in the road when dealing with relationship crisis and lucklily for Eminem, director Joseph Khan’s magic allows for both possibilities to be played out accordingly. Read the rest of this entry »

Even as a realist, I firmly believe you can achieve anything you put your mind to. That’s true. However, there is absolutely no way in Hell that I could’ve done what University of South Florida lineman Danous Estenor recently did on a whim to save a man’s life. Read the rest of this entry »

“There’s just one other thing…”

Peter Falk, most famous for his role as detective Columbo, died Thursday evening in his home at the age of 83. The aging actor had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia according to court papers filed a few years ago.

My dad used to watch Columbo reruns like clockwork for a while during my adolescence. Every day when he got off work, he’d crack open a can of Vienna sausages along with a pack of saltines and then cut the TV on to this or Barnaby Jones. Change the channel? Please. Talk or disturb him? You better not. Incidentally, it was that continuous exposure and Columbo’s penchant for making sloppy attire seem okay which could very well be the reason I don’t iron my clothes today.

Book investigation biters like Columbo, word to Parish & Erick.

Remember Beyonce’s upcoming album, 4, and new single, “Run the World (Girls),” for two reasons. There’s the obvious, first reason: Beyonce has just found a new surefire hit to ignite the latest wave of cash register “ka-chings.” However, the second reason should alert more attention: Switch’s production. Read the rest of this entry »

The third and final Marvel comic-based movie to drop this summer, Captain America: The First Avenger, has a lot at stake. Most people would agree that the comic book conglomerate already hitting two-for-two, having already released Thor and X-Men: First Class Read the rest of this entry »

Kendrick finally did it. He finally dropped a track that doesn’t wow me on first listen, after displaying consistency reminiscent of Dirk at the charity stripe. Read the rest of this entry »

Tomorrow marks two years since Michael Jackson, arguably the greatest and most controversial entertainer the world has ever seen, passed away. Even now, debate about how Mike Jack left the world, like any other celebrity who dies in a peculiar manner, is still a highly sensitive topic of debate. LaToya Jackson sat down with CNN’s Piers Morgan on Tuesday and confessed her most honest thoughts about her brother’s death. Read the rest of this entry »