Apple has been building up hype for their midyear product release since their January product release. Historically, the July event typically brings about refreshers to their laptops and desktop accessories. But today’s news is extra special because of the arrival of long-awaited Lion operating system, as well as providing a much needed boost to the outdated core of the MacBook Air. Read the rest of this entry »

The UPS man should be delivering my Mint Leaf’s today but Ronnie’s giving his cult buyers limited time to rest as his next batch is already in the oven. Read the rest of this entry »

Just a little something to get everyone through Hump Day. Coco something something bikini, boobs and booty. Read the rest of this entry »

DMX was released from Arizona state jail in Yuma yesterday. Fresh out of jail, Dark Man grants AllHipHop his first interview and then follows it by giving XXL a sign in the form of one of his famous prayers. Read the rest of this entry »

Has-Lo’s got gritty, chilling boom-bap for days. Every time I turn around, the man’s put together another grimy track for the world to hear. Here, he takes fellow Mello Music Group representative Trek Life’s “Due West” and twists it, turning the sunny optimism of Oddisee’s treatment into a bone-chilling cut. Read the rest of this entry »

Nirvana’s Nevermind album will soon celebrate its 20th anniversary and SPIN’s decided to pay tribute, covering the album at length in their August issue and releasing SPIN Presents Nevermind, Read the rest of this entry »

Justin Timberlake returned to Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night last night and the two decided to follow up the wildly popular original “History Of Rap” with a sequel. Read the rest of this entry »

The unconfirmed yet highly suspected supergroup of Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean and Curren$y strikes again with another Big Jerm batch of bass and THC. Read the rest of this entry »

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Amazing Spider-Man Trailer Leaks, Goes First Person POV [Gamma Squad]

Twitter Was Almost Named Jitter [Gawker]

In Case You’re Wondering, Michael Jordan Is Still Michael Jordan [With Leather]

How Fox News Uses Hip-Hop to Create Race Panics [Colorlines] Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve been back through all the earlier recaps and rah-rah about how beautiful a time we had when K.R.I.T. and company visited Nashville a few weeks ago. In case it still hasn’t sunken in on how great the show was here’s the final footage round up starting with a video produced by the young gunners at Break On A Cloud, filmed and edited by Matt Miller and Serge for SAO Films. Clip two’s a cool viral done by Serge solo and the final two performance clips come courtesy of DigiRob. Enjoy!

The players and owners are still at odds in the professional basketball world. Talks of collective bargaining agreement have overshadowed the NBA Draft and other free agency maneuvers. But guess what?

There’s a 2011-2012 NBA schedule. Read the rest of this entry »

Joell’s mixtape The Life and Times of Sebastian Rios appears to be releasing soon and his newest track “Seven Deuce” hopefully means that it’s right around the corner. Boasting thumping production by Jake One, the record is yet another on the ever elongating list of beats that have been laid to rest by mortician Ortiz. Nobody aside from perhaps his Slaughterhouse peers should even attempt to match him here. Read the rest of this entry »

Five years after their critically-acclaimed Stadium Arcadium comeback, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have returned from their middle-aged graves for one…more…hurrah. To say it’s their last would be an injustice to the heart of these future Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famers. Read the rest of this entry »

Kellee Maize may spit like a don diva, but for her next act of verbal intercourse, she’s getting her Don Draper on. Mad Men, allow me introduce Mad Woman, a.k.a. Kellee Maize Female Rapper as she leaves a modified version of your theme song outlined in chalk. If her cinematography, rhyme collage mash-up was enough to keep you tuned in its entirety, check out some of previous offerings, including “Start None,” which was the start of her relationship with TSS. Read the rest of this entry »

If you ever found yourself writing “Fabolous” on a term paper like it belonged in the dictionary, then you probably have come to the conclusion that Loso’s impact in music has undoubtedly made a dent. Even when it feels like he hasn’t done much recently, you can look up and spot him anchoring one of the hottest songs of the week like it was just another day in the office. Read the rest of this entry »