The Weeknd finally releases Thursday, the second chapter of the mixtape trilogy and long-awaited follow-up to House Of Balloons. Read the rest of this entry »

The switch from the smoothed out Heath Brothers’ sample to the funktastic bounce for verse two make installment numero tres of Reggie Noble’s character-driven series one of my favorites. Read the rest of this entry »

Perhaps you’ve heard by now that my grad school alma mater, Georgetown University, was in the news today. The men’s basketball team squared off against the Bayi Rockets and, to make a long story much shorter, the game ended in a brawl that had athletes throwing chairs, fans heaving water bottles onto the court and Twitter in an uproar proclaiming the Hoyas took the ultimate L. Read the rest of this entry »

In this day and age of co-signs and alliances…oh wait, I already said that today. It just seems like more and more musicians turned moguls are relying on publicity opposed to pushing the music to the people and allowing it to make a gradual impact in their lives. Read the rest of this entry »

For an artist on the rise, not much buzz has been made for Big K.R.I.T.’s Last King 2: God’s Machine mixtape. Not sure if that’s by design but, then again, there’s never a need to make a loud fuss when your music and track record speak loudly on your behalf. Read the rest of this entry »

David Stern’s on vacation. NBA player representatives are mad about that. The lockout continues on. But Brandon Jennings is at work. Read the rest of this entry »

Charlie Sheen who? Wale is tri-winning these days. Still swaggin’ from the release of his most recent mixtape, Eleven One Eleven, and heading into the promotional phase of his sophomore album, Ambition, the ubiquitous Maybacher is back tracking for a second to give his single from Self Made Vol. 1 some love. Read the rest of this entry »

In this day and age of co-signs and alliances, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. Donald Trump is still very much intrigued, puzzled and flattered by Mac Miller’s “Donald Trump” video and makes a very bold proclamation.

Mac Miller is the new Eminem. Read the rest of this entry »

The meek will always need a stronger voice to bark for them and Junclassic has no problem nestling into the role as he signifies the “Times” in his latest video. The Queens native is still in Mode 7 alongside the Jazz Spastiks to give a fusion of musical education that flows smoother than a vat of Grey Goose. Read the rest of this entry »

Movies On Demand 3 just added a bit of action/adventure to its billing. Cons showcases how “super” his pen game can be with “Comic Book Flow,” a colorful narrative littered with puns in reference to Marvel and DC Comic characters. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, you have officially arrived. Read the rest of this entry »

In 1994, Common’s “I Used To Love H.E.R.” traced Hip-Hop’s timeline and pointed out one of the music’s major shift with the lyric “She said, ‘Afrocentricity, was of the past…’” The early ’90s saw artists who placed an emphasis on being Black in America and revitalized a spirit unseen since Civil Rights era. Read the rest of this entry »

“A year ago, I was poor, somewhat
Now my future’s brighter than Christopher’s new haircut Read the rest of this entry »

Never one to squander an opportunity to talk reckless, Suge Knight was recently approached in the Los Angeles streets by TMZ and immediately got to yapping. Unfortunately, everything that came out of his mouth hints that he may be stuck in some sort of never ending time warp. Read the rest of this entry »

Taking into account opinions and arseholes, ITM still stands as my favorite release of 2011. Good to know Stalley & co. are still pushing it – as seen by the new Illusive Media-directed visuals for “Chevys and Space Ships” Read the rest of this entry »

Jason Green stays with a healthy zip of his last name but he’s far from a weed rapper. His biggest uplifting moments come courtesy of the content of his music as heard on “Air Balloon,” where he attempts to raise the awareness on one’s peace of mind. That’s exactly how Planet Asia and The Gold Chain Military carries out their missions. Attack urban warfare with aerial assaults. Read the rest of this entry »