This weekend, I was at a 5th Child show in Jackson and, between sets, the DJ started playing Coke Bumaye’s “Hands Up.” Instantly, the whole spot started jumping. Literally. The club grew legs, jumped in the air and didn’t land until the song was over. Read the rest of this entry »

A few months back, when I originally posted Larry G’s soulful expression of playful desperation, “Yo Mama,” I was unsure if this Dallas native rocked packed clubs or acoustic sets at coffee shops. But, I posted anyway and hoped for a good response mostly because the track was so unique to my daily intake of tunes. Read the rest of this entry »

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Sony PS3 just offered an awesome program that will set it apart from its competition. The only problem is it just costs too much. Read the rest of this entry »

Lloyd Banks is a f*cking bear. He hibernates, only choosing to come out to rap during certain seasons. Read the rest of this entry »

Harlemites Smoke DZA & ASAP Rocky get together on DZA’s single to Rolling Stoned, out Aug. 30th. Read the rest of this entry »

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Gas prices are dropping and Percy appears to have brought the tank back out for what the music industry dubs as a comeback. “Trending” features Gucci Mane and his flesh and blood Romeo and will supposedly be featured on Radric and Waka’s new movie Get Money. Read the rest of this entry »

Nostalgia could be taking over but I’d say one-hit wonders of previous generations of rap still created music that stands up over time. Not to call Queens’ MC Royal Flush a fluke but he only had a handful of tracks with impact, Read the rest of this entry »

Game takes his case regarding the Twitter snafu to CNN. First he apologizes, then calls the potential case against him “all nonsense.” Read the rest of this entry »

As if anyone expected anything less from the biggest iTunes album of all time, Jay and ‘Ye nearly score a gold plaque within Watch The Throne’s first week with 436,000 units moved. Only Lady Gaga’s most recent album, Born This Way, stands in front of the collaborative effort with a bigger Twenty Eleven. Read the rest of this entry »

The gloves have been off and as we near the fall season, Cons TV is preparing to making his trilogy-concluding Movies On Demand 3 a horror flick. As its August 19th box office date approaches, we get a few more sneak peaks of the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »

After a few grueling months, OnCue and director Adam Ross have wrapped-up production on the CT kid’s video to his chin-raising banger, “Feel Tall.” The final product finds the multi-faceted rapper/singer and Michael-Cera look-alike playfully poking fun at the identity crisis rappers face when they are judged based strictly on their looks, Read the rest of this entry »

What you know about a healthy Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady in their prime? Or a flashy Damon Stoudamire giving no-look passes to a skinny Marcus Camby for a thing to make you go “ooh!?” Raz Fresco is Raptor by birthright. An old soul relaxed, not trapped in a youthful exterior, ready to draw his talons the first time he gets the look. Read the rest of this entry »

One common criticism of Lil Wayne’s rap style has been the argument that anyone can do it. Those naysayers have a little fuel to the fire now that little cute Anne Hathaway effectively mimicked his style. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a pretty risky have Yelawolf featured on a track these days as Bama’s favorite son has been ripping his guest appearances to shreds. Atlanta-bred STS, though, more than holds his own. Read the rest of this entry »