“Little something for the cats that like raps about rapping, Champ-status rapping with a Pacquiao accent…”

The line above effectively sums up the lyrical approach The Black Opera takes for the song and video for “M.A.S.H.” Read the rest of this entry »

Erica Buns

HIV Case Shuts Down Porn Industry [Film Drunk]

The Random Twitter Feud Of Gilbert Arenas And Joe Mande [With Leather]

Jim Jones Disses Lil’ Wayne For Wearing Jeggins, Claiming Blood [TUD] Read the rest of this entry »

It happened: Jay-Z and Kanye West teamed up to create Watch the Throne, the pair’s industry sea-parting and most ambitious album yet. Full of grandiose opulence and gaudy beats, Watch the Throne is the most polarizing musical force of 2011. It’s packed with a variety of sounds: two-for-one song transitions, Lex Luger 808 freak-outs and, much to the dismay of Hip-Hop purists, Read the rest of this entry »

You already saw the back footage of this here mini-movie, and now director puts the whole thing together as Wale has one of his first credible singles to hit the mainstream circuit. The versatile rapper’s 2nd opus looks to be the one—literally with a release date of 11.1.11. Read the rest of this entry »

Lyrikill’s More Heart, More Sole has been getting a considerable amount of burn in the D. household. The album ostensibly is nothing more than standard Hip-Hop sneaker fare, but it’s so much more. Read the rest of this entry »

Words: Donwill

With the sudden drop in NYC’s temperature and pending top of the month bills approaching, fall is slowly creeping upon us. For those of you who don’t want to be left out in the slight cold, it may be time to start stocking up on gear to successfully make it through coming months. Nike’s ACG department has been hard at work making this task a bit easier and one the better options of the bunch is this Nike ACG Zoom Meriwether. Read the rest of this entry »

While the title for Young Scolla Meets SMKA: Seconds Away became literal today, the last leak of the project affirms Scolla must be extremely pleased with their acquaintance, as some of his best tunes have been delivered as a result. Read the rest of this entry »

One of Hip-Hop’s most noble citizens has just been honored with his very own day in the city that doesn’t hesitate to call him family. Houston mayor Annise Parker bestowed Bun with a proclamation to City Hall and from this day forward, August 30th will be known as “Bernard ‘Bun B’ Freeman Day.” in Texas’ biggest city. Read the rest of this entry »

Mr. Slow Flow a.k.a. The Weatherman b.k.a. Evidence has taken some time in the shadows, most likely smoking some lime green weed and letting his grow, only to rain on the game with his new album, Cats & Dogs. With Rhymesayers in his corner, EV is eyeing a September 27th hurricane date and to whet your appetite for the damage, he’s delivered a quick-hitter to let you know what his upcoming category will be. Read the rest of this entry »

Some MCs live and die by the metaphor and Lil Wayne’s ventilator just so happens to have his ABC’s on it. While we’re still debating on what to make of Tha Carter IV as a whole, we couldn’t help but notice Wayne’s extremely dependent on his hashtag punchlines, even after they have long been declared dead and Nicki Minaj got ethered for hers. Read the rest of this entry »

Kweli made sure to draw his line in the sand EARLY in the year so his album would have the most shelf life in digital stores. Not only did the method allow for a longer promotion run, but there was also more time to iron out a great treatment for each visual. Read the rest of this entry »

The transformation is complete, the roller coaster ride is entering the loading dock, the perfect storm has been weathered. No matter how you want to articulate matters, things just came full circle for star quarterback Michael Vick yesterday as he signed a six year, $100 million contract with the Eagles, Read the rest of this entry »

Bounce Music has been around in New Orleans for decades and is as part of the city’s fabric as Go-Go is to D.C. Unfortunately, most of the world’s main exposure to the genre as of late is the magical-est, soft shoe-iest video of ever made this year: Wal-Mart by the visionary named Mr. Ghetto. Read the rest of this entry »

According to CK, the official colorway for this upcoming pair of 95′s is “Obsidian/Black/Red/White.” These will be the bee’s knees if that’s a deeper, darker sport red which Nike uses. Read the rest of this entry »

Still listening to Stepbrothers? I am. Knowing this, Don Trip keeps the momentum rolling with a healthy dose of two brand new mixtapes, Human Torch 3 and iHEARTStrippers, both of which feature production from ‘Lito, Cool & Dre, DJ Toomp and more. Read the rest of this entry »