Long before Dallas handed the Jets their first win of the season on a silver platter, my first loss of the weekend came approximately 72 hours earlier upon hearing Kevin Hart’s Laugh At My Pain would only be released in limited theaters. And of course, not a single one was in driving distance from yours truly. Read the rest of this entry »
“Rock-a-bye, baby, rock-a-bye”
Harlem World’s 1999 album The Movement was split between tracks that reflected the polarizing times. For every glittery track on the album, cross-wise there stood a bloody, gutter-dwelling antagonist like “100 Shiesty’s” and the vis-á-vis booth battle of “Pointing Fingers.” Read the rest of this entry »
Bruce Hornsby has been a household name for 25 years. But in hip-hop he’s known for providing the sample tune of Tupac’s most popular song, “Changes,” which was culled from Hornby’s breakout hit, “The Way It Is.”
On the heels of Hornsby’s new live album Bride Of The Noisemakers, the Virginia native and devoted Christian Scientist tells us about how “Changes” came to be, his impressions of ‘Pac, and a crazy story involving a former Virginia senator. Read the rest of this entry »
The past few weeks have seen an influx of instrumental releasess but Zion I beatsmith Amp Live’s taking things in a slightly different direction with his instrumental compilation You Are Not Human: The Love EP. The EP’s a collection of varying sounds with no one influence no one influence to pinpoint. The Bay Area beatmaker will flip a classic jazz sample on one track and go right around and blast a distorted electric guitar on the next one to create a fusion of sound where country rap tunes meets the psychedelic world of house/techno/electro. Read the rest of this entry »
XV post-tour plans include hitting the ‘net with a vengeance. After releasing three tracks last week, he comes back to drop a video for “Wichita,” the Just Blaze-produced track from the Zero Heroes mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »
P and Hav are finally out of the blasted G-Unit deal. Let that soak in for a minute. Read the rest of this entry »
Rapper Big Pooh has the aural fix to cure whatever ails your headphones and speakers with his newest single “Medicine Man.” Read the rest of this entry »
Back in 2006, Phonte penned a blog post about the North’s fascination with Lil Wayne:
“Wayne’s renewed popularity, to me, is just like that Chris Rock joke about white people saying ‘he speaks so well’ when referring to Black people. What the f*ck y’all think….niggas can’t read or some sh*t……?
That’s exactly what I think when I hear niggas who LOATHED Cash Money 5 years ago, rave about how hot Wayne is now. If Wayne was from NYC, he’d be just another mixtape nigga doing his best Jigga impersonation that nobody cared about.” Read the rest of this entry »
Man, you never can tell. After I’ve been moaning and groaning all summer, there actually seems to be an inkling of hope about the NBA lockout. Read the rest of this entry »
Words: Donwill
During last season’s NBA Playoffs, Spike Lee shot a picture into the Twitterverse that showed him wondering which pair of non-retail release Jordan Spizike’s to wear. If that picture caused instant jealousy at the perks of uppercrust living, prepare for a higher seat on the hog as at least one colorway has been confirmed for a release sometime this year. Read the rest of this entry »
A new day brings us new music from the Soul Machine, Cee-Lo Green. Read the rest of this entry »
Chip Tha Ripper chops up game over a very smart sample of Ralph Tresvant “Sensitivity” by beatmaker RJ Da Fool. Read the rest of this entry »
Thursday night’s shootout between Green Bay and New Orleans was the appetizer. On Sunday, the 10 year anniversary of one of America’s darkest days, the Good Lord said “Let there be light!” and the heavens rained a surplus of football games. Read the rest of this entry »
Artwork: HustleGRL
Chase N. Cashe continues to chef The Heir Up There and recently let go of the next look into the project, “Money Right.” Using the backdrop from Roc & Mayne, the Surf Club producer/MC laments the hustle we all find ourselves in regardless of occupation. Read the rest of this entry »
There’s a right and a wrong way to start off a Monday. Spilling coffee on your shirt before you make it to work or school would be wrong. Watching and listening to Monica’s new video for the Missy Elliot-produced track, “Anything,” would be the right way. Read the rest of this entry »
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