Well doesn’t this just suck. At last night’s Arizona performance, J. Cole asks his fans the usual rap show question of who’s hip to aware of the new album, Cole World. Obviously, most audience members were since it was a J. Cole show. But Cole was the one in for a surprise Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone scanning the net from work may want to wait before watching Wale’s video for “Bait.” Read the rest of this entry »

Really cool snapshots of Yelawolf in the lab mixing up the medicine and laying a verse for his Slumerican breddren Young Strugg. Read the rest of this entry »

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There are a few things I learned about myself and my wrestling fandom after compiling this list:

– Shawn Michaels is the greatest in-ring performer I’ve ever seen. Read the rest of this entry »

Before you get your Underoos in a bunch, this is neither a new Nas single nor is it his ode to Karrine Steffans. Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone deals with a break up differently, so maybe The-Dream’s 1977 was his way of officially closing the Christina Milian chapter of his life. And while he may never come out publicly and admit said project was about his ex, the similarities are entirely too bright to ignore. “Long Gone” finds Terius reminiscing on the days of a relationship that was no longer the apple of his eye and material things ceased disguising the feelings that had long since perished. Read the rest of this entry »

During my blurred tenure in college, my friend had a California King bed. However, unlike Snoop Dogg in this video for his remix to Rihanna’s ode to the over-sized mattresses, he very rarely had dime piece Latinas trying to finagle real estate alongside him. Read the rest of this entry »

I love watching creative individuals and teams combine forces to do stellar work without the benefit of big budgets. Mi amigo modi, DC to BC and The Madbury Club do just that by bringing Kendrick Lamar to their town for a performance and documenting the whole day. Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s shaping up to be one where all the noteworthy artists come out to play. Big K.R.I.T. follows up Rihanna’s radio debut with his own by calling into Shade 45 to let Sway & Devi Dev drop “Money On The Floor.” Read the rest of this entry »

Billboard:

“In hip-hop today, free, original mixtapes have become standard. They’re offered on websites like DatPiff.com and LiveMixtapes.com, which have erased CD-peddling bootleggers from city street corners. DJs — like Doo Wop and DJ Clue — who once shouted over tracks on popular tapes like ’95 Live and Springtime Stickup, have been almost entirely weeded from the equation. Read the rest of this entry »

Rihanna drops “We Found Love,” the first single from her currently untitled sixth studio album. The track’s produced by Calvin Harris and it’s all the way upbeat Read the rest of this entry »

DJ Crisis has been holding it down for several years now, dominating the airwaves of Nashville’s largest urban station, the city’s clubs and playing tour DJ across the country for several artists. Now, the DJ’s taking his Shut Up… series of mixtapes and turntable skills on the road for the “Shut & Listen” Tour. Read the rest of this entry »

Oh, Trill Ent., what you should’ve/could’ve/would’ve f*ckin’ been. Had The Pimp not died in his sleep and Boosie had better judgment, things could be totally different. During my senior year at Hampton, Foxx’s Street Gossip and then later the classic “Wipe Me Down” had a young Tins thinking the future was bright for this guy, his lane and target audience considering. Fast forward four years and buddy has all but been relegated to sporadic YouTube videos.

“They Say” sees Foxx addressing those who question his decisions to live his life the way he chooses. He’s going to get as high as he wants, as drunk as he wants and pop as many pills as he wants. And there ain’t a damn thing you, me or his family can do about it. According to him, life is fine and the money is ever better, and it very may well be. But given how this video had a whooping three scenes shown in succession and maybe about five bottles in total, times appear to be harder than being led to believe. If this is an accurate portrayal of Foxx being successful, I’d hate to see what it’s like when he’s falling on hard times.

It’s whatever though. If he’s happy, then so be it. We’ve all got our own set of issues to deal with, myself included.

Respect: DGB

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Portishead to Start Work On New Album In January [Rolling Stone]

Clinton Sparks 30 Favorite Mixtapes [Complex]

Conan O’Brien Loves Nicole Scherzinger’s Boobs Too [Uproxx] Read the rest of this entry »

As of 7:30 PM, Troy Davis’ execution has been delayed as the US Supreme Court asked for a delay so it could issue its ruling, which could come in minutes or hours. Read the rest of this entry »