Gina Ramos

The King Has Fallen: Samsung Dethrones Apple As Smartphone Leader [Tech Crunch]

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6 Non-Medical Excuses That Should Qualify You For A Sick Day [Cracked] Read the rest of this entry »

‘Round about Halloween, several television stations will begin to run Star Wars movies ad nauseum clear through the end of the year — oh glory of glories, thanks be to TNT. Little X-Wing fighter pilots and young Anakin Skywalkers will knock on our doors in droves tomorrow night, because there’s something about All Hallows’ Eve that brings the kid and The Force out in all of us. Read the rest of this entry »

“Some sheisty New York n*ggas, thirsty for chedda
You shinin’, you get your jewels taken with your Hil’ sweater
Keepin this rap fans like crack fiends
Until we re-up, and put more Infamous up on the rap scene” Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t forget that Statik Selektah is trying to have total control of the rap population these days. To commence the release of his latest compilation, he didn’t the club and waste champagne on some broad’s borrowed Armani dress, he put on for Hip-Hop culture and every single rapper you see here–from Styles P. to the LEP Bogus Boys to Reks to Termanology–is featured on Population Control. It’s an old fashioned rap reunion. Read the rest of this entry »

When you have 100+ artists packed in one venue at a festival like A3C, chances are they’re going to mingle and chop it up. New relationships are born, and collaborations, that otherwise probably wouldn’t happen, come about. One such occurrence, at the legendary Stankonia studios, has LA’s Thurz pairing up with ATL hosts Killer Mike and Aleon Craft for the track “Bitches and Drugs.” Read the rest of this entry »

There’s something about Joe Cool’s delivery that makes him so believable. It’s not like anything amidst this personal reality check on his new track “#OctoberAfternoon” would be suspicious really, but the depth of his words and hesitant pauses imply a specific sincerity that doesn’t always develop right away in all artists. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve all heard the phrase, “don’t buy into the hype.” But what happens when society moves so fast hype starts setting the trends? What happens when businesses are making potentially door-closing decisions on a whim because of the staggering pace at which their industry moves, and murmurs from one niche of the Internet lure them into a corner of no return? Read the rest of this entry »

DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ayah use the video for their tune “Forgive Me Love” as a platform to speak on domestic abuse with a twist. Ayah’s strong love songs speaks to the magnetic pull of relationships and how the participants can sometimes find themselves locked into bad situations against their better judgment and continually forgiving a lover’s transgressions in hopes the other party will change. Read the rest of this entry »

Wired:

“The FBI considers the fans of shticky rap group Insane Clown Posse to represent a threat on par with the Crips, Bloods, and Aryan Brotherhood, according to its annual report on gang activity.

You might think Insane Clown Posse’s people — known as the Juggalos — are just a group of face-painting teenagers who wonder how magnets work. Not so, says the FBI’s 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment. To the feds, Juggalos are a “loosely-organized hybrid gang” Read the rest of this entry »

Still looking for just the right varsity? May we suggest the Native League Lightweight Varsity, created by 10.Deep in collaboration with TRUE. Read the rest of this entry »

With two middle fingers up and one diss to your mug, Slim The Mobster is ready for War. You should be too at the rate he’s churning out Califonia produce in support of his upcoming Aftermath debut. The deliciously sounding Yummy Bingham is in corner flipping birds right at everyone who fronting along the way and everyone that’s in the mothereffing way. Read the rest of this entry »

Over a year has passed since Chance Fischer first made his appearance on TSS. Like most hard working, college graduates, life has been a balancing act; keeping one foot on reality and the other on the path towards achieving what we see when we close our eyes. Read the rest of this entry »

Nike Basketball debuts “Spotlight,” the first commercial in their “Basketball Never Stops” campaign, highlighting pro and amateur athletes paying homage to the sport through continued participation. NBA stars LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Durant are joined by the likes of Coach K., Sue Bird, J. Cole and ?uestlove, all playing and enjoying the game in its essence over the course of what was actually a great summer for on the court action. Read the rest of this entry »

With the chance of you possibly forgetting about this summer’s From The Westside, With Love II, Dom Kennedy is back with a new video of him walking around the confines of his city in the visual for “When I Come Around.” Read the rest of this entry »

Roughly a month after releasing their audio love letter to all the exotic dancers in the world, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz and T-Pain hand over the visual to “The Way You Move.” Read the rest of this entry »