Ro Spit has come pretty damn far in a relatively short amount of time. Probably four years ago, when the Pontiac, MI native was still going by Octane and partnered with his homeboy iLLiTe, I only knew him as the Burn Rubber guy who was attempting to double as an MC. At the time, his bars were on par, but the music seemed like it was somewhat stuck in the shadow of his one-story Royal Oak sneaker boutique, as if the budding entrepreneur hadn’t quite figured out which facet he wanted to take to the next level. Well, over the next thousand days or so, Ro’s rap name changed Read the rest of this entry »

Neon lights, tables full of booze and unfamiliar surroundings are the settings for a night to remember…well a night you try to remember. The Motion Family is behind the lens for the visuals of B.o.B’s latest release “F*cked Up,” featuring Playboy Tre. Read the rest of this entry »

Chase N. Cashe gives us yet another sneak peak into the impending The Heir Up There. The Surf Club producer/rapper decides to cut his usual work load in half as he jumps over production from Tha Bizness for this number saluting all the people who stay true to the themselves. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Jordan was found hanging out in my in-laws’ basement. With the NBA lockout and everyone involved having inordinate amounts of free time available, I’m sure stranger things have happened but finding the Bobcats owner chilling downstairs was unexpected to say the least. Read the rest of this entry »

If the Riverside, CA. house depicted in the video below is legit, it hails as one of the dopest Halloween ideas around or at least the best YouTube clip you’ll see today, executed using personification at its finest. LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” synchronized with strobes, flood lights, singing pumpkin faces and, probably, pissed off neighbors which can’t be seen in the clip.

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Mixtape releases aren’t just resigned to Hip-Hop. Electro-pop artist Neon Indian has dropped the Era Extraña mixtape in conjunction with the deluxe vinyl edition of his sophomore LP of the same name. The 48-minute mix is full of the ’80s synth comfort food that NI has made his signature product. Read the rest of this entry »

And just like that, one commercial serves as a momentary escape from reality that is the NBA lockout. Team Jordan released their “Love The Game” video last night headlined by three of the league’s biggest names in Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade. Without hardly any words, the sheer essence and beauty of basketball spoke volumes. Read the rest of this entry »

Before the skinny member decided to judge one of the two hundred singing shows on TV these days, Boyz II Men had been on hiatus for the better part of the past decade. But with their newest Greatest Hits release on the horizon, Shawn, Nathan & Wayna have crept back into the limelight to remind the thirty-somethings who buy CDs they still exist and also deal out a few laughs with their latest College Humor commercial. Read the rest of this entry »

DJ Mo Beatz, Big Sean’s official tour DJ, partners with adidas Originals to present Finally Originals, an exclusive remix of the Detroit-bred MC’s Finally Famous album. Read the rest of this entry »

Terius Nash continues to keep 1977 hot while the temperature continues to drop. That’s not a bad idea either considering how much I personally enjoyed said project. Anywho, Big Sean joins the foray this time around as the two film the visual for “Ghetto.” Read the rest of this entry »

Apparently, we’re inhabiting the Golden Age of the Apocalypse. That may or may not be news to some, but enigmatic funkmaster Thundercat is willing to usher in the era with his latest cut, “$200 TB.” The Brainfeeder musician calls upon frequent collaboration partner Flying Lotus and fellow labelmate, Austin Peralta, to craft an appropriate soundtrack. Read the rest of this entry »

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Romeo and Juliet: The Porno [Film Drunk]

The Fabric Of Our Lives: Zooey Deschanel’s Star-Spangled Banner [With Leather]

Netflix Loses Over 800K Subscribers In The Third Quarter [VentureBeat] Read the rest of this entry »

In case you were wondering, Chinese basketball teams are still causing trouble. This time against the Australians. Judging from the video below, it’s obvious these guys either hate losing or have very short tempers. Read the rest of this entry »

An 87-year-old with an eightball of coke is enough to make the geezer’s heart keel over and stop working. But Michigan’s Leo Sharp is no ordinary 87-year-old and he’s apparently all about that life. Allegedly, old Leo got popped for rolling around with $2.9 million worth of coke in the his vehicle. Read the rest of this entry »

Teddy Pain is swimming in his sorrow and tattoo tears but fans should be rejoicing that he’s releasing his first solo album in three years with RevolveR. Watch along as he gets his Billy Joel “Piano Man” on and reminds all skeptics that he is definitely one for musicianship. Read the rest of this entry »