After a year of drying up ink pens on his end and months of waiting on ours, OnCue has finally let go of his highly-anticipated Can’t Wait project. Everything we’ve heard thus far has been nothing short of moving, with an equal amount of uplifting odes to self-empowerment (“Feel Tall”) and dwelling cuts of doubt (“Better Than Before”), and now the full project is here to pull them all together. Read the rest of this entry »

Ice Cube just delivered the tweet of the day and possibly the week. While he didn’t go into any details, the Honorable O’Shea Jackson gave word that a new installment of his Friday movie series is in the works Read the rest of this entry »

If you woke this morning in a good mood and posters of your favorite group Outkast were gracing the bedroom walls, you may want to hop back into bed and try again tomorrow. Because, today, Big Boi is abusing using Auto-Tune. Read the rest of this entry »

Somewhere online, I read someone saying that they couldn’t get into Action Bronson because he sounded too much like Ghostface & only rapped about food. In some ways, the assessment is accurate since Bronson is a chef-turned-rapper and a portly fellow who obviously enjoys consuming the dishes he creates. Read the rest of this entry »

yU’s best known for his work on the microphone, whether he’s on the solo tip or doing his thing as one-third of Diamond District. But over the years, he’s crafted some gems behind the boards as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Even though we keep a keen eye out for everything Rapsody does, I can’t say I saw this coming. And even though the North Carolina wordsmith keeps one eye covered on that mystic, too-cool-for-school tip, she always has the other one locked in on the studio as you can see with the release of her new album, For Everything, which is only a few months removed from her last mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »

The gloves are off and the filter has been burned to a crisp. While the audio I posted was squeaky clean, Phil The God’s latest cinematic presentation with Lonnie Rashid Lynn is venomous and cold blooded for your ears to experience. Read the rest of this entry »

Man, if this Mike Posner joint doesn’t get posted soon, we’re going to be 24 hours behind every damn one of these songs he’s dropping each day until The Layover finally takes off next Tuesday. The nerve of the guy. Read the rest of this entry »

The wait will soon be over. After months of previews, lovely teasers and anticipation, the Leatherbacks, Ronnie Fieg’s latest collaboration with Asics, will be releasing this Friday, November 18th. Read the rest of this entry »

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Childish Gambino: “I Don’t Hate Backpackers” [The Urban Daily]

Louisville Football Coach Blames Call of Duty For Team’s Loss [The Big Lead]

Site to Resell MP3′s Has Critics [NYT] Read the rest of this entry »

You know, to be honest and this is no disrespect whatsoever to Dr. Dre, but I’d be just fine if Detox never left rehab as long as he laced Kendrick Lamar with something stupid for his album. Apparently K-Dot and Just Blaze have something in the stash. Read the rest of this entry »

Aside from a few remixes, Mike Posner has been ghost for the better part of the last year. But, just because his debut LP got panned by most of his core fan base, doesn’t mean he’s heading for the hills. To ensure a safe landing upon his return, the Michigan pop-star has reworked an Elton John classic with Bun B for the first of many free tracks he’ll be debuting every day Read the rest of this entry »

Trading Bruno Mars and Hayley Williams features for the likes of Big K.R.I.T. and Bun B serves as a reminder that, while mainstream America knows B.o.B. as a pop-rap phenomenon, his career started somewhere realer. The Atlanta MC drops a Southern-fried gem with “5 On The Kush,” a track that showcases how at-home dude sounds next to fellow fire-spitters. Read the rest of this entry »

You know that moment where every Hip-Hop artist feels compelled to eulogize their name in one of their songs? This is Evidence’s turn. However, he’s denying everything that’s incriminating and claiming true as he continues to rain Cats & Dogs with his nouns and proverbs this year. Read the rest of this entry »

For those into keeping a tally of good things to happen throughout the year, you can scratch an earmark into your tablet for the future with the arrival of Sports Illustrated’s 2012 Swimsuit Calendar, shot in the Philippines in Kalibo. It’s polite and completely alright to stare at Brooklyn Decker, Kate Upton, Irina Shayk and the rest of the lovely ladies while they strike poses to help you remember those important dates. Read the rest of this entry »