Nothing to see here folks. Just another reee-tarded dunk by LeBron James in another one of the prevalent celeb games that are happening during the lockout. More specifically, the clip comes Rudy Gay’s All-Star Game benefiting the Flight 22 Foundation. As long as #BasketballNeverStops, the highlights will always continue. Read the rest of this entry »

Warning, if you’re lonely and get lost in fantasy worlds, Rihanna’s “You Da One” might have butterflies swirling around your stomach. For the second single from Talk That Talk, the Barbadian goddess belts out sweet nothings to an unnamed gentleman, leaving dreamers optimistic Read the rest of this entry »

Hall Of Fame’s “Fame By Fame” longsleeve shirt, one of the items included delivery two of Fall 2011 releases. Available on their online shop now. Read the rest of this entry »

Upon reading the listed artists, Yelawolf’s “Throw It Up” may seem like the oddest pairing on a rap record but it’s actually not. His Tennessee roots mean he undoubtedly listened to more than his fair share of “the old Triple 6 Mafia” when the group still featured Gangsta Boo and other originals. Still, the last time I heard anything about Boo she had robbed a Dollar General and/or had found Jesus. Read the rest of this entry »

Will Power is good people. I’m talking really good people, which means any musical submission from him gets treated with added precedence. So when he hit me up on Twitter in regards to this Nikkiya, Tech N9ne and Rittz record, there wasn’t a doubt in my mind the “When I Was High (Remix)” would get played. Read the rest of this entry »

All week long, the “sports guy” at my job has been talking about some “Carrier Classic” between the Army and Air Force that will be played tonight on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. I feigned just enough interest to not appear rude and quickly found a reason to finish the conversation, walking away each time thinking “why in the hell would they play a football game on an aircraft carrier?” However, when he swapped “football” with “basketball” and then replaced “Army vs. Air Force” with preseason number one North Carolina vs. Michigan State on Veterans Day, the boy MZ’s interest level went from 2 to 10. Read the rest of this entry »

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Confusing, Depressing Videos & Images From The Penn State Riots [With Leather]

HBCU Marching Band Competition To Air On ESPN [The Root]

5 Famous People You Will Never See At Occupy Wall Street [Black Enterprise] Read the rest of this entry »

H-Town, please, stand up. If you weren’t already having a good week, two generations of MCs from your favorite genre are reuniting once again to keep your candy-painted legacy alive and thriving. In this chapter of Slim’s Thug Thursdays, producer-tandem G.Luck & B.Don swipe a Thugga line from Chamillionaire’s “Still Tippin” sequel and basically just let the fellas have at it Read the rest of this entry »

However these sales predictions are calculated, Mac Miller is about to accomplish something only done by Tha Dogg Pound some 16 years ago. Mac’s independent LP, Blue Slide Park, is set to debut at number one on the Billboard charts next week. Read the rest of this entry »

It may be political season for most Republican presidential candidate hopefuls, but everyday is open season on Herman Cain and his continuous character assassination in pop culture. First, we offered up his alleged pervy playlist and now Funny or Die helps keep Iron Mike Tyson’s cell phone on by giving him some lines to read off the teleprompter to imitate the right-wing rudypoo. Read the rest of this entry »

“Sometimes you gotta go away to make a comeback…” – Diz Gibran

Although it almost seems counterintuitive in today’s musical landscape, taking a step back from the spotlight can be beneficial. Whether it’s taking time out to regroup, plan the next move or find something to spark the artistic flame, time away can be well used in the right hands. Read the rest of this entry »

The angle Busta took on this tribute to his homie Heavy D is different, but admirable. Instead of sorting through memories of the multi-talented Hip-Hop legend with his pen, the always-energetic MC spreads the love and asks listeners to honor the people we cherish while they’re still breathing. Read the rest of this entry »

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As the NBA lockout passes its 25th hour, TSS faithful (writers and loyal visitors alike) continue to hold a candlelight vigil outside league offices every night. We refuse to believe the owners and players can f*ck this up to the point an entire season is cancelled. So you know what we did? We write as if there will be one. Read the rest of this entry »

The oft-ignored trajectory of Ohio Hip-Hop immediately doubled its worth earlier this year when a pre-Maybach Music Stalley released his breakthrough effort, Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music). But despite the billing that propelled the bearded MC into the who’s who of upcoming talent, it was a joint project thanks to the thrilling sounds provided by fellow Ohioan, producer Rashad Thomas. Read the rest of this entry »

I remember going to P.A. Palace in Capitol Plaza Mall as a teenager and, in addition to whatever new Backyard tape that dropped, picking up all the new “NY shit.” DJ Clue, DJ Absolut, Cutmaster C, etc.–I bought it all. Sometime in the mid-90s Hip-Hop became enamored with the mafia and all of those tapes were inundated with beats all seemingly based on The Godfather Waltz. Read the rest of this entry »