It’s almost weird seeing Mr. Muthaf*ckin Exquire, he of the gold-toothed smile and unrepentantly grimy music, in a fancy-schmancy studio. Still, even surrounded by black leather couches, $1000 microphones and professional engineers, Exquire manages to chip away at all of the gloss, and get to what’s real. Read the rest of this entry »

To coincide with the re-issue of Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music), Stalley brings it back to the city that raised him in the video for “330.” Doling out home-cooked love for Massillon, Ohio, the visual sees Stalley roaming around various hoods and haunts from the Milq City. Another ITM great song, another great video courtesy of Illusive Media. Read the rest of this entry »

More often than not, a Dr. Dre cosign is strictly speculation until he actually steps into the booth on the artist’s behalf. That said, the Good Doc must have felt his protege Slim The Mobster had been doing right by the throwaway beats he’s been getting dealt and has now given the LA rapper one of the most prestigious features an MC can get. Read the rest of this entry »

While the causes surrounding Heavy D’s untimely passing are still a little sketchy, we do know that he was touring through Europe, promoting his latest album, Love Opus, prior to returning home to Los Angeles. During his stay in the U.K., Tim Westwood had the now-bittersweet pleasure of conducting the Heavster’s last interview, which ironically gives a full-fledged overview of his entire career. Read the rest of this entry »

Forty-eight hours. Yes, that’s the time frame we’re going to assume it’ll take Madonna to have the entire country humming her new single, “Give Me All Your Love.” After springing a leak yesterday and becoming an immediate Trending Topic on Twitter, the Material Girl’s first new song in years has the ‘Net in a frenzy. Read the rest of this entry »

‘SNL,’ Andy Samberg Sued By Producers Over ‘Like A Boss’ [MTV]

The Rise and Stall of Pac Div [LA Weekly]

Aziz Ansari Bored On A Flight With Wi-Fi + Twitter = Awesome [Uproxx] Read the rest of this entry »

There’s no such thing as a necessary remix in today’s rap landscape, especially not when Swizz, Birdman & DJ Khaled’s names are included in the billing. Still, here we are with a remix of Meek’s smash “I’m A Boss,” a tune that really didn’t need any refixing or rejiggering since it already held the unofficial title of song of the summer. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re an absolute LRC head and are fiending to get undun to their next release, don’t fret too much. For the future Tuesdays leading up to the December 6th date of The Roots new album, they’re not only giving you a new video each week but an essential preview of the music contained on the LP. Read the rest of this entry »

The spotlight shines just a little bit brighter on Lecrae with the release of the video for “Live & Let Live” from Statik’s Population Control. Hopefully this will be taken as the compliment I intend it to be, but listening to “Live & Let Live” gave me no indication Lecrae was a Christian rapper. I just heard a dope song. Read the rest of this entry »

Styles P. very well may be an automatic elect should the title of hood ambassador ever open up in New York’s city council. The LOX’s middleman (arguably the most consistent in some circles) has made it his life’s goal to illustrate the concrete in his DNA with an endless barrage of freestyles, mixtapes and albums. In turn, his gift to the streets has doubled as his curse with the “same gun, different bullet” approach that keeps him sounding like he’s trapped inside the repeat button. Read the rest of this entry »

Someone, please send Shawn Chrystopher an apology letter on our behalf. When his Silent Movies For The Blind EP dropped back at the beginning of October, we really did have every intention of posting it. However, amidst the chaos of being a seamless online publication that actually digests timely material, it took watching a video for “The Credits” of said project to realize we’d missed the initial opportunity by a good thirty days. Read the rest of this entry »

Hip-Hop/R&B hybrid pioneer and actor, Heavy D. died suddenly in Los Angeles this afternoon at the age of 44. Back when rappers were known just as much as their dance moves for rhymes, the man born Dwight Arrington Myers was the frontman for his group, Heavy D. & The Boyz, best known for their chart-topping single, “Now That We Found Love.” Read the rest of this entry »

I’ll take two of whatever Webbie’s on right now because it has him on a roll that even Charlie Sheen has to envy. “Finna F*ck You” is Trill Young Savage musically expanding on (perhaps) those random thoughts that spawned “I got a big dick” and “Get ya hoe, mayne,” only because he’s naturally more comfortable and capable to do so in booth, as compared to, say, a random Walmart. Whatever the case may be, Savage Life 3 should be full on devilishness. Read the rest of this entry »

“The Guilt” is another leak from Willie The Kid’s upcoming The Cure 2 EP – the sequel to his 2010 tape. Usually, when I’m writing about WTK, I’m praising his style. The man’s a rap Sleepy Floyd Read the rest of this entry »

Blake Kelly’s The Layover touches down November 17 and the Neisa Beatz concocted “Big City, Bright Lights” scheduled to appear on said project serves as the next appetizer. Read the rest of this entry »