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“Jimmy Fallon’s house band the Roots didn’t have a warm welcome for Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann when she appeared on the NBC show early Tuesday. As Bachmann strode on to the stage at Fallon’s “Late Night,” the show’s band played a snippet of a 1985 Fishbone song called “Lyin’ Ass Bitch.” Read the rest of this entry »

“The aggins I used to hoop with is now who I ball with.” Common isn’t playing around this album. If you didn’t believe that by now, you will when you hear “Celebrate.”

After “Sweet” found the typically refined rapper unleashing some much-needed steam, this No I.D. production finds Lonnie sitting by the fire, enjoying the company of close friends and loved ones. Read the rest of this entry »

LBS:

“A CNBC report that was published on Monday detailed some of the struggles that small businesses have faced because of the cancellation of NBA games. Perhaps the most interesting of the bunch is a New York escort service. Read the rest of this entry »

The Strong Island trio’s working on a new album and breaking out an early listen with a snippet of “Mr.Big.Mouth”? Read the rest of this entry »

If you were excited for WZRD’s lead single, I apologize. Because, really, exciting is the antonym for “Brake.” Read the rest of this entry »

An illustrated guide to shoe care by Ted Slampyak for Art Of Manliness. Read the rest of this entry »

Leave it to the little homie Lola to be able to get any rapper past Customs and over the border for a performance. Two Fridays ago on November 11th, Mr. “Mac Wit Da Cheese” French Montana and Chinx Drugz made the trip to Toronto, Canada to perform in front of an audience of 2,000+ fans. Read the rest of this entry »

Before the Slaughterhouse and Shady dealings, Crooked I stood alone at the center of his Circle of Bosses and now he’s returning to drop a solo EP, In None We Trust: The Prelude Read the rest of this entry »

The Best And Worst Of WWE Survivor Series ’11 [With Leather]

United Nations Claims AIDS Epidemic Is “Leveling Off” [News One]

Phife Dawg: Tribe Never Received Money From “Can I Kick It” [Hip-Hop Chronicle] Read the rest of this entry »

With Well Done’s release date peeking over the horizon, Action Bronson and Statik Selektah let loose the video for “Not Enough Words.” It’s my favorite joint that’s leaked off the album so far – not just because Bronson’s ridiculous with the pen, because he is, but because there’s a little of the man behind the words in this track. Read the rest of this entry »

Currently, K.’s tied up in Brooklyn Tennessee basement and she’s not going anywhere. At least she’s here until we get a bunch of great questions for the first Maildrop installment. Want to help free K.? Read the rest of this entry »

“Overrated twits, I’ll take a piss in your talent pool.”

As it turns out, Chuuwee was everyone’s best kept secret since nobody mentioned him to me prior to the previous post. Determined not to miss getting a comfy seat on the bandwagon, here’s Watching The Throne, the latest from the Sacramento representative. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’ve hipped yourself to any of the leaks from Mike Posner’s latest mixtape, The Layover, you might have heard his track, “A Perfect Mess.” Amidst all the star-studded guest features, I bring this song up specifically because it’s the perfect introduction to this new chapter in the career of a once-grounded artist. Read the rest of this entry »

If you haven’t noticed, good ol’ Clifford Harris has had enough time home from the clink to realize he’d rather be recording music than playing bid whist in a jail cell. In turn, Tiny’s guy has been everywhere, making the rounds on any top-tier record he deems appropriate and dealing out aces of his own. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve got a special treat for you this evening.

Every now and again I lurk in the comment section of TSS and check out what people are talking about, even when I’m taking excessive, extended, unnecessary breaks from writing. And every now and again there is a conversation among those of us who are increasingly challenged in the youth department that sparks a comment from the younger sect along the lines of “Man, ya’ll sound old as hell talking about being in high school in the ’90s.” Read the rest of this entry »