Mr. Charismatic Airmatic is going on a warpath against any and everyone who hangs out near the Billboard water cooler. Anybody looking for Slim can get your e-pans ready for the GOLD Rush; a weekly series where he of ‘ol tongue of sugar will be remixing songs with more twists and turns than that crazy of flow of his. And that’s a lot of twists. Read the rest of this entry »

Kathy Perez

The Absolute Very Worst Movies Of 2011 [Film Drunk]

The Internet Reacts To The Death Of Kim Jung Il [Uproxx]

The Hate List 2011 [Gwarizm] Read the rest of this entry »

Campaign season brings out the best, worst and darkest sides out of people. Politics is a dog-eat-dog world, and if a certain candidate isn’t strong both mentally and logically, jumpoffs from years past are almost certain to 187 Presidential aspirations. Except for President Obama, he’ll just let his alter ego Baracka Flocka Flame do all the dirty work. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Samir S.

A couple of months ago, The Fader got a chance to kick it with Big K.R.I.T. as he helped close out the vitamin water uncapped Live series in New York. Now, they’ve come through with the video footage documenting K.R.I.T.’s future plans as an artist and producer, his creative process, and some of his biggest influences (a who’s-who of Southern rap legends and timeless soul masters). Read the rest of this entry »

Music fans rejoice, The Kid Daytona lets loose his year-ending mixtape The Interlude II, sequel to 2010′s acclaimed release bearing the same name. As his stock continues to blossom along with universal recognition, the second part of the series looks to elevate the Bronx emcee’s name beyond the blogs and into iPods and car stereos of a new audience. Musically, it’s everything you’d expect from Daytona, but better. His trademark unique sound has matured, enhanced only by his ever-improving intricate lyricism and narrative ability. Read the rest of this entry »

All of you Batman fiends looking for every inch of The Dark Knight Rises info you can get your hands on can rest easy for a second. Movie audiences savvy enough to catch Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol on its intial release were treated to the newest trailer from Christopher Nolan’s trilogy-closing saga and it’s as good as advertised. Read the rest of this entry »

For starters, Cris Cab has a mixtape dropping with Billionaire Boys Club. That pretty much constitutes for a dream come true of a bubbling artist. Over a bluesy riff smothered in a hybrid of passionate folk melody from a R&B point view, CC brings you inside the happy parts of his brain. It’s a good feeling and even better song. Read the rest of this entry »

They say if you snooze, you lose, and that couldn’t be more true for good albums overlooked for numerous reasons. Whether it’s falling victim to a popularity contest, lack of a big name co-sign or having substandard promotion, sometimes deserving projects don’t get the accolades that’s owed to them. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’ve been enjoying Common’s latest LP over the past week as much as I have, you’ve probably already envisioned how the visual should go for “Celebrate,” The Dreamer, The Believer’s soul-warming single. But, if you imagined Lonnie strictly hanging around some Windy City OG’s, you’d only be half right Read the rest of this entry »

Between collaborations with Freddie Gibbs and Action Bronson and putting out his own album, Statik Selektah had a fairly busy 2011. Next year will likely keep the New York DJ just as occupied with the upcoming album with Termanology (as 1982), entitled 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

Tis’ the season for giving and LxE For The Uncool is dropping off a little stocking stuffer in the form of rhyme. Read the rest of this entry »

Gucci Mane and the guy who all but filled Gucci’s “trap-rapper-who-says-outrageous-sh*t-from-time-to-time” lane join forces for the Mike Will-produced “Okay With Me.” And you know what? The result wasn’t bad at all. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house was a high ass Albanian with his hands up a blouse. Shiraz flowed like water and new friends were there, plus a teenaged Canadian with god-awful hair. Like Santa and elf, a new pair was born and they emerged from the studio with a holiday song! Read the rest of this entry »

Most of the time I’m hearing Dubstep, I feel more like a 90-year-old grandfather than I do an open-minded, twenty-something music lover. And, it’s not because I don’t understand the amped art form or can’t relate to the kids these days. It’s just that when you grow up listening to DJ Quik, Warren G, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Motown, you tend to prefer instruments like guitars, flutes and vibraphones over ear-raping waste-bass. Read the rest of this entry »

Feast your eyes on Jessica Burciaga, the woman alleged to be Kobe Bryant’s mistress. Again, alleged. Read the rest of this entry »