Every now and then, the NFL has a Sunday so weird, so pressure packed and so controversial that the results of it could potentially have long term effects on everything from draft seedings to playoff positions. December 18 was one of those Sundays. Read the rest of this entry »

Alissa Rae Ross

Veteran Guard Baron Davis To Sign With Knicks [USA Today]

Little Girl Threatens To Kill Santa If He Doesn’t Deliver Bieber [NYDN]

This Is Why You Don’t Propose Marriage on National TV [Warming Glow] Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since his career kicked off back in the early 90s, Warren G has been putting on for his homies. Pick any album from the storied career of this G-Funk pioneer and you’ll see that on each one, the man who was once handed LBC’s key from the mayor himself has been opening doors for talents like The Twinz, Mista Grimm, Da 5 Footaz, Mr. Malik and Bishop Lamont for years. Read the rest of this entry »

Here at TSS, we’ve never had the greatest grasp of time. Part of it is because that’s never been in our job description to be the first place up with something, unless in conjunction with a specific artist. The other part is we really don’t give a sh*t. That being said, even a month “late” posting Gerald Walker’s It’s Christmas Time…Again, the appreciation for good music remains high. Read the rest of this entry »

“I wonder when you die do you hear harps and bagpipes
If you born on the other side of the crack pipe
Niggas learn math just to understand the crack price
Then dive in head first like a jack knife Read the rest of this entry »

The only way to ride a wave is to go up and that’s exactly what Surf Club be bout when it comes to monopolizing their empire. You can hear it in every syllable in Chase N. Cashe’s music as of late. Plenty of references to living above the clouds but there’s also serious aggressive overtone that allows you to believe you’re not dealing with no slouch. Read the rest of this entry »

If David Thompson, the NBA great, was known for getting higher than hot air balloons, what’s the over and under that by Kooley High choosing to name their album after him, that they would take it a couple notches above their competition? Read the rest of this entry »

Whenever you hear that triumphant phrase “Let’s Go,” whether it’s dusk or dawn, you’re most likely to get that second wind–if only momentarily. Now couple that bit of realism with the electric energy that is the titular object of affection for Outasight’s new freebie and you have a jolt of caffeine in MP3 format. Read the rest of this entry »

Jimmy Kimmel ruins children’s lives. After encouraging parents to send in videos pretending that they ate their kids’ Halloween candy, the late night host invented a new gag to traumatize American youngsters: film kids’ reactions to receiving shitty Christmas gifts. Read the rest of this entry »

Just know, there’s some stuff you couldn’t make up even if Dr. Seuss personally authored the script. To take a term from Skip Bayless, Tim Tebow’s “clutch gene” is contagious and has apparently taken over the animal kingdom. Read the rest of this entry »

Two shots from B.o.B as he continues his recent active streak. First up, he adds his magic to Katy Perry’s “The One That Got Away” as Perry takes aim at a record-breaking sixth number one single from her Teenage Dream album. Read the rest of this entry »

The Ism is a person, place or thing a.k.a. a noun. The Ism told Jean Baptiste Point du Sable to make a right when he was to eventually discover Chicago. The Ism was walking with Tiger when he finally decided to start winning again. The Ism can be gasless and even odorless, but never without power. Read the rest of this entry »

The problem with a lot of the weed songs is that they tend too good of a job conveying the melancholy and munchies, often resulting in a bore to shuffle around your iPod. For some reason or another, the weed in Canada apparently gets you charged and Classified has no qualms in putting on his celebration face while taking bong rips at leisure. Read the rest of this entry »

Always dropping in when you least expect it, Atmosphere is putting on for their city, state and relative universe with the “Welcome to Minnesota” tour this coming February. The flagship song is an organic offering of fluid musicianship alongside a handful of the North Star State’s freshest talent. Read the rest of this entry »

Chicago is a city well aware of its negative stereotypes. The Windy City is also well aware of its culture, history and, most importantly, pride. As I’ve said on countless occasions here before, my time in the city was one of the more fulfilling experiences in my life. And for a basketball junkie like myself, there aren’t many places in America with the athletic identity of the sport woven into its fabric more than Chi-Town. Read the rest of this entry »