Pardon me for not being totally up to speed on the whole Earl Sweatshirt thing. Being a pseudo part-time journalist and all-around curious person, I did keep up with parts of “Free Earl” campaign mounted by OFWKillallyoumofos but made it my duty not get swarmed by the hype. Sorry, but Charles Hamilton was the last train of that nature I ever really want to be part of. Read the rest of this entry »

In a “who in the hell left the gate open?” moment, funnyman Will Ferrell was granted the privilege of announcing the starting lineups for last night’s Hornets-Bulls game and he summoned the spirit of Jackie Moon to make it an extremely laughable moment. Read the rest of this entry »

We are very proud and excited to announce our support for the first leg of Dee-1′s “Too Focused To Fail” tour, along with 2dopeboyz and OMAR Ent. 11 cities for now with more dates being added = a chance to catch a show by one of the best young artists in the game, period. Follow Dee-1 on Twitter (@Dee1Music) and stay tuned for additional details and updates.

Call them the “Galaxy” colorway, a reference to the larger pack they’ll be releasing with, or refer to them as the All-Star KD’s, since they’re what he’ll be wearing in Orlando. No matter which nickname people decide to apply to them, throw in the adjective “hot” in reference to the shoe and everything the KD IV line has been thus far. Read the rest of this entry »

Sneaker prices are rising faster than the rent but there are still tons of affordable options available that don’t require sacrificing style or comfort. Example A would be adidas’ Clima Cool Fresh Ride, pictured here in the prime blue, metallic and collegiate navy colorway. Read the rest of this entry »

“I do a lot of things that don’t make sense, What I don’t do is ride the fence.”

Artists and athletes changing their names always creates a pickle. I want to refer to them by their proper name, simply out of respect, but a large part of me remains hesitant on some “His mama named him Clay, so I’m gonna call him Clay” © Coming To America type stubbornness. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, we showcased NSW’s Black History Month collection of footwear and apparel and now we get a look at Nike Basketball’s range of offerings – which will include the Nike Zoom KD IV, Nike Kobe VII System Supreme and LeBron 9 – as well as additional design details, a release date and more. Read the rest of this entry »

In case you were on refreshment refill run and missed it, Madonna performed a gladiator-influenced set during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show. Enough about that. Monday morning’s water cooler talk will likely center around M.I.A.’s one-finger salute to the television audience Read the rest of this entry »

Ryshon Jones tosses his two cents to join the thirst for singer Jhene Aiko.

Ryshon Jones – “Letter To Jhene Aiko” (Prod. By Lee Bannon)

H/T: Sermon’s

“I don’t think I’m conscious of making monsters, Outta the women that I sponsor ’til it all goes bad”

A rep for Drake responded on the rapper’s behalf, stating there was no wrongdoing on their side in regards to an ex’s “Marvin’s Room” lawsuit and they can’t wait to take it to the courts. Read the rest of this entry »

La Flare’s looking to regain the top spot on the block by teaming with DJ Holiday to drop the Trap Back mixtape. With his legal difficulties creating setbacks, the argument can be made that Gucci’s been surpassed by a few others Read the rest of this entry »

Glory be on a Sunday morning as Blu offers up a video for the Madlib-produced title track from the Jesus EP. Read the rest of this entry »

Minnesota’s Kevin Love scored 25 points and snagged 18 boards to lead the Timberwolves to a 100-91 win over Houston in Saturday night’s action. Nothing but an ordinary night for Love, but it’s one that will be remembered (and rehashed endlessly) for one play: his footplant on Luis Scola Read the rest of this entry »

“Cause they wonder how I’m (Maybach Music), and I stay conscious.”

The Song By Me, Stalley series continues on with “God’s Child,” which features a simmering soundbed by Huntsville production crew Block Beattaz. Right now, I’m feeling real prophetic after recently drawing comparison between Stalley and God’s Son only to see him follow up with an anointed moniker and short verse explaining how he keeps his halo clean despite his surroundings.

As an extra, enjoy 330 MC’s “Blue Sky” freestyle.

Stalley – “God’s Child” (Prod. By Block Beattaz)

Stalley – “Blue Sky (Freestyle)”

Now that I’m older and able to put it all in perspective, my indoctrination into the shoe game occurred early in life. And, in a lot of ways, I have to blame my parents because they’re the ones who gave me a subscription to Sports Illustrated when I was maybe eight. In their hearts, they wanted to foster my adolescent love for reading and sports – which they did – but a definite by-product was my exposure to Nike’s earliest and arguably best advertising. Read the rest of this entry »