Mass Effect 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), even before its release, was highly anticipated as the finale to the exceptional franchise. Five years ago we were given the first Mass Effect: a masterpiece in gaming lauded Read the rest of this entry »

Clifford Harris and his family kept the spirit of Christmas alive in Atlanta last night. In support of his KING Foundation, T.I., Tiny and his mother held a toy giveaway, handing out tees, jackets, backpacks, etc. To make the atmosphere fun for the youth, the Harris clan dressed up as ogres, à la, Shrek… Read the rest of this entry »

Video games have become to new socializing engine for friends and family to interact. You know, instead of going outside and whatnot. The popularity of games like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft has players more anti-socially social than ever with crack laced online play. Read the rest of this entry »

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Black Friday and the holiday shopping season are afoot and you’ve been considering jumping on the tablet bandwagon. You’ve seen all those persuasive commercials plus Internet ads and now you’re ready to drop a few bills for one of the highly enjoyable, oversized smartphones. Well, you’re in luck because I’ve done the easy part in picking the top five tablets out now. Read the rest of this entry »

Just a few weeks after the anniversary of Jay-Z’s The Blueprint release, RocNation decides to milk the legacy even more by issuing an anniversary, blue vinyl edition in limited quantities. Read the rest of this entry »

Coldplay has never been known to ignore a good opportunity. Chris Martin and his bandmates show that timing is indeed everything and release their latest song, “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall,” on the eve of a headlining gig at Glastonbury alongside Beyonce and U2 and scheduled performances at other upcoming summer music festivals. Read the rest of this entry »

Fresh off his MJ and Dre features, Akon tries to keep his name ringing and he’s got something for the clubs, bringing Luda along for the ride for “Drop Down.” Will Akon ever go away? Hell no. And with these futuristic dance tracks the kids love, he’ll back be dominating radio playlists again very soon. Read the rest of this entry »

The current generation of toddlers never ceases to amaze. When DS Jr. learned his ABC’s at two, I was sure he was genius baby. But the young savant in the video below really has something special, spouting off the whole Milwaukee Bucks entire roster – coach and GM included. Read the rest of this entry »

EWF is an orchestra and “Fantasy” demonstrates this fact with 20+ instruments and Philip Bailey’s falsetto harmony all sounding like a well-oiled machine. And if you listen to the lyrics, they claim they are united as one. Read the rest of this entry »

warrenJae finally brings us his love-at-first-sight video for “Dear Jasmine.” The buzzworthy South Cackalack rapper keeps it simple and to the point with his words of admiration with an ode to bathwater-drinkable damsel Jasmine Sanders, who initially heard the emcee’s pleas and stepped forward to co-star in the clip. Off warren’s What Dreams May Come mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s apparent Luda’s favorite word is ho, so a whore-ific track on the upcoming Battle Of The Sexes was inevitable. This is your standard Ludacris showing; knocking beat, clever/goofy lyrics, and Lil Fate Wilson with the assist. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve only had my beloved iPhone 3GS since November, but I can tell you that it has changed my whole perspective of any other smart phone. In this short time, it has also thwarted my love for my Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, all to focus on the superior and unique gaming capabilities of this Apple-made super device. Read the rest of this entry »

I was listening to my iPod on shuffle while completely being unproductive during the Midwest’s recent blizzard. After about my third hour, I came across this rarity of a song by the king of Motown from his heart-wrenching, slept-on classic Here My Dear. The first fifty seconds gave me a chilling reflection of my first time trying lean (don’t judge) and brought me back to the song that inspired my teenage exploration, “Sippin’ On Some Syrup.”

But then, the song got interesting.

Marvin’s track is a plea to his woman on if he has given her enough. Money, that is. His conceit shows in this song with ease as he smoothly resonates over his own melodies, the horns and deep bass. The highlight of the song comes in when he says, after three minutes of complaining of the divorce judge’s verdict and beseeching his woman, “I need a smoke.” This begins a psychedelic journey that nearly requires you to close your eyes in order to envision it. Scruffy Marvin with a rainbow-colored beanie, a Zig-Zag rolled joint in his left hand and his right hand swaying. The sax weeps a sad tale, as the electric keyboard and drums ride along. Pain-fueled funk at it’s best.

Had Nas listened to this song before…never mind.

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Download — Marvin Gaye – “Is That Enough”

The chocolate sweetheart Shonie has finally become official. After a couple of leaked tracks with B.o.B, the bouncy first single has hit the net. With Loso stepping up with the assist on “Can’t Let Go” and a debut album on the way, hopefully we’ll get to hear and see more from this songsbird. Read the rest of this entry »

Uggs are called just that for a reason; they’re terribly ugly. How Kel Spencer managed to make a cool track and video from the boots is beyond me. But he does, bringing along one of R&B’s most unheralded talents, Jesse Boykins III, for a solid collaboration. Read the rest of this entry »