Bombay Sapphire and Russell & Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic Art Foundation continue their longstanding partnership with the 2012 Artisan Series, an opportunity for talented emerging artists from across the country to showcase their works of art. Read the rest of this entry »

Donald Glover To Guest Star On “Girls” [Paste Mag]

MySpace Set To Relaunch At The End Of The Year [Music Week]

10 Rappers In The 40 & Over Club That Still Got The Glow [Hip-Hop Wired]

Will Rappers With Kids Regret Their Lyrics? [The Urban Daily]

Stephen A. Smith Just Realized What’s So Hilarious About Stephen A. Smith [With Leather] Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve already professed our undying love for the land of lap dances and expensive drinks. But as you probably know, the strip club can be a drag if you’re not Rick Ross and willing to drop a million bucks to make it monsoon on droves of applauding derrieres. However, the everyman can have fun at the strip club without breaking the bank. Read the rest of this entry »

Will Smith Wants To Play President Obama In Biopic [Hip-Hop Wired]

Austin City Limits Lineup: Chili Peppers, Neil Young, Black Keys Headlining [Billboard] Read the rest of this entry »

Producers are quite protective over their craft. They take pride in finding a diamond in the rough to sample and flip it into a Hip-Hop masterpiece. That’s why Pete Rock was so pissed that Lupe Fiasco jacked his “T.R.O.Y.” sample without asking permission. All of the hullabaloo made us think about any other times Pete Rock and other producers have been Sampling Eskimo Twins. Read the rest of this entry »

“Think Like A Man” Banned From French Theaters [Madame Noire]

DC Comics To Switch The Sexual Orientation Of An Established Character [Bleeding Cool] Read the rest of this entry »

Missed the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in favor of watching the Spurs dump the Clippers from the NBA Playoffs? Don’t trip because we have your short, sweet recap ready. Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Zuckerberg Is Now A Married Man [Uproxx]

Lil Wayne Accused Of Assaulting Fan For Trying To Take A Picture [Hip-Hop Wired] Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Julie J. | @Julie_TBIH

In his illustrious quest of forever chasing cash, Chase N. Cashe shows the TV who’s boss at the end of “I’m The Man.” From the captain of the “Wavy Navy” who also brought us “Trill Living” and all its subsequent remixes, this in-your-face ode to his incomparable greatness should come as no surprise. Read the rest of this entry »

Drake’s made quite a few tampon-y ballads for the various women he’s played Easy Bake Oven with over the course of his career. One of the earliest was Bria Myles. While “Bria’s Interlude” was quite the beautiful composition, we’re amazed at the restraint Drake utilized by not just making the song him screaming out “SWEET JEEBUS DAT ASS!” for four minutes. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Dr Hip-Hop | @DrHipHop85

If you’re old enough to remember, at one point people thought Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway was going to be the next BIG player in the few years following Michael Jordan’s first retirement. Sadly, the Memphis-raised Magic superstar’s flame never fully blazed. Penny was plagued with injuries and never really accomplished what many hoped he would. The one thing Penny did manage to capitalize on was getting a pretty popular signature sneaker line with Nike. Read the rest of this entry »

John Woo To Direct ‘Day Of The Beast’ [Deadline]

10 Photos Of Celebs Looking Awkward Next To Jay-Z [Hip-Hop Wired] Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Dr Hip-Hop | @DrHipHop85

This August one of the most popular Jordan 4 colorways is heading back to the shelves. The “Fire Red” colorway originally released in 1989 and has been retroed two times since then. The most recent retro was released in 2006 and was slapped with a Mars Blackmon logo. This upcoming version seems to take it back to the basics, but there does seem to be a slight change. Read the rest of this entry »

German Police Used Just 85 Bullets In 2011 [MSN]

Lil Wayne Confesses His Love For Trina, Says He Misses Her [The Urban Daily] Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Julie J. | @Julie_TBIH

Both 2 Chainz and Kreayshawn have been known to namedrop their fare share of lavish designers, yet “Murder” finds the two in a decrepit old house. In fact, the set of Alex Nazari’s video is one that any horror movie director would envy, and draws attention away from the lyrical content of the song Read the rest of this entry »