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“As Told To” - Freddie Gibbs’ midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik

By now, we’re sure you’ve given midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik a serious run through a handful of times now. You also probably realize it is one of the rawest, yet most honest releases in a long while as well. The young man hailing from the same city the Jacksons made famous is poised...
September 8th, 2009 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, GENERAL | Read More

Donny Goines’ Fave Five

The untimely passing of filmmaker John Hughes shed significant light on what actually constituted as a great movie. Just glancing at his filmography, it was clear that he was he was a mastermind in capturing the joy and pains of societal American culture for the silver screen. In the realm of Hip-Hop,...
September 1st, 2009 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Mayer Hawthorne’s Fave Five

Mayer Hawthorne is a man of distinction — he wears argyle sweaters, neckties and sunglasses five days out of seven, and subsists on breakfast foods two of three square meals a day. Banana pancakes, well-done hash browns with the peppers and onions, turkey sausage, Clancy’s Fancy hot sauce,...
April 14th, 2009 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Video: TSS x Capone-N-Noreaga x Dame Grease x Meeno

Camerawork by Clayton Donnelley I grind hard most of the time, but I’m a lazy b*stard at heart. If I don’t have to sit in front of a computer and transcribe a long-*ss interview, that’s fine with me. Lately, I’ve been having my homie Big Clay videotape my interviews. He’s an ex-bouncer...
March 17th, 2009 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, Videos | Read More

Product Placement: EZ-Splitz

When I originally wrote “Drags To Riches”, my piece on EZ-Splitz, I openly asked the creator to step forward and share the history on this ingenious product. These simple-yet-life-changing keychain blunt cutters have made their way into every convience store in my Metro area and coincidentally...
January 30th, 2009 | AS TOLD TO, Everything Else, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

TWTW — Fave Five Recap

It’s quite obvious that this is the LC show today as we presume the boys are off beating their collective meats in one hell of a competitive circle jerk pause. Since I have the time & space, I wanted to go back & shine light on the producers showcased in the consecutive/series of Fave...
December 13th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

Shawn Jackson’s Fave Five — Beat Maker Series

Shawn Jackson is the best of both worlds — he’s laid back like the flow of his West Coast home, and raps with the flare of his East Coast roots; he’s unendingly cordial and friendly, and gully to the tune of a menacing gaze and air of someone who’d fuck you up; he bends beats...
December 12th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

House Shoes’ Fave Five - Beat Maker Series

“Baby, I’m releasing an album on Christmas day,” House Shoes laughed and gently rubbed his fiancee’s pregnant belly. “No stores are open on Christmas, baby. How genius is that?” This will be the first Christmas Shoes celebrates with his new family. A certain tranquility...
December 10th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Exile’s Fave Five — Beat Maker Series

Below The Heavens is a TSS-favored album of the highest order. It has become the yardstick by which fans and followers measure all other Blu projects. But much more is written and known about the project’s emcee than its beat maker. Exile is one of the most artistically minded folks I’ve...
December 9th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

14KT’s Fave Five - Beat Maker Series

14KT has generated the kind of word-of-mouth attention a beat maker could only dream of. A MySpace page can only do so much — beyond the parameters of the Internet the proof must be in the proverbial pudding. And it’s KT’s tapioca blend of silky smooth chunk and funk that made him the...
December 8th, 2008 | AS TOLD TO, AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

“As Told To” - Trick Trick’s Next Potential Target: Soulja Boy

On an unseasonably warm Lexington, Kentucky, afternoon Motown’s resident bad guy, Trick Trick, and about ten of his boys rolled up to the front door of UK’s campus radio station. Trick Trick was on a promotional tour for his new album The Villain and was hitting all major college radio outlets in...
November 13th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, GENERAL | Read More

“As Told To…” - Jake One’s “Hurt U”

Generally what you hear from the final product of an album doesn’t represent the entire creation process. Scrapped songs and altered production ironically are the setbacks that constitute forward progress. Still fresh with the aroma from the 4 Cigs caused by his debut album White Van Music, Jake...
November 7th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, MUSIC | Read More

“Straight From The Oven Wit It…”

The moment the vibraphone and bassline drop simultaneously, you hear it: timelessness. It’s clear even through to the breakdown, as one of “them old heads” whistles away. Six years later, “Guess Who’s Back” has lost none of its luster. It was and still is the Everest-like zenith...
October 15th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

“As Told To” - The Story Behind Big Kuntry King’s Album Cover

The album cover might be a lost art in these days of consumers who don’t make the trip to their local record shops to purchase physical copies. For many of us, album covers & liner notes have always been part of the experience of the album, an essential part. Hip-Hop has had it’s fair...
September 30th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

“As Told To” - DJ Steve1der’s Nate In ‘08 Mix

If you listen to rap music, chances are you’ve fallen in love with a Nate Dogg chorus. Even if you hardly ever listen to rap, you’ve probably found yourself signing along with the legendary West Coast crooner at some point in your life. His impact on modern music has been profound as he has shared...
September 26th, 2008 | ARTIST INTERVIEWS, AS TOLD TO, GENERAL | Read More