I’m almost positive Chris Brown has reggae legend Sizzla’s “Solid As A Rock” on his “Hating Ass N*ggas and B*tches” playlist. Read the rest of this entry »

If you haven’t untubed a Garcia Vega and stuffed that bad boy to the brim with Grimace, you can’t consider yourself completely versed on loud. If you haven’t heard of 11/5, the under-appreciated San Fran rap group from the 90s, we wouldn’t be surprised. Short-lived, but funkier than a pair of week-worn gym socks, Taydatay and the crew were huge on sampling old school R&B dance joints, but never big anywhere other than The Bay. Read the rest of this entry »

When Slim Shady returned from a prescription-pill-induced absence back in May of 2009, the Hip-Hop world welcomed the always outspoken icon back with open arms. Then, when he donned the infamous accent and proceeded to bludgeon his way back into people’s hearts with Relapse, those same folk slowly retracted their steps and then sprinted the other way. Read the rest of this entry »

O Beans, Beans! wherefore art thou Beans? Read the rest of this entry »

Back when I was casually growing my vinyl collection for no real reason, I bought a box of used records from a former friend who’d found them outside an evicted apartment. Although I felt bad about the way I’d gotten them, the exquisite selection I’d come up on for a measly $30 bucks was unfathomable. Read the rest of this entry »

Go ahead. Listen to Soul For Real’s “Candy Rain” and not sing along. I dare you. In fact, I triple dog dare you so you know it’s real. I heard this Friday night at a spot called Fishbowl and it’s been stuck in my head ever since. Read the rest of this entry »

The irony in this post is the fact I literally haven’t heard this 313 classic since iPods or YouTube came into existence. While chumming it up with the homie yesterday, I began flipping through a dusty, old CD book that was buried in his basement, when I came across an almost two-decade-old copy of Dice’s Black Monday. The best album from the sometimes-satanic, always-gangsta, neighborhood sh*t talker was not only an extremely rare find Read the rest of this entry »

Prior to Big K.R.I.T. winning over the hearts and ears of Hip-Hop lovers everywhere, David Banner was the pride, joy and face of Mississippi rap. Read the rest of this entry »

Time hasn’t been kind to Memphis Bleek, but that doesn’t detract from one of the best group cuts of the 2000s. On “Round Here,” Bleek, Trick Daddy and Tip douse a Just Blaze beat in gasoline Read the rest of this entry »

“The world is mine, can’t you see, I’m just trying to be all I can be.”

I’ve been mentally coast-to-coast pimpin’ all day, courtesy of Christopher Wallace and Todd Shaw. Read the rest of this entry »

While most people would probably call “Sherm Stick” or “The Loc Is On His Own” their favorite song from Jayo Felony’s 1995 debut, mine has always been the bobblehead-inducing title cut. But, for as many times as I’ve heard this super slept-on, Jam Master Jay-produced gangsta party from the San Diego Crip, I still can’t believe Read the rest of this entry »

Bad haircuts and CD singles. Junior high dances and embellished crushes. These are the things that come to mind every time I hear this oft-forgotten, undercover freak-fest from Next, which typically occurs around once a year. Read the rest of this entry »

After securing my Concord XI’s a few days ago, I can finally sit back and take stock of what transpired over the last week. For the past few years, securing a pair of shoes took nothing more than me telling my boys to hold a pair of 13′s to the side and let me know when they needed the bread. That all changed thanks to a bevy of complaints being sent to Footlocker corporate Read the rest of this entry »

In an effort to try to grasp the new generation of music during the ’90s, my mother latched on to TLC. And from there, my love for T-Boz was born. “What About Your Friends” from their debut album, Ooooooohhh…On The TLC Tip, receives the royal treatment mainly due to the fact it popped up randomly during a recent YouTube binge. 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 »