From an outsider’s perspective, Miami is Florida’s real capital where the sun shines gracefully on the skin of chiseled celebutantes and a regular weekday feels like Mardi Gras. Couple in the ever-popular Miami Heat and Rick Ross’ presence in Hip-Hop media and it easily feels like the place you need to relocate to. A MSN report spews quite the contrary, Read the rest of this entry »

That boy Aubrey Graham just can’t stay out of the news for doing the right thing, can he? It’s a toss-up whether if it’s more impressive that he has recently broke the record for #1 rap songs on the Billboard with a whooping eleven or that he edged Diddy out of his spot, who has more than a decade of experience over him. Read the rest of this entry »

To have your support reciprocated by the President is an honor that comes along once in a lifetime. Janelle Monáe captured lightning in a bottle recently during a re-election rally at the University of Illinois when President Obama acknowledged her presence and performance with his traditional candor and humor. Read the rest of this entry »

With the futures of iTunes, Spotify and Bluetooth secure, the world is going digital and the once standard feature of car compact disc players are soon to become a relic when purchasing a new automobile. Chevrolet’s 2013 Sonic RS is leading the way with all the technological advances Read the rest of this entry »

Redbox? What’s a Redbox? Cable television is still the leading the cause of couch potato syndrome. After successfully captivating the country with laughter with his independent Laugh At My Pain movement, Kevin Hart’s stand-up slash documentary will be shown on Comedy Central tonight 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 »

No, your eyes do not deceive you. Yahoo! reports Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, just announced that he will pour $300 million into our favorite fit-what-you-can-in-under-140-characters social networking site. Read the rest of this entry »

Sensationalism and gossip are unbeatable parasites of headlines and attention grabbing. It’s a shame really, considering there are parallel opposites out there doing as much good as they do in irritation. Take The League of Young Voters for example. They work continuously to ensure that our children remain our future even in the dimming light of empty promises made by politicians and crumbling education system in the public schools. Read the rest of this entry »

Mr. Charismatic Airmatic is going on a warpath against any and everyone who hangs out near the Billboard water cooler. Anybody looking for Slim can get your e-pans ready for the GOLD Rush; a weekly series where he of ‘ol tongue of sugar will be remixing songs with more twists and turns than that crazy of flow of his. And that’s a lot of twists. Read the rest of this entry »

His last solo album has scanned nearly six million copies and his most recent output, Hell: The Sequel, with Royce Da 5’9″, is well over gold in sales. Suffice to say, Eminem isn’t losing sleep over whether or not he can afford cable in every room. And with such financial security, he can also afford to do as he pleases. Including turning down $6 million dollars in guaranteed money to simply perform as he’s been doing to promote his releases. Read the rest of this entry »

Transparency: I’m an Ohio State Buckeyes fan. To say this year has been one Hellish rollercoaster ride through Dante’s seven levels of the Inferno (and back again) is an understatement. I witnessed the dismantling of a storied program over tattoos (tat-f*cking-toos). This makes me very sad. Read the rest of this entry »

The kid with the green backpack is making damn sure you remember his 2011 as more and more releases keep popping in. The Kansas chief has been balling with a budget as of late—literally as the video for NBA 2K12′s “Awesome” just hit the scene. It’s good to know that somebody out there has the league’s best interest in mind. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s better than NBA players trying to pursue rap careers? Well, a lot of things but one in particular is seeing them lend their celebrity to help others come-up in their respective hustle. This week’s beneficiaries just so happens to be the talented trio of Pac Div and they’re all putting on for titanium powerhouse, Phiten in a new musical ad. Read the rest of this entry »

Kendrick ain’t the only kid from Compton TSS has love for. If you refer to the 12 NBA Young Guns To Watch (If There’s A Season) post, you’ll notice a fundamentally sound yet capable of the flash, sharp-witted point guard by the name of Brandon Jennings holding court in Milwaukee. Read the rest of this entry »

Everybody has a lil’ Captain in them, PAUSE. The Legendary Roots Crew recently took on the task for remixing (in other words) reformulating the theme song to Captain Morgan’s “To Life, Love and Loot” campaign and they tackle the assignment with the same intensity that occurs when the famed spiced rum hits the bloodstream. Read the rest of this entry »