11.4 The Cooler

GENERAL November 4, 2009 | By Gotty™ | 7 Comments

Mmm, Mmm, Miema New Owners Relaunch Vibe With Chris Brown Cover [Ad Age] Game Snags Cuba Gooding Jr For ‘The R.E.D. Album’ [RGF] Raf Simons Neoprene Leather Sneakers [Upscale Hype] 7 Signs You’re A Hip Hop Douchebag [Global Grind]

Sean Falyon Feat. Playboy Tre and Scar - “Wonderful Life”

AUDIO November 3, 2009 | By Gotty™ | 7 Comments

Keepin’ it 100, Playboy Tre should just give up rap. Really.

Sa-Ra Creative Partners Feat. Jay Electronica & Ta’Raach - “Love Czars II”

AUDIO November 3, 2009 | By Gotty™ | 13 Comments

First came the original found on the Nuclear Evolution album, then the snippet of “Love Czars II” & now we receive the full version of the second incarnation. And for this we are thankful.

Young Dro Feat. Yung LA - “I Don’t Know Y’all” Video

AUDIO November 3, 2009 | By TC | 13 Comments

To call Young Dro’s latest clip “animated” would be a severe understatement. With depicted scenery functioning like real-life oil paintings, it’s literally a work of an art. Grand Hustle’s pinch hitters prove their vision can be as colorful as their lyrics.

Video: 50 Cent Breaks Down…

GENERAL November 3, 2009 | By TC | 14 Comments

…on Connecticut Radio Morning Show. Fiddy is such the emotional cat these days. You saw his passion when pertaining to Fat Joe’s lastest clunker and now, with word that the Rick Ross PD only moved 4,000 units, it’s Niagra Falls all over again.

BET (& Judge Mathis) FAIL: Frankie On The Judge Mathis Show

Everything Else November 3, 2009 | By MZ | 11 Comments

Woooh Buddy… there’s no way anyone saw this coming. BET managed to get Frankie on Judge Mathis’ show to promote her and Neffie’s reality show. They’re obviously not saying it, it’s not that hard to figure out when you got Frankie walking down the courtroom aisle...

Tef Poe Feat. Rockwell Knuckles - “Underhanded Plan”

AUDIO November 3, 2009 | By Gotty™ | 5 Comments

Today’s jam of the day. Tef Poe rocks the mic and Rocky drops the chorus. The music is made and St. Louis is proudly served.

Freddie Gibbs Feat. Pill - “Womb To The Tomb” Video

AUDIO November 3, 2009 | By J. Tinsley | 13 Comments

“The wait is over…yeah, the wait is over!!!” © Young Jeezy This should hold you over until The Labels Tryin’ To Kill Me hits a RapidShare link near you in the coming weeks. Gangsta Gibbs finally decided to let go of his much anticipated visual with Pill, “Womb To The Tomb.”...

Nike Trainer 1 Mid: Bo Knows

Gear November 3, 2009 | By Gotty™ | 13 Comments

While the Trainer SC’s are getting a lot of attention (specifically the 34’s), these 2009 Trainer 1 Mid’s have my eye. Having seen the 34’s and knowing that leather is paper-thin, I’ll go with these 2009’s for durability & comfort.

“Show N’ Prove” - Review Of The Undergods’ EP

ALBUM REVIEWS November 3, 2009 | By K1NG | 13 Comments

After the success of Slaughterhouse, established acts have seen since been forming like Voltron; teaming up to hopefully swap fan bases. Two of the most recent wordsmiths to create an alliance include The Undergods, which is the combined force of Canibus and Keith Murray.

Zo! - …Just Visiting Too

AUDIO November 3, 2009 | By Gotty™ | 11 Comments

There’s nothing better than when the future of the funk all comes together for an album. But when the announcement of the formation of FE Music came several months ago, I held out hope that more music would be forthcoming, allowing the loose consortium of friends and artists to collaborate more....

Video: Shafiq Husayn EPK Three

GENERAL November 3, 2009 | By Gotty™ | 6 Comments

Let J.Kim tell it. “Here is the 3rd installment of the Shafiq Husayn EPK series, this time around, Shafiq gives you a personal tour of his home studio, highlighting some of the various equipment used to make the recently released album, Shafiq En’ A-Free-Ka.

Video: Rosa Acosta x Stretching

SMOKE BREAK November 3, 2009 | By Gotty™ | 21 Comments

Rosa says “Soooooooo…I promised you guys that when I got past 20,000friends on Twitter…I would have another STRETCHING VIDEO for you guys. Well…now I’m up for 26,000+, and I wanted to make sure I showed everyone how much I appreciate it! So….me! Rosa! New Video…just for you!!!”...

Lloyd Feat. J. Holiday & Nicki Minaj - “Take It Off”

AUDIO November 3, 2009 | By J. Tinsley | 15 Comments

Go ahead and focus on the picture for a few moments. It’s cool, I did the same thing. I’ll wait. Alright, now that we’ve got that out the way, let’s get down to business. I’ve been a Lloyd fan since the “Southside” days and the fact he’s got new single...

Chrisette Michele Feat. Wale - “Fragile” Video

MUSIC November 3, 2009 | By MZ | No Comments

Perfect time for Chrisette to drop this visual for this remix off her sophomore effort Epiphany. She’s been putting in work since its release touring and promoting, so why not coast a bit and ride on Wale’s coattails as he prepares to release Attention Defecit next week.