Yelawolf, Kid Rock and fellow Detroit artist Paradime covering the Beastie’s rebellion song, “Fight For Your Right,” on Kid Rock’s “Chillin’ The Most” cruise held in MIA this past weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

A ruptured spleen couldn’t slow down Yelawolf for long. After a stage-diving incident left him injured, Catfish did have to go on bed rest but only for a short spell before bouncing back, fueled partially own on his tenacity and with the support of fans showing overwhelming concern and tons of Twitter get-well wishes. Read the rest of this entry »

For literally twenty years, 8Ball has been putting out albums. From the first release he and MJG dropped on Suave House back in 1992, up until the two LPs the duo released in 2011, this gold-toothed Memphis legend has fed his family from reciting the same Southern spiel for longer than half the rappers on the radio have been alive. Read the rest of this entry »

Considering the majority of rappers keep their love life wide open, there were quite a few Valentine’s Day mixtape releases yesterday. But, since we don’t rap and have to keep tabs on the ladies who keep tabs on us, we didn’t get a chance to share as many of them as we would have liked. Read the rest of this entry »

Rittz’s “Sleep At Night,” one of my absolute favorite’s from the original White Jesus, gets a re-release and a visual before the Revival drops on March 8th. Read the rest of this entry »

In Yelawolf’s latest video for Trunk Muzik 0-60′s “Marijuana,” the Southern MC tosses around bushels of America’s favorite cash crop while professional skateboarder Paul Rodriguez totes a straw hat and shotgun. Sounds like an effective, cut-and-dry aesthetic to frame the video. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Reports Year-End Loss And More Bad News Ahead [Deadline]

The Greatest Hip-Hop ‘Soul Train’ Performances [HHW] Read the rest of this entry »

With quotes from Bubba Chuck’s turbulent life and career – including the legendary “practice” speech – Don Trip describes life isn’t always greener when setting out to cash in on a God given talent. Read the rest of this entry »

There were certain perks Yelawolf immediately gained from signing with Shady. Along with simply having hard copies of his major label debut at all your local retailers and sharing an office with A-Listers, the Crimson Tide rider now has a viable outlet for his own Slumerican imprint. Read the rest of this entry »

“Bad bitch, Catfish coming to a town near you…”

If not your town, two of my personal favorite people – Jasmine and Yela – will be in your speakers with the release of the bottom-heavy number “One On One.” Read the rest of this entry »

Regardless whether star players declare pro and/or get busted with weed, nothing short of a pay-for-play scandal will ever erase the University of Alabama as the 2012 National Champions of college football. And our good buddy Yelawolf can say he was there for the whole damn thing. Read the rest of this entry »

The video for Yelawolf’s thumping first single, “Let’s Roll,” encompasses everything listeners need to know about the ‘Bama MC. The juxtaposed shots of Hip-Hop’s birthplace, the South Bronx, with Yela’s native Southern state accentuates the urban sound that he has made his own. Read the rest of this entry »

True, Ace Hood may fell short of the potential that awaited him this year but there were still a few wins and he still has something say to all receptive listeners. On his second Statement of the year, the usual suspects in Busta, Ross, 2 Chainz and DJ Khaled bin Abdul Khaled all salute the Young G to help him close out the year with a bang. Read the rest of this entry »

While I’m sure GLC has been laying down his pimp hand since preschool, it’s really only been about the past year or so that we’ve become accustomed to the “Spaceship”-traveling Chicagoan completely adopting the “Ism” mantra. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s a sort of Norman Rockwell quality to Yelawolf. Not because his work paints a cheery sense of nostalgia; but rather it provides a striking portrait of modern rural America. Included in these exposes are the following: empty PBR bottles, souped-up (and, some times, rusted-out) Chevrolets and meth lab double-wides. It’s grisly stuff, especially for those who expect the South to be all SEC football and scenic beaches. Read the rest of this entry »