2.1 The Cooler
02.01.12Chris Brown Named World’s Worst Dressed Man By GQ Magazine [HuffPost]
Will Amazon Kill Publishing? [The Atlantic]
Top 10: Dunks On Kendrick Perkins (A History Of Abuse) [RTNY] Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Brown Named World’s Worst Dressed Man By GQ Magazine [HuffPost]
Will Amazon Kill Publishing? [The Atlantic]
Top 10: Dunks On Kendrick Perkins (A History Of Abuse) [RTNY] Read the rest of this entry »
The battle to dominate the clouds is shaping up to be a free-for-all skirmish between Apple, Google and Amazon. Amazon’s latest move in this three person chess match has seen their pricing slashed to $20 per year for unlimited storage on Cloud Drive, effectively undercutting Apple’s $25, 20,000 song limit. Read the rest of this entry »
Tiana Nicole
Death Penalty Costs California $184 Million A Year [LAT]
Top 10 Black Sports Personalities [6Mag]
Has Tracy Morgan ‘Gone Overboard’ With the Apologies? [PopEater]
Russell Simmons’ Prepaid Credit Card Investigated For Hidden Fees [Clutch] Read the rest of this entry »
We’re living in some amazing online times folks. Major competitors like Google, Amazon and Apple rolled out or will introduce cloud services enabling users to stream their music library practically anywhere there’s internet access on supported devices. Netflix did the unthinkable in monetizing movie streaming to ample revenues. Additionally, users are mere clicks away from legally downloading full games on consoles and on PC. These internet-centric endeavors yield interesting, progressive steps in spite of the tangled web many call licensing. However it’s evident online access to those services is transitioning to a less desirable state. Read the rest of this entry »
Tisha Marie
Attack Of The Cicadas [Nashville Scene]
Batman Was Arrested in Michigan [Gawker]
Child, Please! The 10 Most Misbehaved Celebrity Kids [Vibe]
This May Be The Greatest Bill Murray Photo Ever Taken [Uproxx] Read the rest of this entry »
“In recent days, the price of most track downloads in Amazon’s Top 100 Singles have dropped to $.69 cents. Many of these same songs sell on iTune’s for $1.29 including Katy Perry’s “E.T.”, Jennifer Lopez’s “On the Floor” and Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” Read the rest of this entry »
Masika Kalysha
Nick Van Exel’s Son Charged With Murder [The Source]
The Top Ten Top Ten Lists Of 2010 [Uproxx]
Chuck Liddell Has Called It Quits [With Leather]
Four Reasons Tupac Wouldn’t Want to See the Year 2011 [Black Voices] Read the rest of this entry »
Or even 3x, 4x or 5x the competitor. Amazon may sport the el cheapo price tag for their MP3 albums but the iTunes revenue is clearly unshaken. In fact, Amazon could disband today and the likely outcome would probably just result in you seeing more Katy Perry download ads as you do your Facebooking. The annual numbers are in and The Wall Street Journal is reporting that iTunes is crushing the 2nd place in the digital musical market 66% to 13%. Read the rest of this entry »
– Lil Wayne dropped “6’7″,” his first track since being released from the belly of the beast. Welcome back soul goblin number one.
– Ja Rule’s going to the big house and this ain’t no movie role.
– Focus your attention on 10 good college football bowl games that won’t feature Cam Newton but still should be a blast to watch. Read the rest of this entry »
Recently, I read this article about how Amazon was selling My Beautiful Dark And Twisted Fantasy for $3.99. Basically the article read like this:
“Blah blah blah Amazon MP3s are $3.99.”
I immediately scooted over the Amazon to see if I could grab some cheap albums. At this point, buying the physical copies is getting to be a hassle and I just want to put my money up to help support artists. Read the rest of this entry »
Kitti Kouture
Beyoncé’s Commercial Banned From Daytime TV In The UK [The Urban Daily]
Eva Longoria Taking Her Talents To Divorce Court [With Leather]
Five Reasons Why The Beatles’ Arrival On iTunes Still Matters [Billboard]
Sheek Louch Is An Ape On Album Cover [The BVX] Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve never seen The Wire.
*Ducks*
Yes, it’s true. Someone affiliated with TSS cannot commentate on what is considered perhaps the most Major show by damn near every demographic who frequents this site. And here I am, watching edited reruns of The Sopranos on A&E. Fuggetaboutthat. Read the rest of this entry »
Hey, Ma Rei
Amazon Ships Lil Wayne’s Rebirth Months Ahead Of Street Date [Billboard]
Is Nicki Minaj The Black Lady Gaga? [Necole Bitchie]
McDonald’s To Add Free Wi-Fi To Its Menu [Paid Content]
Oddest Headlines of 2009 [Newsweek]
Erin Andrews Fingers Her Perp [With Leather] Read the rest of this entry »
Titillating Tuesday With Ms. Mercedes
Coldplay First To Sell 1 Million Digital Albums [Hypebot]
Recession Proof Dating [Clutch]
Goodbye, Local Media. Hello, ESPN YourTown [Deadspin]
Who Tops The List For Best Porn Star Girlfriend? [F-Listed]
Kelly Hildebrandt, Girl, To Marry Kelly Hildebrandt, Guy [NY Daily]
Beat Of The Week: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s “All The Places” [Passion Of Weiss]
Mayweather: Whites Needed A Fight Sort, So They Invented MMA [cagewriter]
The Odyssey Paves Way For The Oddisee [On The Buzz]
Amazon Just Killed Off The Kindle’s Buzz [Podcasting News]
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut is Ten Years Old [Wanna Feel Old?]
Jay-Z’s Barber Once Tried To Start A Race War, And Other Stories From Streets Is Watching [33 Jones]
The BlackBerry Storm Gets Cheaper [Technologizer]
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Arrested Entering His Home [The Root]
In Case You Held Any Doubts That Abstinence-Based Education Was an Utter Failure [Gawker]
Dorothy P. x T. Tuesdays
Jay-Z Close to Three Book Deal With Spiegel & Grau [Observer]
Opposites Attract: TV Pairs Who Love to Hate Each Other [Getback]
NBA’s Biggest Losers: Free Agency Edition [The Hoop Doctors]
Joe Buddens Talks Almost Beating Up Inspectah Deck at Rock the Bells [RTNY]
25 Slick Futuristic Concept Cars [Epic Carnival]
Tru Life’s Lawyer Speaks On Murder Rap [XXL]
Crazy Rumor: Amazon Wants to Buy Netflix [Gizmodo]
Murs “Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta” Mixtape Coming Soon [URB]
Ghostbusters Car for Sale on eBay [Vulture]
Usher Finds Balance In His Kids [Singersroom]