Between the clips of Quik rapping alongside Loyal Divide and Danny Brown littering Joker’s bass with foul-mouthed ease, you’ve already seen we’ve posted a few slices of Pitchfork’s Selector series. Read the rest of this entry »

Everybody’s from somewhere and rappers, more than artists in any other genre, always seem to be the first to big up their cities on wax. No matter the state, country or ward they were birthed, MCs can’t help but put on for their area code. Read the rest of this entry »

Like two peas in a pod or two tears in a bucket, you simply can’t mention one without the other when it’s regarding Outkast. Now that André Benjamin has made the rounds with his most noteworthy cameos, it’s his Aquarius twin Big Boi’s turn to get his acclaim for stealing the spotlight*. Read the rest of this entry »

Almost half a year after the song’s release, Trae Tha Truth still managed to round up the crew for this official visual to the Street King single “I’m On.” And, even though it appears each MC was shot in a different location, director Philly Fly Boy ties everybody together Read the rest of this entry »

If you woke this morning in a good mood and posters of your favorite group Outkast were gracing the bedroom walls, you may want to hop back into bed and try again tomorrow. Because, today, Big Boi is abusing using Auto-Tune. Read the rest of this entry »

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No need to create a “Free Big Boi” shirt any time soon. The Outkast MC worked out a plea deal in his “Love Boat” arrest in August, an arrangement that will allow him to avoid any jail time. Read the rest of this entry »

Dominican Dream

Portishead to Start Work On New Album In January [Rolling Stone]

Clinton Sparks 30 Favorite Mixtapes [Complex]

Conan O’Brien Loves Nicole Scherzinger’s Boobs Too [Uproxx] Read the rest of this entry »

Sunday’s arguably the slowest newsday so chances are if you have a roaring good time on Saturday night, get arrested and you’re guaranteed to make the rounds on Sunday since nothing else is happening. Just ask Big Boi. Read the rest of this entry »

If DJ Khaled can be on one with his famous friends for the summer, no reason why Trae Tha Truth can’t do the same. Borrowing a bit of heat from Mark Morrison’s classic jam, the Houston heavyweight just didn’t recruit the prime time players for their namesake. He actually had them work for their pay as every artists gives a rapid fire performance, not concerned with standing out for the radio DJs but more so for the people of the streets. Read the rest of this entry »

Erika Mitchell

MC Hammer Next To Be Sacrificed To The Juggalos [Uproxx]

Big Boi Talks “The Crown Life” & Upcoming Project with Pill And Killer Mike [HHW]

The Rap Songs Of The Arab Spring [NPR]

British Mom Gifts Boob Job to 7-Year-Old Daughter [Gawker] Read the rest of this entry »

The mentor-protégé relationship can be very delicate. A symbiotic, mutually beneficial arrangement can quickly turn into a power struggle. Dungeon Family representatives Big Boi and Killer Mike experienced both sides of that coin, while Mike and Pill, as members of Grind Time Rap Gang both went their separate ways with their friendship still intact. Read the rest of this entry »

Remember the days when the powers that be would not let Big Boi be great? His solo album appeared to be more of a pipe dream than reality and it sucked to see one of the titans of Hip Hop receive such a raw deal. Fast forward a year and some change and through General Patton’s own ground work, the script is completely flipped and his career appears to be hitting cruise control with a second wind. Read the rest of this entry »

Desiree Michelle

Chicago Prepares For Life Without Oprah Winfrey [AP]

Tiger Woods Leaves the Players Club [With Leather]

Vybz Kartel Got Hair Extensions, Looks Weirder Than Ever [Fader]

Austin Rivers Is Dime/2K Sports National High School Player Of The Year [Dime] Read the rest of this entry »

As promised Killer Kill from da ‘Ville comes through with BANGx3, the precursor to his upcoming Pl3dge which drops May 17th. Mike shares the mic with extended family members T.I., Big Boi and Young Jeezy, over production from Lil C, No ID, Don Cannon, DJ Toomp, Soundtrakk and Raz/Beat Billionaire. Read the rest of this entry »

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On Good Friday, the video for Big Boi and Janelle’s hauntingly fantastic “Be Still” has finally been released for our enjoyment. As one of my favorites off of Big’s Sir Lucious Leftfoot, I find the video’s night theme fitting, seeing how this song always garnered repeat spins while I was cruising after sundown. Read the rest of this entry »