It’s probably not what you’re expecting as Green injects a nice burst of creative energy into Alicia’s “Empire…” Part 2. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s not too often that you find yourself saying “Damn, Capone did his thing on that track.” Read the rest of this entry »

Words by Khalid StricklandCamerawork by Clayton Donnelley

I grind hard most of the time, but I’m a lazy b*stard at heart. If I don’t have to sit in front of a computer and transcribe a long-*ss interview, that’s fine with me. Lately, I’ve been having my homie Big Clay videotape my interviews. He’s an ex-bouncer who used to smack people Read the rest of this entry »

Quite obviously, this is for archival purposes because “The Symphony” this is not. Nah, it’s actually pretty decent with respectable verses from Read the rest of this entry »

Capone-N-Noreaga Hanging With Loud.com

Opting to go with an independent label over a major has its advantages when it comes to artistic freedom, not marketing and promotion. In Capone-N-Noreaga’s case, more than likely the majority of fans didn’t know they were releasing an album, let alone as early as March 17th. Too hard for MTV, not Black enough for BET, recognize the new model of marketing as Channel 10 hones in on the net. Read the rest of this entry »

I kept trying to tell ya those Kings from Queensbridge are coming out hard © Ball & ‘G in 2K9. Read the rest of this entry »

I have my other online haunts but they’re generally not for “sophisticated” listeners. So, I try to make it by the OKP forums @ least once a week or every two weeks. That’s about Read the rest of this entry »

When all else fails & there’s nothing coming across the wire for me to talk about, I know I can always count on my people to create fodder. And how do they do it?

By doing aggin shit.

Example A

Nore Gets Arrested At A Miami Fatburger

New York rapper N.O.R.E. was arrested on Miami Beach on Sunday afternoon after punching a man in the face and throwing a cup of yellow liquid on him, according to police.

Why oh why is a born again vegan in Fatburger in the first place?

Example B

Tennessee Titan LenDale White Spanks Another Man In Public Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re still bitchin’ and moanin’ about Auto-Tune in party songs, you need to do like the chorus say and “find a girl to rotate.” Or guy…if you’re into that type of thing pause. Read the rest of this entry »

Albeit only having two of them, Capone-N-Noreaga have never released a wack album… Read the rest of this entry »

Nore makes his way around L.A., hangin’ with some regular ass folk. I’m not a big fan of Youtubeys but this one is Read the rest of this entry »

When people talk best sequels in Hip-Hop, it’s rare that Noreaga’s “Blood Money” trilogy comes up, and it’s a damn shame. Spread out throughout the better half of his career, N.O.R.E put a clever spin on each rendition of the crime saga.

With the crackling of the bleak piano on the opening of The War Report, the benchmark had been set. The first “Bloody Money” painted pictures of hustlin’ in hallways while pulling all-nighters on the streets across town. A stark contrast to the direction he took it on “Part 2,” where he enlisted Nas and Nature as their escapades of chasing dirty dinero took them overseas over more friendly, Hindi-inspired production. Read the rest of this entry »

With the holiday weekend, yesterday felt like Monday. The good news is, since we got that feeling out the way, Monday isn’t shaping up to be that bad of a day. But that Law & Order SVU marathon had me cemented to the couch for real & feeling undoubtedly lazy as a result.

Anyways, today’s listening material shall be The War Report. Read the rest of this entry »