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 »

New music from Game minus copious amounts of namedrops but with just enough Cool & Dre production to make it interesting. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t look now, but Memphis’ own Don Trip is slowly, but surely making a name for himself. Read the rest of this entry »

Fans appreciated Wale when he took it back to collaborating with his fellow rappers. They even stomached an honest yet unfocused album. But what they really wanted to hear from the kid from D.C. was nothing. Nada. Diddlysquat. Seinfeld. That definitive postmodern music. Read the rest of this entry »

Jayceon’s road to painting The R.E.D. Album hasn’t exactly gone according to plans. But when you’re rich and you have unlimited access to a studio, you make another mixtape with DJ Skee to pass the time. A few famous friends by the name of Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Waka Flocka and damn near everybody else get in on the action as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Every birth will result in an eventual death and unfortunately we’ve come to the conclusion of Lil Wayne and MTV’s layover reminder that Rebirth still exists. It was a fun and interesting journey through the visual evidence of Young Tunechi’s irregular, mall-pop drenched seventh album. Among the highlights were Nikki Minaj and her boobies bouncing in a boxing ring and an ode to Tony Montana’s disco days. Read the rest of this entry »

I thought Joey was turning over a new leaf? Darkside, eh? This is more like Twilight with Team Trey flaming up the scene, giving it the only gateway towards radio play. Actually, it’s not that bad; catchy, clever basketball references, etc. I just wanted to send a shot @ the continous reliance of R&B for these Hip-Hop singles. When is rapping going to be enough for an intentional “hit?” Read the rest of this entry »

Regardless of what you think about Maino he’s gonna continue to flood the streets with music. With the lane wide open for the role of sensitive thug, Maino sounds ready and willing to fill the void with this new track. On “I’m Sorry,” he irons out some relationship issues over the subdued production work of Cool & Dre. Read the rest of this entry »

Since this is supposedly not slated to be on the retail version of Rebirth that is being released in Spring of 2034, what’s the point of this video? Chris Robinson was going to cash his check regardless and they could have slid this on the bonus DVD of the “real” Rebirth. Read the rest of this entry »

Ten some odd years ago, Christopher “B.G.” Dorsey undoubtedly had the same easygoing persona, but his star status was definitely on another echelon. At the height of their popularity, B.G. was instrumental in helping Cash Money Records shift from entrepreneurship to empire before internal rifts, legal turmoil and drug addiction threw him of course. Bent on never reclaiming what once was, the original Hot Boy unveils Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood, which spits in the face of commercial radio while coincidentally returning the B.G. of old into the fray. Read the rest of this entry »

More rapabilly nonsense from Weezy F. You know how we roll our eyes when we see Britney Spears or Joaquin Phoenix trying to “be down” and kick a couple bars? Well that’s exactly what Kings Of Leon and Bono should be doing at the sight of this Rebirth. Read the rest of this entry »

With all the attention No Ceilings and Drake have been getting, it’s not surprising to have forgotten Lil’ Wayne has an album coming out this year–December 21st to be exact. But what exactly is he “rebirthing” you ask? From the sounds of every leak thus far, it’s safe to guess that it’s the rap-rock hybrid. Always an artistic feat from the musical standpoint. Read the rest of this entry »

It was bound to happen. A Black man would take center stage in the urban spotlight to represent the nation’s capital. Yeah, President Obama has the entire country’s eyes on his executive position, but Olubawale Folarin or Wale as he’s much better known, has become D.C.’s Hip-Hop voice as he’s risen to become the city’s most recognizable representative in the particular branch. Read the rest of this entry »

Before there was “Big Money,” there was…

“Big Dreams”

“Money”

“Dreams”

Now all three have menage’d themselves to create one sick, twisted Cool & Dre contraption in “Big Money.” Read the rest of this entry »