Making a song is so much easier when you relate to the subject matter and can dive all in. That said, when Pill, Killa and the always-baritone I-20 were asked to contribute to TrakkSounds’ “King Hustler,” well…the answer was obvious. Read the rest of this entry »

Desiree Copeland

Courts: Janet Jackson, CBS Wrongly Fined for Nipplegate 2004 [Washington Post]

Alicia Keys Donates Instruments To Alma Mater [Rap Radar]

Nicki Minaj Responds To Assault Allegations [The Urban Daily] Read the rest of this entry »

So what if Richie Rich is old enough to be your pops? This West Coast OG has been a part of enough classic Cali tracks to maintain sufficient momentum outside of music to be able to return to rap whenever he pleases. Read the rest of this entry »

By a show of hands, who actually remembers Lil’ O did a song with Beyoncé? A good minute has passed since the man who gave us “Back, Back” last passed my speakers, but it’s good to know the Screwed Up Click’s own is still keeping it pushing. Read the rest of this entry »

“The government just wanna see you lose…”

On the weekend preceding the most patriotic of American holidays, Devin’s part-time group the Coughee Brothaz remind us how difficult true independence can be. Read the rest of this entry »

Devin The Dude may never be seen as a lyrical wizard such as Andre 3000 or as poetical as Scarface, but his name rings bells in every circle of Hip-Hop. And when it comes time for him to hang up his Kangol cap, he most likely will be remembered for a few key things: his affinity for cannabis and keen, comedic sensibilities. Read the rest of this entry »

Can we go ahead and give DZA his own strand of O.G. Kush already? The man reps for marijuana like a D.A.R.E. commercial (just on the opposite spectrum). Amazingly though, Big Smoke Dog has avoided the four walls and convenient roofing of being boxed in as “weed rapper” as he consistently paints his life’s memoirs in between the papers lines, amongst the blunt ashes. Read the rest of this entry »

Uncle Calvin continues to live the life one of Hip-Hop’s most iconic names should. His 57th album, Doggumentary, gets released from the pound later this month – March 29 to be exact. Plus he tops a short list of rappers every person in the world probably recognizes. Read the rest of this entry »

In honor of your favorite gentlemen’s establishment’s soundtrack, Snoop’s 2011 submission to that cause acts as the first single off of Doggumentary. “Dirty Dancer,” should keep butts shaking and hips gyrating behind a pulsating beat. Snoop gives an ode to a fictional femme fatale, although something about his detached flow suggests he used these lines on a stripper last week. Read the rest of this entry »

In 2011, this is as close to a “Roll Call” as you’re going to get. Annnd, in 2011, this could be considered the first noteworthy Hip-Hop full-length record to get the ball rolling; set the standard for where the beats, rhymes and life should be propelled to elevate the music standard in the commercial district. Read the rest of this entry »

“Life threw me a curveball/I done been through a lot of shit/Ain’t smoked a blunt in three months cause I just took a lung hit/From a nine millimeter while I was sittin’ in a ‘Lac/In time tables’ll turn and I’ma get that nigga back…”

When the West’s most loved and adored artists are mentioned, Read the rest of this entry »

Find the nearest person you know that smokes weed. If he or she is a true stoner, then I’m willing to bet they have a playlist for whenever they decide to pay herbal tribute to Bob Marley. On this playlist resides at least one Devin The Dude song. And if by chance there isn’t, then they probably aren’t getting high off weed. Read the rest of this entry »

– Drake says enough is enough…and everyone had a reaction.

– TC & Reflection Eternal spoke on the actual factuals regarding their upcoming album.

– Big K.R.I.T. has arrived and we recommend listening.

– Devin The Dude’s latest offering Suite #420 was reviewed and received its Cig rating.

– Our own Devin offered up his take on Nike’s 8 best futbol commercials. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since rappers realized that April 20th would fall on a Tuesday in 2010, every artist with a remote cannabis connection and half a brain cell left, set their sights on a release date to coincide with the holiday. But then they got high… and forgot. Through some haze induced miracle, Houston’s hashish purveyor Devin The Dude was able to make the deadline. Read the rest of this entry »

Scarlett Perez

Kendra Wilkinson’s Got A Sex Tape [D-Listed]

One in 10 Young People Don’t Mind Texting During Sex [Gawker]

Dolla’s Murderer Goes On Trial In Los Angeles [AHH]

Devin The Dude’s Friends in High Places [Nah Right]

Drake Talks About Female Fans ‘Throwing Underwear Onstage’ [MTV] Read the rest of this entry »