“O-C, Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt’s a douchebag and cornball, F#ck her ’til her implants leak, hit her with everything except the kitchen sink.”

DJ Skee premiered this the other night on his XM show and now the CDQ has been unshackled. Rhyme animal Ras goes for 12 minutes, picking up the most popular instrumentals around and laying them down. Kesha, Arizona, Tavis Smiley, Miley, Gaga and Justin Bieber all get referenced while he shows why he’s arguably one of the most lyrical emcees breathing. Read the rest of this entry »

Mainly because one is a hoax and the other actually takes place.

This summer, Planet Los Angeles will officially be the hotspot for live Hip-Hop because DJ Skee is ensuring that it is so with special editions of his Skeetox event series in June, July and August. Read the rest of this entry »

Out of all the “celebrity sneakerheads,” I can attest to the stone cold fact that Skee’s one of us. Not to say that this guided tour he gives Karmaloop TV proves the point further but uhh…yeah, he’s got a lot of nice tennis shoes. Read the rest of this entry »

R.E.D. Forces. R.E.D. Porsches. R.E.D. verses and R.E.D. abortions. Game is adamantly painting the rap world his color of choice to prepare for the release of his 4th album, The R.E.D. Album. Keeping it all the way West, Chuck Taylor links up with DJ Skee along with another two-thirds of the industry to enter The R.E.D. Room free of charge to you. Read the rest of this entry »

Crystal

Vanessa Hudgens as Spider-Girl? [Film Drunk]

Steelers Draft Pick Kissed His Twin [With Leather]

Game Explains DJ Skee Over DJ Drama [HHNM]

Pandora and Facebook Get Social Music Right [Digital Noise]

Supra Summer Injection Collection [Culture Shoq] Read the rest of this entry »

As if…you had to guess what Gangsta Gibbs was doing this very second as you read about his blunt history, he fires up auditory blunt raps of his favorite pastime. Read the rest of this entry »

L.A. Live music. $15 cover. And if I know the homie Skee’s pedigree like I know I do, the shindig will have it’s share of sundresses and stilettos in attendance.

“The launch of Skeetox, DJ Skee’s innovative new live stage show that has been in the works for 6 months featuring a 7 piece live band remixing and creating live music underneath vocals backed with a full LED light wall and visual stage show to match. The performance also features special appearances from several artists including Mike Posner, Cisco Adler, Ya Boy (performing “We Run LA”), plus other artists so big we can’t even say the names (think of long time Skee collaborators).” Read the rest of this entry »

Marisa Elise

O.J. Simpson’s Prison Friends Are Gays And Trannies [Gawker]

Teacher Arrested For Allegedly Teaching Drunk [ABC LA]

Fearing a Lockout, Players Saving Their Money [Slam]

Has “The N-Word” Lost All Its Power?!? [Average Bro]

Antoine Walker & Kenny Anderson Speak On How They Blew Millions In Earnings [RTNY]

Live Nation Introduces ‘Digital Wristbands’ to Replace Paper Tickets [Spinner] Read the rest of this entry »

Photo by Suzette Lee

“If you admire somebody you should go ahead and tell’em, People never get the flowers while they could still smell’em.” — Kanye

Hey, I really like the first few subjects chosen for our What’s On My iPod series and I hope our readers did as well. We’ve got one more already locked and loaded, two more set and full intentions of keeping things moving in the right direction. Honestly, I’m thankful that these have been so well received, both by those who’ve participated and by visitors. From my computer chair, the perspective was that readers read and listen to what we listen to daily. I wanted the chance to branch, show different music and also tap the minds of a few of the Freshest folks around. Yeah, the early picks have all been personal inspirations of mine, but we’re going to open things up as we move along. First, we just had to get the ball rolling because wen we started these, they began just like all other endeavors we’ve tried here.

Straight up on a lark. Read the rest of this entry »

Unified like the fiddy states, the Dub-E-S-T keeps their wheels in motion when Snoop Dogg is spearheading the movement. Case in point: his projects are so major, there’s not one host but three involved as evidenced on We Da West (Volume One) as DJ’s Scream, Skee and Whoo-Kid divide the pie. Throw in Nipsey Hussle, Soopafly and Tha Dogg Pound among others, and you’re dreaming of Californication with this mixtape. Read the rest of this entry »

– The great white hopes of ZTA sorority were winners of the 2010 Step Off, the AKA’s still cashed in and Sprite ultimately failed.

– Make sure to check out Joe Scudda’s Not Your Average Joe EP and we send our get well wishes to our extended HOJ fam.

– Who was hot? Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve always received a certain amount of love for our Sessions and other interviews, but there’s always room to expand on creativity. I wanted to tap into a different aspect of interviewing that allowed the subject to be the only voice heard. No need for interference; let them tell their own stories. And I wanted to find room to focus on people (not just artists) that I find influential, brilliant and admirable. On days when I feel like giving up, I watch these people work and feel compelled to keep going. Their drive makes me want to work harder, causing me to rededicated myself to the culture I’ve loved for decades now.

I asked each of them the simple question, “What’s on your iPod? What music is dominating your playlist? Inspiring you? Keeping you charged during a long day’s work? Barring no genre, what are you listening to?” Then, I asked them for a brief few lines on each of their choices. Ultimately, it only helps to diversify everyone’s playlist, perhaps turning you on to certain acts and opening your ears towards a new perspective used for hearing others.

And so we kick shit off with DJ Skee.

Checking his Wikipedia (because it’s always accurate, right?) would gives one all of the actual factuals needed to know that Skee’s official. But interacting with this guy, he’s ten times wiser than any DJ I’ve ever crossed paths with. A couple of weeks ago, he did some guestblogging at XXL and composed some of the most well-written pieces on music and behind the scenes mechanics that I’ve read in a while. The kind the kept a short-attention, click-happy cat like myself focused on reading what he was going to say next. And then there’s the fact that our paths crossed recently for two artists we were both supporting indepently from each other (twice on mixtapes for both Jack Splash and Freddie Gibbs), so I think the guy’s got good taste.

Sidebar: It may be a little known fact but Skee’s a sneakerhead. A real sneakerhead, not one of these “I got money now and I’m gonna buy a collection” sneakerhead. He reminded me of a pair of kicks I sold him ages ago. I want those joints back too, Skee.

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Freddie Gibbs – “Crushin’ Feelings”

Real street Hip-Hop is back! Over a sick Statik Selektah instrumental, Gangsta Gibbs goes in. No hook, just straight spittin’. Matter fact, str8 killa, no filla (mixtape coming soon!).

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Erykah Badu – “Window Seat”

Erykah is back and this is just the warmup. Wait until you hear her second single (hasn’t leaked) that features a Sylvia Striplin sample (think Junior Mafia/Biggie “Get Money”). WOW. Grammy time?

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Nikki & Rich – “Same Kind Of Man”

When Lauryn Hill meets the Supremes while hanging out with Alicia Keys listening to Outkast’s “Hey Ya,” this is the outcome. Yes I said it. Do yourself a favor and get up on them (the current single is “Cat & Mouse“).

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Mike Posner – “You Don’t Have To Leave”

Posner is dope, really has his own style and a unique lane. His new mixtape is great, the live show is amazing, and this is just what I happened to be listening to last. Really like his stuff and can’t wait for his true debut album.

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Cypress Hill – “It Ain’t Nuthin’”

Just listen to the beat and lyrics, then watch the Skee.TV/Matt Alonzo-directed video. Yes, Cypress is coming back strong in all categories. Seriously dope Hip-Hop, fresh out the box.

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Lil Wayne & Gucci Mane – “Steady Mobbin’”

I know its old, but has been stuck in my head non-stop for the past year. Just now really getting the mainstream attention, Gucci spits one of his best verses, and Wayne is just… Wayne. The greatest in Hip-Hop (maybe music?) right now. Yes, I finally admitted it. Hate on.

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Nas & Damian Marley – “As We Enter”

The concept is dope, both artists are incredible, but for some reason I didn’t really give it a chance. I just finally listened to this today and,wow, I slept. Dope record.

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R. Kelly & Jack Splash – “Be My #2″

Don’t sleep, R. Kelly has some bangers on his new album (“Echo,” “Crazy Night,” etc.), but this is the jam. Backed behind a Jack Splash Prince-esque sounding beat, Kells goes in on all the non-Elin’s. Tiger should have found this for all his 304′s.

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Dennis Ferrer – “Hey Hey”

For those Vegas late nights, this is my house song of the moment.

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Baby Dollz – “My Type”

L.A.s got a couple up and coming pop princesses and this record just hit L.A. radio hard. A guilty pleasure with the sample everyone will know.

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David Banner – “Slow Down”

More true Hip-Hop. The best song I’ve heard in a LONG time. Listen to every detail, vocal cut and a CRAZY 9th wonder beat that is infectious. And the song has a real message behind it. DB/9th Wonder collab album coming soon. Salute Mr. Crump. Please don’t sleep people.

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Gilbere Forte – “Black Chukkas”

New artist, new music and a Chris Robinson video coming soon. Remember where you heard about it first.

Keep up with Skee @ Twitter.com/DJSkee, www.DJSee.com and Skee.TV. Catch him on Sirius XM Satellite Radio on Hip Hop Nation every Saturday (SkeeTox) & Tuesday (Live From L.A.).

As he keeps pushing the boundaries of sound and style, Jack Splash releases King Of The Beats Vol. 1, the second mixtape from the series of three. Featuring all original beats & compositions, fans of his previous work behind the boards should find the combination of funk and soul a blessing. All of this serves as a bad ass precursor to his full length J Records release, currently slated for May 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Resuming where Part 1 left off, Part Two of Skee.TV’s informercial for The Labels Tryin’ To Kill Me and the clip includes a couple of “SkeeTV Jams” added into the mix as well. Also, check out Gibbs’ cover story & article in this week’s LA Weekly, authored by none other than the honorable Weiss. Read the rest of this entry »

When we posted the first prominent “blog post” on behalf of Freddie Gibbs way back in April, the goal wasn’t to create some overly-hyped Internet sensation but more so to showcase the talents of an MC with the power to accomplish that on his merit; through the power of rhyme. Plenty of anomalies, great music and achieved expectations have been made since then, which brings us full circle to this point.

The Labels Tryin To Kill Me: The Best Of Freddie Gibbs. Read the rest of this entry »