Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Dre’

11.22 The Cooler

Priscilla Caripab Wants To Put In Work Why I Hate Fantasy Football [Bleacher Report] Craigslist Robberies: Chicago Police Arrest 3 [Chicago Breaking News] Mighty Healthy “I Luv’d NY” Tee [Culture Shoq] We All Know the Way To Sesame Street [Pop Matters]

November 22nd, 2009 | GENERAL, The Cooler | Read More

“Crime Wave” - Review Of 50 Cent’s Before I Self Destruct

It’s been a long yet lucrative road to the release of Before I Self Destruct, 50 Cent’s much documented final record on his Interscope contract. Possibly the genre’s last mega-star before Hip-Hop was regressed by the digital age, 50 saw endless mounds of success through business ventures,...

November 21st, 2009 | ALBUM REVIEWS, GENERAL | Read More

Raekwon Feat. Lyfe Jennings - “Catalina” Video

The Chef’s whipped up some more OBC4L2 goodness in the form of “Catalina.” With it being such a cinematic track in audio form, it’s good to see that the video brought that story to life.

November 9th, 2009 | GENERAL, VIDEO | Read More

50 Cent Feat. Eminem - “Psycho” (Prod. By Dr. Dre)

Oh, Fifty. You got your life so right and your bars so wrong. We haven’t heard you spit anything but cheap shots in months years, but now you’re trying to claim insane daisy-chained double-time rhymes like this? Really? I know you could sell fur coats to people at PETA, but I ain’t...

November 1st, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

10.13 The Cooler

Ci Ci Santarelli. Sinfully Indeed. The Best GameDay Signs 2009: Florida vs. LSU [Busted Coverage] The Historic Unimportance of Hippies [Cracked] Kanye & Amber: A Match Made In Style Heaven [Persona] Girls Gone TOO Wild [Coed]

October 13th, 2009 | GENERAL, The Cooler | Read More

G-Files: The Warren G Highlight Reel…

Pic courtesy of ErikVoake.com Guys, I messed up. A few weeks back, my long-standing request for a Smoking Session with West Coast pioneer Warren G was finally granted. As an artist I literally grew up listening to and who helped enlighten my musical taste-buds at an early age, the rare opportunity to...

October 9th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS, VIDEO | Read More

O.K…You’re Right

We go through the same ball n’ chain routine everytime a rapper is set to release a new album. “It’s better than I’ve ever been” they say. “It’s a classic” they boast. Knowing damn well the recording process was about as sporadic as their last consecutive...

September 25th, 2009 | SMOKE BREAK | Read More

50 Cent - “Dreamin’” (Produced By Dr. Dre)

Last time you got the Trickin’ Fiddy. This round it’s the Murda Murda Curtis.

September 22nd, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Gravy Train…

I’m really starting to like this Lara Lavi chick who runs WIDEawake/Death Row. This past Tuesday she made good on her word and gave us the first installment of material from Tha Row’s coveted vault. Now, in even grander fashion, she’s released the tracklist to Snoop Doggy Dogg: The...

September 8th, 2009 | Everything Else, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

Consecutive Classics: “Church For Thugs” & “Put You On The Game”

The most overlooked factor in crafting a good album (especially in the playlist era of music) is the sequencing. A staple of notable 4.5/5 Cig albums is having two great songs sequenced consecutively (the really notable ones often have strings of three). In this (hopefully) recurring feature, we’ll...

September 7th, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC, REVIEWS | Read More

Re-Lit…

As most of you know by now, former powerhouse record label Death Row was on the auction block earlier this year. Within months of copping the company’s somewhat depreciated assets, Lara Lavi, current CEO of WIDEawake Death Row, has already initiated new releases from the label. Amidst praise...

August 30th, 2009 | GENERAL | Read More

Raekwon Feat. Lyfe Jennings - “Catalina”

The seasons are about the change & the weather will get cooler. But isn’t September heating up quite nicely?

August 27th, 2009 | AUDIO, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Everything But Detox…

Dr. Pepper. State-of-the-art headphones and now a highly advanced “digital music ecosystem.” It would appear that the Interscope monarchy is out ensure fans have the best possible listening experience possible for Detox. Or maybe they’re trying to make you forget they even brought...

August 17th, 2009 | DIGITAL NEWS, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

8.13 The Cooler

Heather Feather Makes Thursday Better Judge Sentences Man To 6 Months For Yawning In Court [BoingBoing] For Basketball, Europe Is The New USA [Open Sports] 30 Ways to Lose a Job on Twitter [Resume Bear] 10 Fabulously Awful Uniforms In Sports History [Sports Poop] Bills May Not Huddle All Year [Yardbarker] The...

August 13th, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, The Cooler | Read More

7.25 The Cooler

Her Name Is Krystinna. What Did You Have In Mind For Saturday? Jackie Chain Interview With Grade A Muzik [Ozone] Where Are All The Female A&Rs? [Guardian] Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Album Set to Go 30x Platinum [GOT] Swizz Speaks on Upcoming Projects Wih Jay-Z & DMX [Sketches Of My...

July 25th, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK, The Cooler | Read More