When Slim Shady returned from a prescription-pill-induced absence back in May of 2009, the Hip-Hop world welcomed the always outspoken icon back with open arms. Then, when he donned the infamous accent and proceeded to bludgeon his way back into people’s hearts with Relapse, those same folk slowly retracted their steps and then sprinted the other way. Read the rest of this entry »

Students of the game remember this clip of Eazy-E on The Arsenio Hall Show* for the Hip-Hop history it rightfully represents. Showcasing Eric Wright in all of his controversial, charismatic and defiant glory (and crusty feet), those not familiar should take it as a lesson. Never will you see something like this on live television again. Read the rest of this entry »

We all know the saying, “Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t…” which has become the modus operandi on how the music industry deems it should cater to when measuring an album’s worth. Nevermind the caliber of the songs that are included on those albums. That would be insane, wouldn’t it? Read the rest of this entry »

On Monday, Lupe Fiasco announced that he and Pharrell will be releasing an album together soon. Fantastic news for fans…but all it did was remind us of that now-forgotten Child Rebel Soldiers album that never manifested. Read the rest of this entry »

Douchebags that wear headphones around their necks to be cool are in a panic today as it was revealed that Monster will no longer be making Beats By Dre headphones. Apparently, Beats felt that they weren’t getting a fair shake in financial terms Read the rest of this entry »

West Coast music fans, rejoice. Your favorite Left Coast festival, Coachella, just released the 2012 line-up for its newly expanded two-weekend festival this April. The fest, which will cover the weekends of April 13-15 and April 20-22, features headlining acts Read the rest of this entry »

Post-prison T.I. has been a single man demolition machine, relentlessly annihilating guest appearances left and right without regard to women and children. However, tackling your own project is always a whole different beast than loaning out a quick 16. Read the rest of this entry »

Verizon Outages, New $2 Fee Irk Customers [WSJ]

The 10 Most Innovative Music Videos of 2011 [SPIN]

Vin Diesel Confirms 6th and 7th ‘Fast and Furious’ Movies [Vibe] Read the rest of this entry »

NYT:

“Whether Beats are worth the money is open to debate. Reviews are mixed, but many people love them. The headphones are sleekly Apple-esque, which is no surprise, since they were created by a former designer at Apple. Beats also offer a celebrity vibe and a lot of boom-a-chick-a-boom bass.

“So much bass, in fact, that some audio experts say that Beats distort the sound of the music. Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Dre has a lot of f*cking nerve.

I hate being lied to. And Dre has been lying for the last five or so years. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt that he was working on Detox for a good five years after 2001 was finished. But these last few years have been nothing short of wolf tickets. Read the rest of this entry »

More often than not, a Dr. Dre cosign is strictly speculation until he actually steps into the booth on the artist’s behalf. That said, the Good Doc must have felt his protege Slim The Mobster had been doing right by the throwaway beats he’s been getting dealt and has now given the LA rapper one of the most prestigious features an MC can get. Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Dre may have maxed out on the recently released 2011 Hip-Hop’s Cash King list at #6, yet his latest business scheme may lead him to the top of next year’s list. Read the rest of this entry »

If any unsuspecting correctional officer asked Game, Dr. Dre or Snoop Dogg to piss in a cup, they’d probably be met with a series of blank stares. The three veteran West Coast ambassadors have been saying “chronic” in their rhymes long enough as if it maintained a steady buzz when the blunts were put out. Yes, Game and his antics are annoying but he needed the attention to get The R.E.D. Album in everybody’s mouth. Read the rest of this entry »

50′s back and forth bickering with Interscope goes public again as he took to Twitter to announce he won’t be dropping his new album but will be dropping a track today at 2PM, Read the rest of this entry »

Many days I thank Allah that we, The Crew, don’t actually work together in an actual office space. As evidenced from the 25 Essential Summer Songs list and previous Crew Love entries, the conflicting sounds blaring from everyone’s cubicle would ultimately sound like a bad 7th grade band recital. Read the rest of this entry »