If you woke up two cities a day, you’d probably forget a few things your damn self. That’s Chevy Woods‘ current dilemma and he’s sticking with it. Big Jerm gets on the boards (as he’s known to do with those boys who rock the yellow “P” on their fitted) and the end result is a hypnotic adventure in the mind of a musical maniac. Read the rest of this entry »

Summer is the time for hammocks and lazy days and Esso McFly’s next single is pure reflection of such. All you need is an iPod, a sunset and the mate/vice of your choice and you’re in the money. Read the rest of this entry »

Emilio Sparks gets paid to be a professional cretin.

As if his dream job isn’t great enough, he mostly likely has your favorite rapper on speed dial for prank calls because he’s the spontaneous type. While you can catch the shameless disc jockey weekly on WSIA 88.9FM and his iTunes podcast, “The Emilio Experience,” he’s contributing to Hip-Hop in a major way with his 2nd compilation of beats-n-rhymes in Scumbino’s Way. Read the rest of this entry »

Life happened yesterday while I was making plans and Camp Lo’s now customary Tiffany Blue Tuesdays drop was interrupted by conflicting schedules and Week 10′s “Favorite Town,” an ode to NYC, gets a Wednesday release. Produced by MGI & GoodWill with co-production credit to Deadeye, Week 10′s tune features Esso, Geechi of Camp Lo, Steele of Smif N Wessun, Ali Vegas and Trife Diesel. Read the rest of this entry »

Only particular persona’s can appreciate the finer things in life and the stupid genius, Esso is a regular art connoisseur. (Rembrandt and Michelangelo, holla @ cha boy!) To gear you up for his upcoming gallerias and prove to you he still has great taste that should be considered for iPod rotation, the Harlem night lifer is unveiling #yandilife, an avant-garde glance through his personified thinking cap. Read the rest of this entry »

So, obviously it’s Valentine’s Day and amongst other things, it is a day observed for a slew of free music under the premise of knockin’ the boots, heartache and faux emotions. Gotta love Hip-Hop for it. Instead of turning the site into the Anthony Thomas music section, we decided to wrangle up the mixtapes/EPs, songs and visuals that are making this day longer than it needs to be.

The E double S, Oh! is on a world tour with Woody his man, going each and every place with mics in their hands. And what’s the first destination? Morocco? Brazil? Antarctica? How about the “The Golden State” where the women, weed and sunshine come in heavy abundance??! For Esso put in a little overtime in L.A. and to show his appreciation for the creative process the West Coast brought to his artistic merit, he derived the Californication EP. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since Meka moved to New York, game got real. Our homies over at the (2)Dopehouse show their love and appreciation for the Big Apple rap circuit with their mixtape A (2)Dope Mixtape: Empire State Edition. Read the rest of this entry »

Mz. Summer Breeze

The 25 Greatest Timbaland Songs Of All Time [Complex]

Thor Has Concept Art Now Too [FilmDrunk]

Former NBA Player Moves Forward With Racism Suit Against Atlanta Bar [The BVX]

The Iron Sheik Wants To F*** Your A** And Make You Humble [With Leather]

Rick Ross & The Art Of Nigganomics [The Spizzy]

Nail In the Coffin: The Best and Worst of Hollywood Vampires [Uproxx]

NYT Issues Correction For Lynn Hirschberg’s M.I.A. Story [The Daily Swarm]

Best Made Pocket Axe [Uncrate]

9th Wonder Introduces It’s A Wonderful World Music Group [The Digger's Union]

Clark Atlanta Panthers 59Fifty [New Era Captalk]

ESSO – Honey Mag Interview [Herfection]

Cameron Diaz Knows The Secret To Staying Young…A Lot Of Sex [F-Listed]

The 20 Greatest Music-Video Cameos of All Time [Paste]

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Detaching yourself from society can lead to deeper to problem other than “missing out” on life and from most psyhological standpoints, is considered a mental health issue. But don’t tell that Esso. He used his NYC and EssoExperience on a self-imposed exile to make sure his new project The Anti-Socialite was delivered according to plan. Alongside his producers Rena1ssance, Woody and Nyme, he’s morphing seclusion into a whole ‘nother artform all together. Read the rest of this entry »

These New Yooorkers are a such a proud bunch. You won’t hear zip about the Yankees in July but come October, everybody can spout out CC Sabathia stats like grammar school timetables. Everybody swore Jay-Z’s “Empire Of State Of Mind” was cheesy, but catch a NY native out of their jurisdiction, you’d think they were Shawn Corey’s ghostwriter. Read the rest of this entry »

Metaphorically speaking, every unsigned hype artist is auditioning in one shape or form to their intended audience. Championing their cause with various freebies of freestyles and viral videos is the modus operandi in digital age Hip-Hop and Shawn Chrystopher is a delegate of such practices. Read the rest of this entry »

Ladies (and we’re talking to YOU, Angela Yee), ESSO wants you to color him badd and skip the needless offerings of stale Anthony Thomas goodies, roses that will wilt by the week’s end and get right into the action. It’s a familiar tune with an even familiar message that’s just perfect for the 14th. Read the rest of this entry »

My brother from another mother, Emilio Sparks is set to drop his mixtape, Kicks, Chicks and Porno Flicks in a few days and I must say, the music is a big ol’ gaggle of dope. Here’s the second single that has rising star Esso dropping some dope bars while Rhya does the crooning. Read the rest of this entry »

If I hadn’t seen  Mick & Terry’s name on this cover, it’d been easy to dismiss this.  808s has been co-opted more than enough (both good & bad) for my liking, but the Northern Ohio duo are as close as you can get to a sure thing each time they put something out.  In the vein of Viva La Hova & Re-Living Thing, London based Indie Rock group The Noisettes Wild Young Hearts gets remix treatment thanks to an infusion of Kanye’s 808′s & Heartbreak. Read the rest of this entry »