Up onto this point, STS has by far exceeded the expectations for a hungry rapper. He’s given you his nonfiction story on the uncut tip and even wrestled with an Alabama bear to give you the full range of his character. The Illustrious is the full scope of an emcee who turned his unique vocal talents into something that transfixes listeners to give their undivided attention. Read the rest of this entry »

Every two or three months without fail my barber will ask me if I’ve gotten any new music from Fonzworth Bentley. Depending on how many people are within earshot, we might hear someone snicker or say “that dude who used to hold Diddy’s umbrella?” If an iPod is handy we might throw on “C.O.L.O.U.R.S.” real quick to shut them up or just ignore them. Read the rest of this entry »

Kanye may have changed his album title, but it’s spirit lives on thanks to our favorite Russian blogger Perajok. This may or may not be her full time gig, but when you have a G.O.O.D. Ass source everything else kinda falls into place. Read the rest of this entry »

Any chances of C.O.L.O.U.R.S. being added to G.O.O.D. Music Day in September? The odds are slim but still worth asking because maybe they could at least package it as an EP that comes as a bonus with Kanye’s album. Read the rest of this entry »

“Leave it up to yo TV, man Negro please, there ain’t enough programming time, and programming’s jive, but this talk here don’t make no money, shout to dead prez, nah not talkin’ hundreds.”

For everything Fonzworth Bentley was perceived to be when he first stepped into our public consciousness parading behind Puff with a parasol, he’s continued to reverse that by periodically releasing a track or making a showstealing appearance on a remix. Line for line, I can honestly make the claim that I’ve rarely heard him waste a word. Regardless of your perception of him, a close listen will shine light on the fact that the brother’s delivery is precise. His C.O.L.O.R.S. may be an afterthought @ this point but songs like “Fireside Chat” make me wish the album would either find a way to release or leak.

Props to Zo for sending this one through.

Although the words “donate,” “Haiti” and “help” are no longer on the tip of every newscaster’s tongue across the planet, the crisis that left the Caribbean country in ruins is still an ongoing ordeal. There’s plenty of charities and movements out there for every able participant to contribute to in some form or fashion, and tonight unveiled the regurgitation of one the most popular ones ever created. Read the rest of this entry »

Cubana Lust x Freak Something Saturday

What Should You Know About The Reborn General Motors? [Consumerist]

LeBron James Is Having the Worst Offseason Ever [Yardbarker]

Shop Talk With Fonzworth Bentley [Fader]

Interview: Martha Reeves, Part Two [A To Z]

Video: Welcome To The L, Jonny Flynn [Slam]

Forget Gas, Batteries — Pee Is New Power Source [MSNBC]

Video: Lenny S. Explains Ghostface’s R&B Album [Nah Right]

Wa’nt Nothin’ Strange About Your Daddy [TRU]

‘Pool Got My Daughter Pregnant’ [Ananova]

Let’s play a game of “Finish This Line”

Lyrics In Question: “When it come to money, she can be a hero/ she can write them check with a whole lotta zeros/ but what you don’t know is when she get home/ and get behind closed doors man she hit the floor/ and what you can’t see is she on her knees and if you ask her she’ll tell you…”

Choose the correct answer from the choices below. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s the facial expressions. He’s always making some face that just throws me off from fully taking him seriously. The facial expressions & the poses he strikes (“Strike a pose, Vogue!“) are always sus and causing me to silently question myself, like I lose some macho for admitting that the music is appealing.

Otherwise, Fonsworth stands above the majority of the other artists on the G.O.O.D. label when it comes to song structure, concept & his delivery. It’s as if he’s got the formula under wraps, written on Read the rest of this entry »