David D. has made some horrible decisions in his young life, not the least of which has been my choice in Hip-Hop albums and artists to follow. Earlier this year, I highlighted some of these questionable decisions (“10 Rappers I Once Swore By”), but, unfortunately, those weren’t my only missteps. Read the rest of this entry »

Khamani Fox

Scarface Locked Up for Child Support, Federal Charges [XXL]

Before Booty Jumped the Shark [Brainiac Society]

What’s So Wrong With Being Obese? [Uproxx]

Girl Scout Cookies I Wish Existed [College Humor] Read the rest of this entry »

Claire Bella

America’s Shame: Confederates’ Defending Slavery [The Huffington Post]

Top 10 Worst Basketball Injuries [Dime]

Is It Still Cool To Be Black And Proud In Hip-Hop? [The Source]

David Simon On ‘The Colbert Report’ [Warming Glow]

The 15 Fans At Every Sporting Event [Sports Pickle] Read the rest of this entry »

R.I.P. Big Punisher. Read the rest of this entry »

It pays to be multifaceted in this thing called rap. Kicking dope rhymes with stingy punchlines is cool and all, but it will only get you so far. Having a message and adding an extra layer of musicianship to the general boom-bap is much more valuable in the long run. Blitz The Ambassador understands all of this. He’s taking his campaign over to MTVu for their House Band Live Sessions. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Prop Jay

A bit of an unexpected sound from Mr. Forte, but still a nice track overall. Most likely, John 3:16 is looking for anyway back in to “the biz” he can find, or that his PO allows, and maybe even a reinvented sound while he is at it. Still smooth like his raps always were, but now closer to Read the rest of this entry »

The net is weird place.

There’s no way I can say I know the man above any more than I know any of you.

But I knew Big Fame One. Read the rest of this entry »

For Freak Something Saturday we present Mariya Sprtieva

Price of Battered Rihanna Pic: $62,500 [Gawker]

Preacher Creflo Dollar Signs Hip-Hop Artist [AHH]

Time Mag’s 25 Blogs Of 2009 [Time]

NY Post Apologizes — To Some — Over Obama Cartoon [Yahoo]

The White Stripes on Late Night with Conan O’Brien [Culture Bully]

Did Last.fm Just Hand Over User Listening Data To the RIAA? [Tech Crunch]

Price of Battered Rihanna Pic: $62,500 [Gawker]

John Forte: How I Went from Prep School to Prison [Alter Net]

The Top 50 Best Selling Albums of 2008 Worldwide [Prefix]

Casting Cam’ron’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ TV Show [Complex]

Cataloging the Sins of Tyler Perry’s Religiously Inspired Blockbusters [Vulture]

Twitter.com/TSS_Crew

Three days ago, I was reading a short article in Newsweek about how Bush was going to be very stingy with his pardons as he exited office (unlike Slick Willie before him). But this… Read the rest of this entry »