Nowadays, whenever an artist attains a certain amount of success, especially when sudden, it’s directly attributed to them being apart of the Illuminati, a secret society helmed by Jay-Z that pretty much controls the world through song. Talks of the cult have seen a surge in recent years thanks to tin foil thinkers with YouTube accounts, frustrated fans of third tier artists and pulpit pimps overzealous preachers. Read the rest of this entry »

Like KRS-One once said, “You must learn.” That’s why for the third consecutive year* now, we’re using up valuable page space to break some bad news to a few rappers with counter-productive rap nametags. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by David D., Greg Whitt, Raj, Beware & Justin Tinsley

Hip-Hop is full of misogyny and sex acts with the most random, nameless women. But sometimes, rappers weave tales about ladies that hold special places in their hearts and/or spank banks. With that said, we’re going to take a look at some ladies named in classic Hip-Hop records. From Suzy Screw to Blowjob Betty to Brenda and her baby, all of these fictional lady characters are important in their own ways. Read the rest of this entry »

Everybody’s from somewhere and rappers, more than artists in any other genre, always seem to be the first to big up their cities on wax. No matter the state, country or ward they were birthed, MCs can’t help but put on for their area code. Read the rest of this entry »

We usually take this time to give you a recap of the previous day’s playoff games with our notes of things learned. But since there wasn’t a real game on yesterday (ok, the Pro Bowl was), we’ll instead turn our gaze backwards to the most memorable playoff performances we’ve seen in the 2011 postseason. 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 »

They know exactly who they are and what they’re doing. They’re members of a small set of celebrity women who just ooze promiscuity. Whether they’re whoring for money, fame or whoring just to whore, they’re doing it. And we know too. Yet, we love them. Publicly, we may say we “hate” them and their ways…but we would buy them chocolates Read the rest of this entry »

During his show’s two-year run (many of us don’t count the third season), Dave Chappelle used his clout in the entertainment industry to reel in rap’s A-listers for weekly musical segments. While watching Snoop rap “Deep Cover” with Tyrone Biggums was cool to see, the real benefit of bringing such names to the show were often found in skits. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, we laughed at the thought of Trina posing as the spokeswoman for Tax USA but she’s neither the first, nor will she be the last rapper to appear in a questionable advertisement. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s what we know following the divisional round in the playoffs: a new Super Bowl champion will be crowned. Before shifting our attention to the AFC and NFC title games, let’s look back at 10 things we took away from the weekend, shall we? 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 »

Like two peas in a pod or two tears in a bucket, you simply can’t mention one without the other when it’s regarding Outkast. Now that André Benjamin has made the rounds with his most noteworthy cameos, it’s his Aquarius twin Big Boi’s turn to get his acclaim for stealing the spotlight*. Read the rest of this entry »

Believe it or not, certain athletes are prone to to represent the city that adorn their jersey better than others for a variety of reasons. Call it the luck of the draft, but it’s apparent when a certain athlete falls into a city that perfectly fits him. History provides us with some great examples Read the rest of this entry »

In a weekend largely defined by blowouts, we ended wildcard weekend with an instant classic. From the first round of playoff football, from the obvious to the no-so-obvious, from Megatron to a Tebow prayer answered, these past 48 hours were certainly something to take note of. So we did; 10 of them, actually. Read the rest of this entry »

Outside of checking the dresser to find out you’re out of boxers, there’s nothing more difficult in the morning than hearing the alarm clock go off. Such a belief leads me to my next statement. If sleep is indeed the cousin of death, waking up before you’re ready is its sister. That’s why certain vices are needed to put the wheels in motion and get the day started on the good foot. Read the rest of this entry »