The Ides of March have come and gone and we’ve celebrated the month long with songs. And shows. And SXSW. Add in sports and March ranks as our absolute favorite month on the calendar. Read the rest of this entry »

Hip-Hop gets such a bad rep sometimes. Go ask any group of random people what they think about the constantly-evolving genre and you’ll undoubtedly hear half the answers harping on how endangering such reckless noise can be for our youth. But, the truth is most of those crusty old blame-shifters probably haven’t Read the rest of this entry »

Somewhere along the way, “The Jumpoff” became an unofficial element of Hip Hop. And before Al Gore invented the internet, we were all left with our own devices when it came to putting faces (bootys & breasts) to the hoes women rappers would often rhyme about. Read the rest of this entry »

Almost a year ago, the Hip-Hop community was stunned to hear about the passing of Nate Dogg. At only 41 years old, the Long Beach crooner used his uncanny pipes to contrast and compliment the often one-sided lyrical palette of every rapper who enlisted his services, eventually leading to a change in Read the rest of this entry »

The second month of 2012 is in the books and, surprise, surprise, we’re still digesting music at nauseating paces around these parts. For those unfamiliar with the concept of Crew Love, know these two things Read the rest of this entry »

Seems a bit early for half the season to be through, but hey, that’s what happens when you start work two months late. Play’s been kind of sloppy out the gate, but it appears the NBA’s best and brightest are in the swing of things in this tough, abridged campaign. We made a few calls before the season’s tip off and had all intentions to shoot lights out. Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier today, news began to surface that Game had been ordered by a judge to pay five million dollars to a group of North Carolina police officers. The reasoning? Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

The end of the month signals two things. One, rent’s due in a few days. Two, it’s time for another installment of Crew Love. For obvious reasons, we all enjoy this post as it gives us a chance to highlight songs that we can simply back and say we enjoy as fans. 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 »