If MTV hasn’t lost its credibility in your eyes by now, their nominees for the “Hottest MC’s In The Game VII” might be the tipping point. Read the rest of this entry »

With black flags stashed in the back pocket of their indigo denim, Maino and PUSH! are doing BK proud by riding through the streets like Indians at high noon — in a Bentley. There’s no need for spears or bows and arrows when it boils down to repping their set. Just brolic rhymes and a few unchecked firearms. Read the rest of this entry »

Dubbed as “the album before the album,” Maino partners with DJ Green Lantern and DJ Infamous to release his I Am Who I Am mixtape. The Bed-Stuy guy gets help from the likes of PUSH! Montana, T.I., Meek Mill, Wale and more. Read the rest of this entry »

Spike Lee Speaks Out On Lack Of Diversity In Film [News One]

Maino Addresses His Past Relationship With Lil’ Kim on “I Still Love You” [Miss Info]

Tracy Morgan Blames Lex Luthor For Health Problems [The Urban Daily] Read the rest of this entry »

As has been the case since 2009, Maino is ushering in the new year with his yearly peeks into the future. But, while you’ll all be hoping to hear what the Brooklyn brawler envisions arising within his “2012 Predictions,” you’re not going to get much crystal ball-type imagery. Read the rest of this entry »

Nick Cannon Hospitalized: What Causes Kidney Failure? [Healthland]

Nicki Minaj Becomes The Most Followed Rapper On Twitter [HustleGRL]

Saints of Style: Zack Morris [Madbury Club] Read the rest of this entry »

It was only a matter of time before Maino’s record label, Millennium Records, poisoned his mind into doing something like this. The convo probably went something like, “You struck platinum by being hardcore and street. Imagine what you could do if you really crossed over!” And then the walls bled, the sky turned black as sackcloth and “That Could Be Us” was born. Read the rest of this entry »

If Maino comes around the corner you’re serving birdies on and tells you to get down and give it up, you have no choice but to Respect The Jux. Rap money is unpredictable but robbing the dopeman is always profitable if you’re properly insured with the right firearm. At any rate, the journey to The Day After Tomorrow is still a few months away so today, Mr. Hustle Hard Sr. went out and committed a series of felonies on beats you likely know very well. Read the rest of this entry »

Roscoe Dash is Hip-Hop’s reigning hookman for hire and Maino has had success with such characters in the past. Although there’s no sugarcoating the fact that this sounds like R. Dash track with Maino freestyling over it for a bum ass Flex mixtape or something, if you’re in the club with the right amount of spirits in your system, you’ll be in the middle of the floor, hands up, like you’re on an invisible roller coaster. Read the rest of this entry »

“And who you call your wife is a hoe to me, more n*ggas done been on her than the ‘Otis’ beat.”

Maino bypasses the usual round of hot new instrumentals and chooses to drop a freestyle over classic Wu tracks. Read the rest of this entry »

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The 10 Most Expensive Concert Tickets In America [DMN]

Tracy Morgan: “I Say Really Stupid S***” [Yahoo]

25 Interesting Facts About Love & Relationships [Fly Guy Chronicles]

Dane Cook Uses Twitter to Find His Lost Dog [PopEater] Read the rest of this entry »

Eternally yours and a girl’s best friend, Trina is draped in diamond-encrusted longevity. It’s been over 10 years since she didn’t know “Nann” but she could probably teach you a thing or two about laying around in Twenty Eleven. Wait, that came out wrong. Fiddlesticks. Moving on, the Diamond Princess is cementing her royalty with DJ’s Ill Will and Holiday for her Diamonds Are Forever extravaganza. That’s VVS, Tiffany & Co, better-than-the-album action for your ass. Read the rest of this entry »

Something weird happened earlier today. I received an e-mail with the subject line saying “Happy Biggie Day!” The thought process was understandable, but the execution left a lot to be desired. I have lost my fair share of bets over the years, but I feel confident in saying Voletta isn’t somewhere celebrating today. May 21st? Yeah. But March 9th? Maybe, but I doubt it. She lost her only child, at the end of the day. Read the rest of this entry »

Last night, around 11 p.m., Carmelo Anthony was finally traded to the New York Knicks. It took several months of dizzying rumors, involved almost half the teams in the league and allowed Isiah Thomas to worm his way back into James Dolan’s ear, but it’s finally done. Read the rest of this entry »

Maino’s BK all day and obviously a pretty tough character. But I’ve bumped into the guy twice in my lifetime and he’s a pretty swell guy. Very jovial and likable, minus that time he touched my camera @ the BET Awards. Did I ever tell that story? Read the rest of this entry »