Vanessa Bryant Reportedly Gets Two Of Kobe’s Mansions [Inside Hoops]

5 Rappers MLK Would Be Proud Of [The Urban Daily]

AMC Announces ‘Mad Men’ Return Date [The Hollywood Reporter] Read the rest of this entry »

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Troy Polamalu’s Hair Is Insured For $1 Million [Gawker]

5 Rapper Endorsements We Want Now [The BVX]

A History of NBA Twitter Fails [Complex]

A Gallery Of Super Tall Girls: Yeah I’d Hit It [Ego TV] Read the rest of this entry »

Rae’s daydreaming of Nino @ the Carter with the theme for this visual short for OB4CLII‘s “Pyrex Vision.”

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When Brand Nubian were going through their rough patch, Sadat X’s Wild Cowboys allowed the man to prove he was valuable to the game without fellow group members Grand Puba and Lord Jamar. Brand Nubian soon returned with Foundation which was mostly viewed as a disappointment and things have not been good ever since, especially during that time he had to spend at Riker’s Island for gun charges. Out of jail for just under 2 years, Sadat X hits us with his not-so-much anticipated album Brand New Bein’, a similar sound to previous work, which coincides with being the album’s ultimate downfall. Read the rest of this entry »

Found in the inbox from the homie DJB, the same man who supplied the Quik rarities.

Hey Gotty,

I threw together a history of “The Symphony” concept/beat. I know it’s been pretty exhausted over time, but if you’d like to make a Loosies post on it feel free to use this. I appreciate the shout out from Beware for the Quik joints! –Dylan

Extra verbiage from DJB, giving some backstory on some of the tracks. Read the rest of this entry »

Video footage from BB King’s in NYC, where the twenty year career of BDK was celebrated last night. Read the rest of this entry »

The ageless old school vs. new school debate will forever continue to spark controversy in the Hip-Hop community. Ice-T and Soulja Boy can attest to that. While the newer generation demands respect, the veterans feel they don’t deserve the torch. Feeling the need to bear the load on his shoulders, Craig G of the legendary Juice Crew teams up with Marley Marl to rep for the originators with Operation Take Back Hip-Hop. But while the majority of their campaign is filled with an accurate account on the current state of the rap biz, the execution of the album is a tad-bit old fashioned with the rudiments of the genre dominating the sound. Read the rest of this entry »