Although the words “donate,” “Haiti” and “help” are no longer on the tip of every newscaster’s tongue across the planet, the crisis that left the Caribbean country in ruins is still an ongoing ordeal. There’s plenty of charities and movements out there for every able participant to contribute to in some form or fashion, and tonight unveiled the regurgitation of one the most popular ones ever created. Read the rest of this entry »

“Looking like a fool…”

Ladies & Gents, introducing GENERAL Larry Platt. At 62 years young, this grandfather to the style of Soulja Boy still has a trick or two in his flask to show the young whippersnappers how the Sugar Hill Gang used to hippity hop. Read the rest of this entry »

Even in our single-driven society, the truth is that most rappers can still reel in listeners influentially by simply reciting the honest realities observed through their rearview mirror. The irony in keeping rap one hundred, however, is that the realness is killing one of it’s building blocks; The Da Art of Storytelling. Read the rest of this entry »

Of course, this post should be about MJB doing an album signing for Stronger With Each Tear @ a Best Buy in NYC . But I can’t help but keep laughing while looking @ the smooth little dude posted up in the pic with her. Home slice recognizes a photo opp when he sees it.

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I’m a sucker for anything that reads “featuring Jazmine Sullivan.” She had Ace Hood feeling like a “Champion.” Jadakiss channeled one of his better records on his last LP thanks to Jaz. And she got Snoop to go an entire song without cursing. Quite the feat, indeed. Per the request of “The Queen“, Sullivan rides shotgun as the two discuss a topic which has essentially formed their entire respective careers, hardship, on “Gonna Make It.” Read the rest of this entry »

Just when I thought they couldn’t do it any better, SoulBounce went & eclipsed their previous Mary mix by doing an all-male rendering of My Life. I’ll let them explain.

Fifteen years ago Mary J. Blige released My Life, a breakthrough album chronicling her inner struggles while catapulting her to superstardom as the Queen of Hip Hop Soul. In celebration of this milestone, we gathered nine dynamic male artists to record re-imaginings of their favorite My Life songs for Men Love Mary: A Tribute to My Life, a digital EP presented by SoulBounce. The EP is hosted by one of Bad Boy’s legendary “Hitmen,” Chucky Thompson, who was a key producer on the My Life album. Read the rest of this entry »

Balance out your daily intake of Hip-Hop by indulging in some MJB music. On the brink of the release of Mary’s new studio album, Stronger With Each Tear, the good people @ SoulBounce just finished off a “Month Of Mary,” chronicling all aspects the reigning Queen’s life and music then chose to cap it off with a nice mix of chunes Read the rest of this entry »

The motorboatable Marie Blanchard

Five Things We Learned From The Miss Universe Sex Tapes [Gunaxin]

If Wonder Woman Comics Were More Honest [Cracked]

15 Creative Anti-Smoking Ads [Uncoached]

Salute Your Shorts: The Golden Age of Television [Paste]

Sony Wants To Take On iTunes [Hypebot]

Wesley Snipes Appeals 3 Tax Convictions In Georgia [AP] Read the rest of this entry »

It’s still somewhat crazy to see how far Trey Songz has come in the past five years. Rewinding back to my high school years, dude was a local prodigy who was known to jack popular beats and add his own two cents to ‘em. Yup, seems like yesterday when there would be barbershop arguments on how far his talent would actually take him. While he’s still got a considerable distance to go to truly maximize his potential, Petersburg, Va.’s own still stands as one of the more popular names in R&B. Read the rest of this entry »

Ahh…this is more like as MJB sounds comfortably and beautifully at home over Ryan Leslie’s balanced production. The track’s percussion gives Mary just enough roam to exercise the voice & sound that we’ve all come to know and love. Read the rest of this entry »

First it was Mary, then it was Jay. Everybody’s gone Drake crazy in this day and age. Read the rest of this entry »

Nevermind the bad press LeBron has been receiving this summer (if that’s what you want to call it), clearer skies are on the horizon in the the highly anticipated documentary, “More Than A Game.” Read the rest of this entry »

My keen Spidey senses say the powers that be could possibly shut this down shortly. Until then Read the rest of this entry »

Said it must be your music cuz it ain’t your cover… Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Prop Jay

This is the non-steroid, long-haired, crazy Busta I want back.

Busta’s new joint, Back On My B.S, wasn’t my style. His crazy ass flow, hyped with energy and passion, was all I and many of his fans ever wanted. Now what he unsuccessfully strives for more often is a deep monotone flow in large does that only Busta seems to enjoy. None the less, he still gets a pass and a soundcheck to hear what he has to offer because of his prior accomplishments.

What I found was “Decision,” a certified heatrock produced by Dre and Mr. Porter. Busta brings considerable back up in tow Read the rest of this entry »