Of course Clifford has no say-so in the matter whether or not it’s wise to continue to push this garbage. But if Drake was able to swallow his pride and can the “Fancy” video, then this half-baked Pop Tart® could have easily found its way on the cold, bottom end of a garbage pail. Then again, Drizzy doesn’t have lawyer bills that could be used to cop shorefront property in the Hamptons, either. Read the rest of this entry »

Whether No Mercy is or is not T.I.’s swan song remains to be seen over the coming year. It seems Tip’s propensity for hypocritical walks on the wild side take precedence over continuing his upward trajectory as a human being and commercially successful Hip-Hop artist. Because of these transgressions, he has been shuttled to the pen for another 12 months and—one can assume—his eighty-sixth “road to redemption”—give or take an MTV series or two. Read the rest of this entry »

First things first and before we get into this video, credit to the word “swag” for having a shelf life longer than anyone could have ever predicted. The more people claim that it’s dead, the more the term is actually used – in the same vein as a word I honestly despise, “flow,” i.e. ‘work flow’ or ‘gym flow’ or ‘study flow.’ Moving on, however, remember when Read the rest of this entry »

Doesn’t it seem like last go round, TIP had a lot more buzz circulating his upcoming album two weeks prior to release? Maybe it’s because his second single featured Rihanna and not Rocko. Or, possibly because Paper Trail only had one name. What, are petty drug charges not as cool as multiple machine guns? Read the rest of this entry »

Whether he’s aware of it or not, Clifford is cashing this one in at the right time. As the No Mercy leaks continue to drip and Yeezy’s buzz moves towards eclipsing the sun, there was no time to waste in dropping “Welcome To The World,” which features both of G.O.O.D Music’s current flagship artists. Read the rest of this entry »

I would like to extend my most sincere congratulations to T.I. for joining a highly sacred cult whose members include only the most elite of rappers. Jay-Z. B.o.B. Lil’ Wayne. 50 Cent. Drake. The Game. There are more, but they requested anonymity so I’ll leave them off the record, and if you haven’t guessed by now, these are some of the greatest rappers that Eminem has absolutely incinerated on their own shit. So again, after listening to this song, we’re tacking Tip’s picture up on the wall with the rest of these dudes. Read the rest of this entry »

T.I. and Chris Brown are vastly opposite artists yet they have much more in common than what appears at the surface level. In the last couple years, both have exposed their demons and consequently been forced to tackle their respective evils head on. Read the rest of this entry »