Chances are Atlanta and Magic City top most lists when the subject of America’s best duos is mentioned. Like it or not, it’s a symbol permanently tattooed on the city. Sort of like Green Bay and cheese, but not really. Unfortunately, I have yet to cross #65 on my bucket list by going to an Atlanta strip club and throw money around like I haven’t learned the concept of gravity. But there is a deeper lesson behind all this misogyny and effortless disposal of currensy. Read the rest of this entry »

With this tweet above, Twitter was set ablaze this afternoon with the news of Vibe’s shutdown.  Of course  YN was on top of things to relay the news and people responded with a mix of shock, condolences & reminiscing.  Pretty soon it was being picked up and confirmed by other outlets. Read the rest of this entry »

Hip-Hop’s mini-mogul/magic leprauchun has been progressively developing a new skill.

It started with his remarkable ability to make more checks bounce than Nike Basketball (*swoosh*). But after much practice, he has perfected it.

He can now make any career, business, investment or record label crash merely by affiliation. We saw traces of this power affect powerhouses like Janet Jackson. Then he shut down Read the rest of this entry »

“… To Forgive Divine Is At Your Discretion.

During these troubled times, it looks like no one’s Recession proof as Marc Ecko’s facing the possibility of bankruptcy.

Ecko has hired investment bank Peter J. Solomon to help refinance at least $170 million in debt owed to two key business partners, sources told The Post. With lenders scarce, sources say his empire may be dismantled as he sells off assets to pay creditors. Sources said Marc Ecko’s executives and bankers alike have been lobbing phone calls to rivals, trying to unload the company’s brands in exchange for cash. The dire scenario is a far cry from a few years ago, when Marc Ecko had entertained potential offers from Jones Apparel Group and Tommy Hilfiger. At one time, both firms were weighing bids for Marc Ecko in the $500 million range, according to one source.

Regardless of whether you have $10 in your bank account or $1,000,000 people can usually find a sliver of sympathy for the individual down on their luck. It’s a little harder to do Read the rest of this entry »

I already miss this place, especially the cats in their car audio section. Last time I went, homeboy hooked me up with a 300 watt amp Read the rest of this entry »