The mid-nineties saw Hip-Hop’s infatuation with gangster movies at an enormous peak. The late, great Notorious B.I.G. adopted his moniker from Christopher Walken’s character in King Of New York and revered storytellers like Raekwon and Kool G Rap saw their works heavily inspired by Italian families, much like the ones in Goodfellas. And who could forget Jay-Z’s various Pain in Da Ass interludes who most recently, revamped the trend with his last album American Gangster, one that mirrored the life of Frank Lucas to that of his own.

Consider Fabolous an adherent to such rich history for he’s chosen to branch out and do some role-playing of his own. Inspired by the critically acclaimed Carlito’s Way so to speak, Fab’s completely poised to take matters into his own hands for his fifth outing, Loso’s Way. Read the rest of this entry »

You’re receiving this update solo because of the Grind Time feature. Read the rest of this entry »

Brother eskay pretty much hit the nail on the head with this one. If not for nothing, it really speaks volumes on where Diddy’s priorities lie as a label head these days. A decade ago when Bad Boy did this same song and dance with Shyne, the video made its rounds before anything.  Does anyone still listen to the mixtape? Read the rest of this entry »

Road trip? BBQ cookout? Going fishing? Loungin’? Whatever the case, Statik Selektah (and Mixunit.com) has got you covered early with his Soundtrack To The Summer 2009. The materials await you. Read the rest of this entry »

Co-Starring the honorable Sean “Diddy” Combs

Red Cafe has seen his ghetto pass upgraded to gold member status with the [street] Record of the year “Hottest In The Hood” and autographing contracts with Akon’s Konvict Muzik and Bad Boy Records. Time to charge it to the game before the industry says he’s over his limit. Read the rest of this entry »

This must be confirming what YN was talking about a few days ago. Let’s hope Puff and Akon can work things out and finally Read the rest of this entry »

Generally you’re the one receiving gifts on your Born Day, but for Lloyd Banks’ 27th, the present is for that fans.

A double CD from the PLK gift wrapped to go straight to your hard drives. Read the rest of this entry »

March 9th is soon to be declared a national Hip-Hop holiday. I can see everybody’s relationship to Big Read the rest of this entry »

Listening to Fab’s verse on the “Bricks” remix (BRICKS!) reminded me of something.

I have nothing against Mike Shorey.

I hold no grudges against Lil Mo, Jagged Edge, Ne-Yo. None of them either. They’re cool.

But when Mr. F-A-B-O is around Clue, his Street Fam cohorts & (old) Desert Storm teammates, he’s a much better listen. Steel sharpens steel so when Read the rest of this entry »

Grandmaster Flash. Definitely not a name you expect to hear in 2K9 (let alone with a song titled “Swagger,”) but the pioneer is back looking to spread new messages in a new generation. Read the rest of this entry »

That’s a hell of a line up for one track.

Thoughts while watching this:

1. [Start]: “Brooklyn All-Stars”? Don’t half the worlds emcees reside in this borough? Kinda hard to pick a top 5.
2. [0:30]: The beat is a tad lazy. Just realized I wasn’t listening to dude talking. Read the rest of this entry »

They ain’t exactly exclusives, but when your girl is jamming these in three weeks from the radio, you can tell her TSS gave you the heads up a minute ago. Read the rest of this entry »