Students of the game remember this clip of Eazy-E on The Arsenio Hall Show* for the Hip-Hop history it rightfully represents. Showcasing Eric Wright in all of his controversial, charismatic and defiant glory (and crusty feet), those not familiar should take it as a lesson. Never will you see something like this on live television again. Read the rest of this entry »

Drug Dog Busts Snoop Dogg’s Bus [CNN]

Brandy Sets Record Straight On Beef With Kim Kardashian [The Urban Daily]

Tavis Smiley Ousted As Keynote Speaker From MLK Event [News One] Read the rest of this entry »

West Coast music fans, rejoice. Your favorite Left Coast festival, Coachella, just released the 2012 line-up for its newly expanded two-weekend festival this April. The fest, which will cover the weekends of April 13-15 and April 20-22, features headlining acts Read the rest of this entry »

It was only a matter of time before Snoop made his way onto the greatest mid-day game show of all time. Scaring the grandmothers and surprising the stoners who were tuned in, the 6’4″ LBC legend recently guest-hosted the forever art-deco digs made famous by Bob Barker to help raise money for his youth football league. Read the rest of this entry »

Dear Snoop,

We’re all for brothers gettin’ checks out of corporations. And we long gave up on the idea of you as an artist once you eschewed rap and creativity in exchange for pimp cups, MTV shows and added “izzle” to the end of every word uttered. We didn’t even bat an eyelash when you embroidered your name on house slippers. You are Hip-Hop’s Billy Mays. Still, there’s a fine line between cashing checks and keeping your integrity in check Read the rest of this entry »

Weed always creates a tie that binds not only regular folks, but artists as well. When Wiz & Snoop announced their new movie and its accompanying soundtrack, I was initially side-eyeing both the artists and the ideas as a calculated money-grab capitalizing off their stoner association and didn’t expect anything worthwhile to emerge. To my surprise, the end products haven’t been that bad thus far. Read the rest of this entry »

So what they smoke weed? So what they get drunk? So what Snoop Dogg is 40 years old and pretending to be in high school for the joint project between him and Wiz, Mac & Devin Go To High Scool. Read the rest of this entry »

As Lonnie works the circuit in preparation for his upcoming album, The Dreamer, The Believer, well-rounded Philly musician Derrick Hodge has recruited Erykah’s ex for this jazzy, inspirational title track from his upcoming album Live Today. Read the rest of this entry »

Wiz & Snoop match verses on “French Inhale,” assisted by Mike Posner’s slow, smokey (no pun) chorus. Off the two cheeba smoker’s Mac & Devin Go To High School movie soundtrack. Read the rest of this entry »

Totally slipping off everyone’s radar, Snoop and fellow bong brother Wiz Khalifa still have all the intentions in the world to release their movie Mac & Devin Go To High School. And with the movie obviously comes the accompanying soundtrack. “Young, Wild & Free” features a light and friendly hook by Bruno Mars likely signifying radio spins if it ever gets to that point. With the easy-going vibe (some’ll call it “soft” or “corny”), pending the right words are edited out, this wouldn’t be too shocking if it managed to infiltrate even the pop-friendliest of stations. A Bruno hook has those mystic powers.

Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Feat. Bruno Mars – “Young, Wild & Free”

Respect: 2DB

Whitt said it best: getting excited about Aftermath proteges is by and large a waste of time. Could Slim The Mobster bring the once-legendary super label back from the brink of obscurity? Read the rest of this entry »

If you were to hop in the DeLorean and head back to 1994, there’s no way in hell you’d believe Snoop Dogg would be getting his own family sitcom down the line, not after once facing murder charges and publicly sipping gin cocktails back in the day. Yet after a couple decades in the limelight and moderate success with a few prior cable series, this puff-puff-passin’ pop icon has teamed with NBC and Everybody Loves Chris writer Don Reo to bring his acting skills to your living room. Read the rest of this entry »

Juicy J is the f*ckin’ man. Rubba Band Business 2 is still in rotation and here comes news a new tape, Blue Dream & Lean, is on the way. And if “She Dancin’ Like She F*ckin’” is any indication of what to expect, those who appreciate the musings of The Original Juice Man will be in for a treat. Read the rest of this entry »

During my blurred tenure in college, my friend had a California King bed. However, unlike Snoop Dogg in this video for his remix to Rihanna’s ode to the over-sized mattresses, he very rarely had dime piece Latinas trying to finagle real estate alongside him. Read the rest of this entry »

A very dope shot from Kendrick’s show a few weeks ago when his peers knighting him as the leader of the West. Read the rest of this entry »