Consider this a friendly public service announcement. Remember when LC first put you on to Takers nearly a year ago? This was around the time when T.I. was slightly half way through his bid, Chris Breezy had yet to MJ and cry his way back into public affection and Idris Elba’s DJ’s abilities were still unknown to the majority of us common folk. Read the rest of this entry »

Two birds, one microphone. That’s how Tip is running thangs fresh out of the bing. The King gets his cross-promotion on with his adrenaline-filled street single for King Uncaged that also headlines the soundtrack to Takers, his new movie starring Matt Dillon, Idris Elba and Sith Lord Hayden Christensen. Read the rest of this entry »

While it hasn’t happened yet (and best believe it well), Tip has yet to make a candy-coated push for the radio. The prime beneficiaries are you, the underground head, Hip-Hop purist who even knows this post exist. This is the gutter side of his artistic talents. The side superstars usually abandon once they get famous enough. Read the rest of this entry »

So far as I can see, Takers goes something like this…

Stringer — fresh from illegitimizing his role on “The Wire” by shaving his goatee for “Devil White Woman” — takes a ragtag group of Jedi Knights and Halle Berry castoffs to rob a bank. T.I. — fresh from a stint in the clink, and still trying to redeem himself for being out-shined in ATL by Big Boi, Lauren London and Diana Ross’ son — hires the bandits to do some scofflawry and Belly-esque bafoonery. Old girl from Drumline shows up, kissing up on Ricky and possibly TIP. Matt Dillon is still shell-shocked that his brother is hitting bigger than him with “Entourage,” so he gets up in the mix to save the day, bringing that kid from Hostel with him for no foreseeable reason. Read the rest of this entry »