OG Ron C adds his Texas touch to The Weeknd’s Echoes of Silence mixtape. “Chopped Not Slopped,” just like the doctor always orders it. Read the rest of this entry »

2011 nearly made its way out the door before The Weeknd could deliver the final installment of his trilogy. But alas, the Canadian musician comes through on his promise by releasing Echoes Of Silence as a stocking stuffer. Read the rest of this entry »

After months of fan-made videos celebrating his music, The Weeknd chooses Thanksgiving to deliver his first-ever video with “The Knowing,” a track featured on House Of Balloons mixtape, originally released in March. Read the rest of this entry »

While we patiently wait on the official tracklist for Drake’s Take Care, the speculation behind the amount of R&B featured on the project continues to make itself apparent. If the “The Real Her” wasn’t enough for you to dim the lights, Drake tells MTV that fellow Toronto crooner The Weeknd will assist him on a whopping four songs for his sophomore set. Read the rest of this entry »

With his Echoes Of Silence on the horizon, The Weeknd gives away “Initiation,” the trippy, slap happy soundtrack for a rites of passage into rollin’ with the big boys. Read the rest of this entry »

Miss Universe Accused of Fabricating Pageant Documents [Clutch]

Cop Arrests Disabled Woman for Sitting [AJC]

Is Kurtis Blow the Father of Kanye West? [Boxden] Read the rest of this entry »

The Weeknd finally releases Thursday, the second chapter of the mixtape trilogy and long-awaited follow-up to House Of Balloons. Read the rest of this entry »

The Weeknd tries his hand at Drake’s recently released “Trust Issues” and sounds comfortably at home on the track. Read the rest of this entry »

Presumably, “The Birds Pt. 1″ is set to crash land on The Weeknd’s project to come later this summer, Thursday. Still shrouded in a clout of mystery, the Canadian singer let loose of the track last night, and while I am somewhat intrigued by his music Read the rest of this entry »

The Weeknd is the talk of the town currently, but there was a point long before Entourage came knocking when he played the background like so many other talented songwriters before him. In 2009, the Toronto talent was apart of a songwriting/production team that went by the name The Noise. Read the rest of this entry »

All good things have an expiration date and Entourage is no different. Over the past seven years, the show has found a cozy niche in the pop culture landscape with its relevancy and overwhelming theme of camaraderie. Every group of friends has envisioned of being “the real life Entourage” at least once. They make money, get wasted, have lots of sex and settle down with women like Sloan. Read the rest of this entry »

Yiyanna

Oscar De La Hoya Goes To Rehab [TMZ]

Baseball Players As Traffic Signs [Baseball Nation]

Ten Essential Books About Television [Warming Glow]

The Weeknd Dropping Two More Mixtapes This Year [Prefix] Read the rest of this entry »

Whitney

Nicki Minaj Doesn’t Mind Us Talking About Her Ass [Vibe]

Is Locomotive Curt the Next Big White Boy Rapper? [BroBible]

Rewind: Top 10 Ugliest Mistresses [TUD] Read the rest of this entry »

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– The Beastie Boys did what the Knicks couldn’t – take over Madison Square Garden.

– Thanks to a mixtape and a haircut, Soulja Boy will now be paying homage to the late Tupac Shakur by reviving the role of Bishop. Yep, that Bishop. Read the rest of this entry »

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I’m usually delinquent when it comes to assessing the latest e-crazes, but reminders to give projects a fair share hang around like mental Post-It notes. My proverbial wall of suggestions resembles a clustered, college bulletin board right now. However, after having finally gotten around to checking out one of those suggestions – The Weeknd’s House Of Balloons – there’s a few points to be shared from my listening experience. Read the rest of this entry »