Words by David D., Greg Whitt, Raj, Beware & Justin Tinsley

Hip-Hop is full of misogyny and sex acts with the most random, nameless women. But sometimes, rappers weave tales about ladies that hold special places in their hearts and/or spank banks. With that said, we’re going to take a look at some ladies named in classic Hip-Hop records. From Suzy Screw to Blowjob Betty to Brenda and her baby, all of these fictional lady characters are important in their own ways. Read the rest of this entry »

“The world is mine, can’t you see, I’m just trying to be all I can be.”

I’ve been mentally coast-to-coast pimpin’ all day, courtesy of Christopher Wallace and Todd Shaw. Read the rest of this entry »

Post-prison T.I. has been a single man demolition machine, relentlessly annihilating guest appearances left and right without regard to women and children. However, tackling your own project is always a whole different beast than loaning out a quick 16. Read the rest of this entry »

After securing my Concord XI’s a few days ago, I can finally sit back and take stock of what transpired over the last week. For the past few years, securing a pair of shoes took nothing more than me telling my boys to hold a pair of 13′s to the side and let me know when they needed the bread. That all changed thanks to a bevy of complaints being sent to Footlocker corporate Read the rest of this entry »

10 Fun Busta Rhymes Facts [The Urban Daily]

Engadget’s Black Friday 2011 Roundup [Engadget]

Michael Jordan’s 10 Biggest Moments In The Air Jordan 3 [Nice Kicks] Read the rest of this entry »

The most money I’ve ever found on the ground was five bucks at a gas station. However, if I were hypothetically a working girl and happened to be getting down with $hort Dogg and E-Feezy, the amount of “Money On The Floor” I’d be picking up would probably keep my utilities on. Read the rest of this entry »

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Throat Troubles Cause Adele To Cancel Shows Again [Yahoo]

Why Won’t You Let Ciara’s Toes Be Great? [Crunk & Disorderly]

Facebook Changes We’d Actually Want To See [Cool Material] Read the rest of this entry »

Happy is a relative word. Considering the mud most of us are drug through daily, almost any song is better than hearing your boss continually demand more for less. But if one song were going to pull me out of a funk and take me directly to smile status, it would probably be Todd Shaw’s ultra-classy and extra-inspirational anthem, “Gettin’ It.” Read the rest of this entry »

While we wait patiently for the OG Todd Shaw to drop his umpteenth album and continue laying his mack down for a new generation, Brenton Duvall is helping bridge the gap in the meantime. Read the rest of this entry »

Home to Rip Ridaz and Damus, palm trees, sandy beaches and a million and one sports teams, California needs a wide scope to capture the ambiance of its daily happenings. And since two heads are better than one, Strong Arm Steady has extra insurance on their investment with three members in Krondon, Mitchy Slick and Phil Da Agony. Bleeding the West Coast in every step of their walk, Read the rest of this entry »

Wiz may be considered a freshman or rookie to most, but he’s definitely earned the respect of the O.G.’s out in Killer Cali. First you seen him on the set with Big Snoop Dogg, and now, Taylor Gang’s chieftain is spliffin’ it up and mackin’ the game with a real player in $hort Dog. Read the rest of this entry »

For their latest West Coast cinema, Strong Arm Steady invite $hort Dog in for an informal reunion of Golden State Warriors. The Monte Ellis era supplicates plenty of new school pimpology to teach you how to collect your ends without having to smack a beeech, the class of Tim Hardaway Too $hort came up in not only created the handbook but his “agency” supplies a stable of fine young stallions to pose as eye candy for the visual promo for Arms & Hammers. Read the rest of this entry »

Think of the fact Todd Shaw has had streets lined with skeezers since he was in elementary school and try not to shake your head. Then, remember he’s been rapping about that very same topic over the course of 18 albums and twenty years. Read the rest of this entry »

Time has a not-so-funny way of passing us by. As we, TSS Crew strive to give you our earnest and admittedly, unquestionable opinions on the albums of the day, sometimes even a couple projects slip through our impenetrable reviewing hands. Take a SXSW here and a couple trips to New York there, the missed calls begin to pile up. So as we enter the quarter of our Hip-Hop fiscal year, here’s our chance to blow secondhand smoke on some of 2010′s offerings. Read the rest of this entry »

Jennifer Aniston Topless Perfume Ads [Pop Crunch]

What If Video Games Had Free Agents? [Complex]

The Dumbest Cities In America [Global Grind] Read the rest of this entry »