Ludacris and Nicki Scissorshands go blow for blow in what is allegedly the best track on Battle Of The Sexes. I dunno bout those proclamations when there was nothing notable being spewed; just another Nicki Minaj guest appearance. The real downfall is the video, though. Read the rest of this entry »

Whitney

Beware of Fake Drakes [Vulture]

Epic Beard Man Undergoing Mental Evaluation, Supporter Say No Charges Being Filed [Animal New York]

Lindsey Vonn: The Sexiest Gold Medalist In The Olympics [Global Grind]

Jerry Jones Wants Jay-Z and Eminem To Do Rap Show at Cowboys Stadium? [GOT]

You Gotta Be Kiddin Me: An American Pie Reboot [Film Drunk]

An iPad Is Not a Laptop [Gizmodo] Read the rest of this entry »

Armadale

Universal Planning A 3D Remake Of Jaws With Tracy Morgan? [Cinema Blend]

A Video Montage Of Mister Rogers’s Creepiest Moments [Vulture]

Beyonce & Solange: Say Hello To Your New Little Bro? [The YBF]

The Best Strip Scenes In Movies [Moviefone]

Simpsons Sippin’ On The Corporate Sizzurp [The Steel Closet] Read the rest of this entry »

As much credentials we like to bestow on the women of Hip-Hop who can spit, the ones who can swal…

Eh. Bad start. Let’s try that again.

Lyrical wit doesn’t always make the female MC. Read the rest of this entry »

Everyday is basically Halloween for Da Baddest B*tch with her wide array of revealing attire that always manages to highlight that donkey of hers. But this All Hallows’ Eve, Trina and her Great Pumpkin decide to deliver some music for a change. Read the rest of this entry »

Not to be outdone by The Great Gucci, Mr. Tell ‘Em is out to prove he too can oversaturate the web (and your iPods) with more than enough music to last any sane artist for a full fiscal year. Read the rest of this entry »

Larena, Whip Appeal

Isiah And Magic In Full-On Feud [The Baseline]

Playstation 3 Now Outselling Xbox, Wii [BI]

Shawn Kemp Is Back, Sort Of [Dime]

Reasons White People Like Boyz N The Hood [Gunaxin] Read the rest of this entry »

I bet Yo Gotti wishes he had four hands so he could take advantage of this situation he brought upon himself… Read the rest of this entry »

How do you do a remix to a song that’s already been remixed and stood out on its own? Increase the estrogen by adding in another sexpot, in this case Nicki Minaj. Read the rest of this entry »

Extend a songs airplay by adding in Gucci & gain favor with TSS by including Boosie. Read the rest of this entry »

Nine down, six to go. I wonder how Trina felt about the recruitment of other “visual talent.” Were they politely to telling her to sit this one out? She’s too good to eat a strawberry now? Can’t even lick whip cream off the tip? One thing’s for certain: this here’s the biggest album promotion that you’ve seen this far. Read the rest of this entry »

Approximately three weeks ago on a Monday morning, I emailed Xilla (‘Nuff Respect!) to ask him a question. He answered, then asked me if I wanted to go to help cover the BET Awards as a member of the media.

At first, I thought he was pulling my leg so I said, let me think about it.

*brain starts churning*

“It would be cool.”

“This aggin lying though. I don’t even know him like that.”

“The BET Awards are two weeks away?”

“Enh…the BET Awards sound lame, but what else would I be doing on a Sunday night?”

After about a day of internal debate, I told fam “Sure, I’ll go.”

And by Saturday, June 27th, I boarded a plane for L.A., set to return on Monday morning. Yes, if you know me, I’m not straying far from home for too long. I’m one of those folks who has done pretty much all that a human being needs to experience in order to write a decent autobiographical tale. I’m not a tourist or sight-seeing type either. If you’ve seen the Statue Of Liberty in pictures & postcards, you’ve seen enough in my opinion. Plus, my kids, my lady & my bed > waking up in some strange place & being surrounded by entertainers.

Yes, Gotty’s™ a simple man enjoying the simple pleasures, yet I made an exception for this one. Since it’s not like Nashville has that many red carpet events (okay, none besides Country music), this was a new experience for me & that I couldn’t pass up. But it’s from that simple man angle I use to recount those roughly 48 hours I was in L.A. for the Awards.

Losing It: I only found myself slightly losing composure when I set my eyes on Alicia, Beyonce…and Carmelo. Yes, Carmelo, no pause.

As a lifelong Syracuse fan, my eyes lit up when I saw him, as he’s the man that’s responsible for ending the pain & suffering caused by “The Shot.” I managed to walk up, exchange a quick dap & thank him for that. Truth be told, I prolly would’ve hugged him if he let me.

Beyonce breezed right by with maybe about 5-7 security types around her. She was all smiles & shit though. Unfortunately, it was so random, I couldn’t snap pics fast enough as this wasn’t a part of what we’ll refer to as “the stroll.” I was standing there, most likely oogling @ someone or something else, when I heard a lot of high-ptiched yelps from the crowd. My ears rang for a second before I realized they were yelling “Beyonceeeee!!!!” I wheeled around and Read the rest of this entry »

Oh how did such fuckery slip past my radar…

As mentioned Monday, Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas decided to show his support for President-elect Barack Obama by getting a little ink. Well, thanks to NBC Washington’s Dan Hellie (via Gilbertology), we now have photographic evidence. Here it is in all of its up-close, sharp fingernail glory.

The tattoo isn’t bad @ all. Read the rest of this entry »

Someone brought to our attention Khia’s critique of Trina’s Still Da Baddest. Realistically, Trina ain’t shit but if you got her Goose’ed up the Diamond Princess’ freestyles would run circles around Khia’s albums. So fuck it, we’re repaying the favor.

Originally, we started to break tradition and pull a blind rating, word to Maxim & The Black Crowes, no listening necessary. But, we knew that would be unfair & that you would want further explanation. Spearheaded by TC, we got together as a Crew (so that one person wouldn’t be alone in the suffering) to come up with a track-by-track assessment of said musical composition.

1. “Nasti Muzik” – Janet called… and she wants her intro back. Control this is not.

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2. “My Swag” – Khia has the swag of a flamingo and this song sounds like it was a bonus track for BET Uncut’s Greatest Hits. “My swag is the best pussy ever had…” I can’t take this line seriously, especially knowing how she looks.

3. “Be Your Lady” – “I’ll fix you breakfast buttnaked while you eating me out” ??? Since when is perch served in the morning?

Really though, she kinda had me liking her in this joint – talking about cooking my dinner and folding my clothes…then, I remembered what she looks like.

4 . “Shit On Me” (Skit) – This ain’t a skit; she couldn’t squeeze another beat out the budget. I just thank God this isn’t about what I thought it was gonna be about.

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5. “Like Me” – All the beats sound so much they same they’re almost running together. Cheap-ass, 1987 Casio-type beats, shitty lyrics, horrible production….I wager this was recorded on a $12 mic from Radio Shack. “Looking extra thick in a short white tee”. I’ll bet she looks “extra thick” in just about anything she wears. Wear black, Khia. I hear it has a slimming effect. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s freaky freaky Friday the 13th and for most of us it’s warm. Even with the price of gas, that means windows down and riding. So here I am to give you a few options for your theme music.

This first song is one I have to give YN credit because before he hipped me to this joint I’ll be goddamned if I ever listened to anything Trina outside of the occasional radio single. But I’ve been listening to it ever since & I’m determined to learn Mannie’s lines in hopes that one day I can sing it to some chick @ a bar or that it randomly pops up in a karaoke rotation. Even if it don’t, it works for today because it’s got a Friday feelgood appeal to it.

Trina Feat. Mannie Fresh – Da Club

While we’re here, let me drop this other gem that blatantly & playfully jacks Keith Sweat’s “Make It Last Forever.” The Mind Of... album was real mediocre for the most part, but Read the rest of this entry »