In a matter of nights, Taylor Swift upped her urban acceptance a few notches with her choice of guests at two consecutive as her Speak Now tour hit Atlanta’s Phillips Arena. On Saturday night, the country darling was joined by Usher for a quick performance of his hit “Yeah,” which was followed by T.I. stopping through for a quick rendition of “Live Of Your Life” to cap Sunday’s set. Read the rest of this entry »

Kysn

Anwar al-Awlaki: The Next Bin Laden [GQ]

Blogger Jailed Over Critical Restaurant Review [Tapei Times]

5 Ways Methamphetamine Can Make You a New Person [Cracked]

“Whitey” Bulger Had $500,000 Stash [CNN] Read the rest of this entry »

Tina

Maryland Coach Gary Williams Retires, Ends 33-Year Career [HuffPo]

14 Lessons From Hip-Hop’s Most Stylish Men [GQ]

DJ Premier Reuniting With Christina Aguilera On Her New Album [TUD]

The Average Price for a Concert Ticket? $31.57 [Digital Music News] Read the rest of this entry »

Aleona

Beanie Sigel Says Dame Dash Owes Him $11 Million [The BVX]

Biker Robs Bellagio Of $1.5M In Chips [CNN]

2011 Albums We’re Most Excited To Hear [GG]

Jamie Foxx To Receive Entertainer Award At BET Honors [The Urban Daily] Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Dre Sued For Millions Over Recording Studio Bill [AHH]

5 With Mark McNairy [DQM]

Primitive’s Air Max 90 Infared Pack [Primitive] Read the rest of this entry »

Who doesn’t wanna collaborate with Bun B? Feeling left out, Usher made the call for some street cred and star power for his Versus EP which is an extension of his current album Raymond V. Raymond. Slick talkin’ in a broad’s ear well enough to get a giggle and a Parental Advisory sticker, he tells ‘em everything short of “b#tch get in.” Read the rest of this entry »

Mary J. Blige to Play Nina Simone in Movie Biopic [Spinner]

Queen Latifah and Her ‘Personal Trainer’ Now Own a House Together [Gawker]

Awesome Art Made Of Stuff From Your Desk [Street Level]

Guy In Wheelchair Storms Soccer Pitch [With Leather]

Sarah Palin Wannabes Expose Themselves [TMZ] Read the rest of this entry »

Splash got a hold on a batch of tracks which will be making appearances on a few upcoming Tapemasters Inc. mixtapes.  So consider this your inside track on these, so by the time the full/tagless versions surface you’ll have the leg up on what to grab & what to pass on. Read the rest of this entry »

At this rate, Lil’ Nicki will have very lil’ use for making a song of her own. The checks for hopping on her fellow artists lead singles and getting RuPauled up for the videos, should keep her bills paid and her ability to tour moderate-sized venues until she has enough songs to release a Featuring Nicki Minaj album. And in hindsight, wouldn’t it make more sense for her to be the co-star in Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” video? Read the rest of this entry »

“But still I’m on the grind like some bad brakes/ Cause I remember the time I was last place…”

Damn it feels good to see people up on it. Seems like the summer of 2004 was yesterday and Trey’s Young & Heartless mixtapes were all over the tri-state. Unlike NYC or L.A., Petersburg, Virginia, isn’t exactly known for its musical history. A R&B singer taking the Hip-Hop approach by jumping over industry cuts wasn’t the norm, but Trey sounded at home doing this. Read the rest of this entry »

Creativity be damned.

Reaffirming the term “nothing is sacred” like a rapist reiterates birth control, Janet Jackson’s ex is telling MTV that he’s covering Quincy Jones’ classic R&B posse cut, “Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite).” Read the rest of this entry »

Natasha

2010 Mock Draft: Top 30 College Basketball Players [Hoop Doctors]

Marquis Daniels Makes His Face A Diamond Pendant [RTNY]

Russell Simmons, Jermaine Dupri Aren’t Mad At John Mayer For Playboy Interview [MTV]

Sade “Soldiers” To Number One [Showing Out]

Britney Spears Forgot Something Again [Don Chavez]

All The Band Names Are Taken [Gawker] Read the rest of this entry »

NBA heads rejoice! All-Star Weekend is upon us and we’re in for three days of top-tier basketball with some throwaway events in between. The kid likes basketball more than Kurtis Blow so you know I’ll be glued to the tube for the festivities. I decided to switch things up in anticipation for the weekend by cooking up some quick picks for the bigger events. We’re not counting filler like the Celebrity game or the WNBA/NBA/old fogy parity shootout either. Read the rest of this entry »

Although the words “donate,” “Haiti” and “help” are no longer on the tip of every newscaster’s tongue across the planet, the crisis that left the Caribbean country in ruins is still an ongoing ordeal. There’s plenty of charities and movements out there for every able participant to contribute to in some form or fashion, and tonight unveiled the regurgitation of one the most popular ones ever created. Read the rest of this entry »

From outward appearance, this is a strange collabo straight from the left field bleachers. If this doesn’t make Raymond Vs. Raymond, I’ll bet a Big Mac L.A.D. buys it back to release somewhere along the line. No way this Bangledesh beat falls to the wayside. Read the rest of this entry »