Since the state still owns Radric Davis‘ ass, Wale gets to keep all the pretty girls for himself as Go-Go gets a much needed national boost with the second single from Attention Deficit. Not that Gucci’s absence is a bad thing since a few models take over his camera time during his 1:20...

Don’t get it twisted. I’ll never get tired of this beat (never ever ever ever © Chris Tucker). Mr. Folarin goes for his and I applaud his yeomen-like work ethic. But this Fat Trel guy, we may need to put him on the Hip-Hop Doppler radar, just to keep an eye out.

The streets are Hip-Hop and we’re Hip-Hop so the streets belong to us. No self respecting MC should be caught dead in those streets without viable (read: free) marketing  for their fanbase. In our continuing efforts to give you the last of the 2009 in 2010’s first week, here’s the...

Professors have to walk a fine line when it comes to giving praise to their students. Not enough positive reinforcement and the student becomes resentful, frustrated that the work is not being recognized. Too much and the student can get cocky, feeling like they’ressomehow owed special treatment...

Snowstorm be damned… Wale still has beats to demolish.

In my MPSM 800 (Internship I) class, our final exam was to deliver an elevator pitch. Essentially, it is a 45 second to one minute spill you would give an executive on why they should hire you to be apart of their company. A verbal resumé of sorts you could say. Up and coming artists do this everyday...

Another week in the books, another set of tracks that we like to call The Pack. Volume 3 in fact…Jack. Take that. In case you missed the first two volumes, backtrack, grab those as well and you should be able to create yourself a pretty substantial playlist.

Since the album dropped, Wale’s verses over other people’s tracks sound, well…free. And amusing. His flow sounds relaxed, he’s namedropping (no Game) and poking fun. Another Twitter track from the homie, using Jay’s “Thank You” as his prop this time around.

“…And now your b_tch is missin’ like my disc up in Target.” True story, I went out on one of my CD splurges/catch-up sessions @ Best Buy this week & Attention Deficit still wasn’t on the shelves. I wonder why they even made a Wale placard if they weren’t gonna...

Wale raps, Marsha sings & The Sleepwalkers strip down their original production and the acoustic version is made.

It was bound to happen. A Black man would take center stage in the urban spotlight to represent the nation’s capital. Yeah, President Obama has the entire country’s eyes on his executive position, but Olubawale Folarin or Wale as he’s much better known, has become D.C.’s Hip-Hop...

Assuming this is a leftover that didn’t make the album. *Shrugs* I’m adding it to my folder anyways, then to the iPod. Direct from 9th Wonderful via his Twitter.

Touring isn’t what it used to be. I told you that they weren’t letting anyone backstage @ the BP3 show and J. Cole spoke on how there weren’t any groupies gettin’ their back out as far as he could see. Bummer. I think we all grow up having wet dreams where floozy after floozy...

According to Soundscan, Attention Deficit sold 28,100 copies last week. In this day and age, when album sales are as tough to pick as the winning lotto numbers it’s hard to gauge what’s a success or failure. But when you come to find out that only 30,000 were shipped it can cause one to stop and...

At this point in my blogging career, there’s no need to describe situations as “surreal.” They aren’t, so using the word is hyperbole. Not to say that they aren’t unique and that doing this hasn’t afforded its share of opportunities that I know I wouldn’t have...