Since coming home, Baby’s wealthiest son hasn’t been nearly as active as expected. Sure, “Six Foot, Seven Foot” was what everyone wanted from the Young Money CEO, but the banana-boat-riding single is from an album people have absolutely no insight into. Plus, it was really just part of another type of release party, badly in need of a theme. Read the rest of this entry »

Finally. A few Weezy fans are probably uttering that word right now, but I’m saying it because after years and years…and years of saying Cory Gunz is on his way, the NY fire spitter finally has a co-starring role in a monster track. Read the rest of this entry »

The Driz is such a staple in current media, he might as well just be sitting next to you in your living room with his J’s on the table, eye-f!cking your wife. He’s got an Album Of The Year candidate, 301 songs in Clear Channel’s rotation and is probably teaching your adolescent kids about the difficulties of growing up disabled via The Disney Channel right now. So, when it came time for GQ to choose who would be featured in their annual “Men Of The Year” issue, the editors took the obvious route and chose…Scarlet Johansson. Read the rest of this entry »

– While you’re all listening to an album you’re not supposed to have yet, you should take some time to let J. Cole’s highly-anticipated project get some burn.

– Community is a great show. Here are five reasons why.

– Beware sat down with the Chicago legend Twista to discuss his new album that you should also be jamming right this second. Read the rest of this entry »

Wouldn’t it be nice having money to blow like the Young Moolah crew? Well, if you want to cop Maybachs, sport Martin Margiela highs and spray thousands of dollars into the air by shaking a green bottle – just like Lil’ Weezy and Drizzy Driz – then I have fantastic news for you. There is now a Young Money debit card available for public splurging.  Read the rest of this entry »

There has never been a rapper like Lil Wayne–and there probably won’t be one akin to him for some time. Aside from being one of the few rappers who still sells considerable amount of units on the regular, his character traits keep his name in the news when he’s not holed up in the studio. The brazen yet nonchalant approach towards recording; Dwayne Carter easily churns out 200 songs annually. The stylistic dexterity that ignites his drive is merely analogical reasoning on the 3rd grade reading level Read the rest of this entry »

When I first heard Tyga a few years ago, “impressed” was probably the last word I’d use to explain my reaction. Time heals all wounds though. While calling myself a “fan” these days may be pushing the envelope, I will admit I am more inclined to give his music an honest critique. Either he’s gotten a lot better, I’m listening harder or it’s a combination of the both. Read the rest of this entry »

Viva la Weezy! Lil Wayne’s kind-of-new album that was recorded half a year ago just dropped, and like most of his projects, the metaphors, similes and punch lines are aplenty. Maybe it’s because we missed Wayne, but there seem to be an exorbitant amount of similes on I Am Not A Human Being. It was like Weezy said “like” every other line. Our crack research staff at TSS decided to go song-by-song, counting all of the similes for you and highlighting the dopest examples and a few that made us scratch our heads. Read the rest of this entry »

Several leaks into Pink Friday and we’ve yet to hear an actual “rap” song mixed into the fray. We’re starting to think the early signs of androgyny were merely simple ploys to gain our attention. Now that she got us open and intrigued, she’s content with just feeding us cotton candy by the bushel. Read the rest of this entry »

Kid Cokey isn’t the only rap star gracing Complex Mag this fall. Who else would get newsstands in a fevered tizzy than the pink/purple/plum haired vixen, Nicki Minaj? In candid splendor, Toshitaka Kondo grilled the Hip-Hop heroine about type ish that you really want to know, like: Read the rest of this entry »

“We are not the same…I am a martian…”

Our beloved incarcerated extraterrestrial warned us he didn’t have a blood type and now we’re going to be dealt the Bruce Banner gamma rays on his birthday. I’m Not A Human EP in stores on the day he was hatched from the mothership: September 27th. Read the rest of this entry »

To be quite honest, I’m not even sure how long this track has been out. I came across it this morning, liked it and here we are now. According to more knowledgeable sources, the song originates from a new Jae Millz mixtape entitled Dead Presidents. Having 27 members in the camp, I stopped a long time ago trying to keep up with all the music coming from YM. Read the rest of this entry »

No introduction needed for this one, as adoring fans and awaiting haters have anticipated the release of Thank Me Later since the DeGrassi graduate took music by storm a year ago. With the success of “Over” and a new leak with a new Hip-Hop A-lister every week for months, the foundation’s been laid for Drake to seize Hip-Hop’s spotlight. Read the rest of this entry »

Every birth will result in an eventual death and unfortunately we’ve come to the conclusion of Lil Wayne and MTV’s layover reminder that Rebirth still exists. It was a fun and interesting journey through the visual evidence of Young Tunechi’s irregular, mall-pop drenched seventh album. Among the highlights were Nikki Minaj and her boobies bouncing in a boxing ring and an ode to Tony Montana’s disco days. Read the rest of this entry »

Admit it. The more you listen to that Rebirth album you didn’t pay for, the songs started to sound more than outtakes from a syrup-induced temper tantrum. He’s no will.i.am but Weezy’s pop ear is steadily gaining credibility in most circles outside of rap. Already one video deep in the adventures of Lil Tunechi, the ladies of Young Money, Nicki Minaj and Shanell, add the ying to his yang in the latest flicks. Read the rest of this entry »