What I really like about this video is that B.o.B. jumps into the crowd at the 1:55 mark, thereby dispelling the pervasive notion that black people are allergic to crowd-surfing.
The Jiggaman and Slim Shady rocked an ecstatic Detroit crowd at Comerica Park last night. Peep the photos below, including one classic shot of Shawn and Curtis going eye to eye.
As you probably know by now, T.I. and wife Tiny Cottle were handcuffed on the Sunset strip Wednesday night after police allegedly found some controlled substance on their person. I’m pretty sure it was a unique brand of bubblegum.
Trae tha Truth unleashed this trill ass commercial to pave the way for Can’t Ban Tha Truth, due out September 28. The Truth shall be televised.
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Big Boi’s “Ain’t No DJ” video is a throwback, complete with graffiti and breakdancing. Big breaks out the Run DMC tracksuit and a kangol to match. Nice.
Two Southern boys David Banner and 9th Wonder merge forces on Death Of A Pop Star. Pop the hood for tracklist, artwork, and release date.
Kanye cooking up heat with Snoop; Mya taking a stroll in LA; Fabolous popping bottles at his album release party. Pop the lid for a photo wrap-up of today’s top stories.
An oldie but goodie.
Nas drops in for a verse on Green Lantern’s new tape. Does he phone it in or do we get some Nasty Nas shit? A pleasantly meandering trumpet over a sparse, hard knocking drum pattern…
The video for Cee-Lo’s cathartic new single “Fuck You” is finally upon us, and it proves to be a solid accompaniment to the song. Cee-Lo’s The Lady Killer arrives December 7th. Read my nerdy dissection…
Stepping into a local rap environment with no prior knowledge of it whatsoever can be quite daunting. I remember a time when I was in a record shop in Paris and even though one of my favourite hip-hop albums EVAR is a French record (IAM’s L’ecole de Micro d’Argent), my limited familiarity with the French scene prohibited me from making a choice from the massive amount of acts, most of which I’d never even heard. Now there is help.