Why, yes, it's your annual N-word convention. For the uninitiated, every now and then, some middle-aged celebrity goes on a racist rant, which usually includes the N-bomb. Then, some news channel summons two black people, one on each side of the N-word debate. They are then forced to yell at each other for exactly 30 seconds. This is usually followed by Anderson Cooper saying "Well, that's all the time we have for this segment" and "We'll be right back after this commercial break."

Steve Stoute is dropping mad science in the new issue of Time. The part that caught my eye is a theory he calls "the tanning of America."

The Source has found a way to get us talking again, so here goes. The Source heard How I Got Over, Recovery, Sir Lucious, and Trill OG and decided that Trill OG is a 5-mic album. Chew on that for a minute.