For those of you who grew up or currently live in Southern California, any weather aside from the occasional sprinkle that we get in May/June that brings up the yearly “well, you know it’s a pain but we really need the rain” conversation that altogether too many water coolers have to put up with is [...]

I don’t believe that demo tapes are still as powerful as they were in the 90s, but the word on the street is that Detroit newcomer Hayes incited an industry bidding war after circulating his demo through the streets. Hayes’ storytelling (and ghostwriting skills) impressed Dr. Dre and Timbaland and landed him a joint deal [...]

The Grim Reaper is working overtime this month, yanking celebs with cold quickness as we approach the new year. The latest to bite the dust is DJ Omega Supreme (Andre Kyles) of Organized Konfusion fame. Omega passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 23 after losing his long battle with cancer. DJ Omega Supreme was the long-standing disc [...]

We’re in a festive mood round these parts, so we teamed up with Universal Pictures to bring good tidings to some lucky members of TRU Nation. Quentin Tarantino’s latest masterpiece, Inglourious Basterds (arguably the best movie of 2009), was released on DVD yesterday (12/15) and I have 10 free copies for some lucky winners. Hop [...]