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So sometime last week, the pic above was released. It looks like Drake, DJ Khaled, and Rick Ross on a random video shoot. Drake is rocking a Dada Supreme (!!) short set and random money is on the floor. Rick Ross has a bewildered look on his face. Khaled is oblivious, and the women in [...]
For a certain generation of young, professional folks of color, Jay-Z’s lyrics have provided more than just entertainment. Many of us, born on blocks our friends never made it off of, raised in an era where our older brothers, uncles, and sometimes our fathers were hustlers, but reared to understand the value of educating ourselves [...]
LL Cool J high again, y’all. All jokes aside, LL Cool J has made news lately because his song with Country music singer, Brad Paisley has sparked controversy. The song, “Accidental Racist” features some very “odd lyrics.” Although LL Cool J and Brad Paisley still support the song and its lyrics, they appear to welcome [...]
It’s no secret that Ray-J finds ways to rub it in to Kim K that they had relations. Things have been pretty quiet between the two, until I saw the following single cover art from Willie Jr: You can check the song HERE if you want a quick chuckle. I think this is comedy to [...]
This morning as I was getting ready for work, I took my phone into the bathroom to play music as I showered. I put the phone on shuffle and the first song up was Justin Timberlake’s Spaceship Coupe off of his latest, 20/20 Experience. I’ve been playing the 20/20 Experience a lot. I don’t think [...]
By: Grandstand Have you listened to music on the radio recently? Doesn’t it seem like the songs lack flow, feel mismatched, and the beats are like slow-motion-fast (prime example A$AP Rocky “Peso”)? I am over it! This overnight, Internet-instant pace is hurting my ears, my relationships, and my sex life. Granted, who am I to [...]
Incoming message: Please remind the following that there are rules associated with this thing called real life. (CC: Chris Brown, Rick Ross) I’ve long said that hip hop (and I’ll include Chris Brown in that industry for now, although he’s a pop artist moonlighting in the hip hop community) was just a grown-up version of [...]
The Internet is buzzing; whether it be Twitter or a random gchat from an old homie, everyone wants to know: Who is Trinidad James? You may have heard the song “All Gold Everything” in the club or seen several tweets and statuses on Facebook, but why now? Why is he suddenly the most popular guy [...]
I still remember the first time I heard one of Trey Songz’ latest tracks, Sex Ain’t Better than Love. It was the same satellite enabled rental car road trip that I heard Frank Ocean’s Thinking About You, which I wrote about here. I heard Sex Ain’t Better Than Love on that trip at least four [...]
There used to be a time when hip hop stars made it very clear that they didn’t desire to be role models, or that they weren’t the people that should be sought after for opinion on matters such as politics and social injustice. Although you always had artists like Public Enemy and Dead Prez, [...]
