Termanology is one of the freshest MCs I’ve heard in years. We’ll get a chance to find out if he can hold down an entire album when Politics As Usual drops on September 30th.
Consider this post your Politics As Usual bundle package — artwork, tracklist, guest features, and production credits all in one. You’re welcome. (more…)
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I wonder why that sourpuss Hannity is cherry-picking when discussing Obama’s radical alliances. There are zillions others besides Ludacris, some even more outrageously offensive than Luda. Maybe he needs a primer, so I’ll try to help.
Obama’s radical associates (aka rappers who may have said or done something that Hannity’s middle America find politically incorrect):
Jay-Z
Common
Amanda Diva
Ti$a
6th Sense
Kanye West
Snoop Dogg
Russell Simmons
Naas
Naledge
Talib Kweli
Joell Ortiz
Michelle Obama
Hey, you know Hannity is entitled to his own definition of “radical associations.” I’m sure DMX understands where he’s coming from.
Yesterday, someone sent me an email with a silhouette version of VIBE’s 15th anniversary cover and the question: Who’s on VIBE’s 15th anniversary cover? I should’ve known from the jump. Jiggaman’s NY fitted is hard to miss.
I guess this means we should get ready for another Hovember onslaught.
LA b-boys People Under the Stairs are set to release their 6th album, Fun DMC, slated for September 30th via Gold Dust Records. I hope you don’t need some schooling on the inspiration behind that title. I gather that Fun DMC was prepped and baked entirely in-house, on a custom recording console that Thes One helped design.
PUTS will hit the road soon to promote the album. Check out Fun DMC tracklist and tour schedule after the gap.
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From the website:
The hard-charging, hard-partying, carbon-laden world of tour bus-living musicians doesn’t exactly scream green! Now, Planet Green challenges two icons to join the newest trend in music; going green. BATTLEGROUND EARTH: LUDACRIS vs. TOMMY LEE challenges hip hop superstar Chris Ludacris Bridges and rock god Tommy Lee to battle against the toxic forces destroying Mother Earth as they travel across the country on a 10-episode tour.
More photos from the show below.
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Chamillionaire - “Foolish” Freestyle
Here’s Cham wrecking Shawty Lo’s increasingly popular “Foolish” beat.
Mixtape Messiah 4 arrives August 27th. Mark your calendar or the Joker will find you.
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Nas showing off some Rock Band skills backstage at Colbert Report.
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Ready for some angry hip-hop? Proceed, then, for a sneak peak of Cube’s Raw Footage, due out August 19th. Tracklist and sampler under the hood.
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The Rick Ross exposé is a reminder that everyone has skeletons in their closet. Rappers, like everyone else, have some dark, embarrassing secrets that they hope would remain just that - secrets. The difference between us and them is that public figures don’t have the privilege of being able to deal with embarrassing moments in private like the rest of us. But Ross isn’t the only rapper who’s had to lick his wounds in public. Here’s a rundown of 12 most embarrassing exposures in hip-hop history.
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