

I gotta give Nike props for their latest release, the Nike Air Royal Mid Mesh VT. Unlike past Air Royal releases Nike decided to use a mesh covering for this sneaker. From the pictures it looks like it's a regular white sneaker with a colored mesh covering on the outside. And I have to give it to them, although it sounds kind of odd the mesh covering gives the sneaker a really unique look. See more...
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My brother in hype, DJ Critical Hype, has done it again. The latest edition of his "Art of [insert here] Blends" mixtape series is a tribute to Nate Dogg, a singer I feel like I have a special connection to after getting called Nate Dogg for most of middle school. Anyway, in typical CriticalHype fashion there's some dope blends on here. Regulators, mount up.
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In the latest of an ongoing series that will include the best...or worst...fails of the week from the world of hip-hop, sports, pop culture and beyond, I examine Soulja Boy's growing list of mental health issues, Flava Flav's love for fried chicken and watermelon restaurants and more.


Spring is in the air... and so is “Halftime,” the debut single from living rap legend Nas. Having heard both Slum Village alum eLZHi and rising R&B star Rocki Evans rework Queensbridge repper's debut single this week in the Booth, I decided that now would be the perfect time to break the Large Professor-produced instrumental down to its component samples, as well as taking a look at a few records sampled from the finished product. Read More/Watch Videos...
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On Freddie Gibbs' newest release "Way 2 Fast" the Gary, Indiana rapper tells a cautionary tale of the dangerous consequences of growing up too fast. It's something I'm sure we've all seen especially lately. Teenagers, particularly females, who both look and unfortunately act years beyond their actual age. Listen and download...
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First off, and I'm completely serious here, I've got respect for Lady Gaga. She often gets lumped into the same plastic-pop category as the Biebs and Kesha, but as pistachios as it might be, she's really on some other shit. Believe me, record execs weren't exactly lining up to sign an insane woman who rode around in eggs - she earned her success. See more...
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You know how you weren't feeling "Disgusting" yesterday so you want back and listened to "Killers" to remind yourself how dope J. Cole is? (Or was that just me?) Anyway, today we have the next installment of the "Glorification of Gangster" series that "Killers" was a part of in STS's "The Play". Listen and download...
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