MEDIA WATCH
New York magazine’s Vulture blog (well, probably a poor intern that works there) created a listing of every single item of food, and beverage, Rick Ross has ever rapped about. The exhaustive list isn’t even limited to just Rozay’s solo projects, with verses from cameos with Game (“My sh-t pancakes, my sh-t three wheels.) and down to […]
The Slaughterhouse collective of Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I and Royce Da 5’9″ cover this month’s issue of The Source magazine. I’m not entirely sure when the last time a Shady Records affiliated artist did anything that had to do with The Source, but nonetheless this is a dope look for the Slaughter boys. […]
The current man of the hour, 2 Chainz, snags one half of the cover of The FADER. With Beach House sharing the other side of the magazine, Andrew Noz spoke with the most featured artist in Hip-Hop about the rise of the culture’s most unlikely superstar. Formerly one half of Playaz Circle, Tity opened up […]
Every Black man with a beard that’s sitting next to Meek Mill is not necessarily Rick Ross. This is a concept ESPN (or Getty Images) clearly failed to comprehend (see the photo below). Yep, that’s Meek Mill taking in last nights Celtics vs. Sixers playoff game with who we’re guessing is one his Philly peeps, […]
2 Chainz is about 6′ 6″ tall and brown skinned while Future is shorter and fairer skinned. It didn’t stop New York Magazine’s Vulture blog from confusing the two Atlanta rappers, though. See for yourself below and compare the photos in the gallery if you think we’re overreacting. The photo editor struggle is real. Doh!
Nicki Minaj fans got some new “I told you so” ammo while many rap purists are either rolling their eyes or crying foul. This past weekend, in a piece for the New York Times, Jon Caramanica writes of Minaj, “…when she releases her second album, ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded,’ this week, it will be as the […]
The New Yorker, one of the most highbrow magazine you can ever read, posted a profile on Rick Ross titled The Sound Of Success. It’s subheading, “Rick Ross’s Confidence Game,” reveals the gist of the story; Rozay’s drug dealing past is questionable, but he’s conned listeners into glossing over that fact. Pop music critic Sasha […]
Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Love 50 Cen’t “Outta Control” Talking Points Memo reports about Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom: “According to the feds, he’s a resident of both Hong Kong and New Zealand, a dual citizen of Finland and Germany, employs over 30 people in nine countries, has a fondness for 50 Cent’s “Outta Control” featuring Mobb […]
Bill O’Reilly Knows Difference Between Ice-T & Ice Cube, So He’s A Brother Bill O’Reilly believes he is a “brother” because he can tell the difference between Ice Cube and Ice T. I’m a brother, man, you can’t be doing that to me,” said O’Reilly, after correcting ‘O’Reilly Factor’ guest Bernie Goldberg for saying […]
Gawker Writer Not Fired For Using ‘Ni**a’ In Kanye West Post Gawker editor-in-chief A.J. Dauelerio deemed it necessary to clarify that Seth Abramovitch was not fired for his use of the N-word in a post making light of Kanye West’s DONDA endeavor. “I’d like to reiterate here that there were other factors before and […]
The New York Times Debates Usage Of The Word “Illin'” Hip-Hop slang can still confuse the hell out of the uninitiated. Gawker—not on our list of favorite sites after their recent Kanye West/N-word debacle—reports on the debate between New York Times Crossword editor Will Shortz and a writer over the proper usage of the […]