Checking Twitter trends is one of my favorite wake and bake activities on the weekends. To be honest, what I found this weekend was rather depressing. First, the casualty number from 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti this week keeps climbing. Second, just prior to the 20 year anniversary of 9/11, the Taliban has overthrown…
While the hip hop world anticipates the release of Kanye West’s ‘DONDA’ album another rap legend is dropping gems without as much pomp and circumstance. Nas is back to make his claim for the throne with his latest album, ‘King’s Disease II’. ‘King’s Disease II’ is the fourteenth studio album by Nasir bin Ola Daru…
Hip hop icon Evidence has returned with his new album “Unlearning vol. 1” on Rhymesayers. The Venice Beach native takes on some of his most heartfelt topics yet with lyrical wit and precision that is unmatched in today’s scene. Evidence enrolls the help of Alchemist, Boldy James, and Conway the Machine on one of the…
On July 20, 2021, centa-billionaire Jeff Bezos rode a dildo-shaped rocket into space. The Amazon founder hooted and hollered upon landing back on Earth. High fives were exchanged like a Cobra Kai kegger. Pathetically, news outlets from across the globe lauded this act as some kind of great achievement rather than what it truly was…
Sitting like a king and savoring the flavor, spirit, and effect of cannabis as it burns. Most fans of this devil’s lettuce enjoy this experience in the form of blunt, a popular way of consuming pot. Likewise, for tobacco lovers, this seems like cigarette smoking. However, learning how to roll a blunt is not always…
The Unlearning single recently dropped by one of my all-time favorite hip hop artists, Evidence. Damn. Maybe I’m being hyperbolic, but since we’re in the mood of shutting shit down… Let’s shut down any other song of the year competitions for 2020. Evidence’s new single Unlearning is an instant classic that will get us through…
American intelligence personnel has concluded that they don’t have the foggiest clue what UFOs are according to administration officials briefed on the matter. While the pending report doesn’t rule out the existence of aliens navigating our skies, it deliberately states that there is no evidence the UFOs are alien technology either. As Gin Rummy from…
The one thing I don’t love about Spotify Repeat Playlists is they only have music that I’ve recently listened to. Despite that, I LOVE the fact it’s full of dope music that I’ve recently listened to!!! Time to dive into this dopeness. ‘What You Know’ – T.I. This track just makes me feel like a…
That Damn Michael Che dropped on HBO (Max) in May 2021 and I recently took a couple of nights to burn through the short six-episode first season. I’m not an SNL fan so I am probably a little uninitiated into Michael Che’s comedic stylings. That is to say, I wasn’t familiar with his comedy at…
Open Mike Eagle has come to save hip-hop podcasts. As the founder of Stoney Island Audio, he has had a hand in launching some of the most engaging hip hop and lifestyle podcasts in the past few years. From Blueprint’s podcast to the ‘Dad Bod Rap Pod’, Open Mike Eagle is behind a revolutionary brand…
