Why Dre? Why?

Gotcha suckas!

Surprise! Detox is gonna come out even later than you thought, at least that's what it seems, according to Mr. Young's next music project plans. He'll be co-producing a horror film, Thaw, while he continues to pull in talent for his long awaited album, that frankly, I've lost almost all interest in.

Ehh, who am I kidding? The CD will probably make for a great coaster.

This is an outrage

It doesn't get any clearer on what should be done and when

Amidst all the crazy developments of KONY 2012 and its detractors, there have been more immediate news in the states that are just as appalling. I really hope by now that you've heard of the recent murder of 17 year old Trayvon Martin. If you haven't, shame on you. Reef the Lost Cauze has taken up the mic to show his support. Do something, yourself.

OFWGKTA Photoshoot/Music Video

Frankie Ocean raps too! Last track off of the Odd Future Tape Vol. 2 uses a recent photoshoot for some visual gold to go along with it. Oh, and Earl Sweatshirt is baaack.

2012 XXL Freshmen Cypher

I'm posting this mainly because I can't pass up on cyphers and MGK surprises big time with how much he's improved since his first days on the mic. Let's see where this freshmen class takes Hip Hop. Or doesn't.

"Next video needs to be shot on the moon...shot on the moon...with hookers."

An awesome piece on how authentically crazy MIA really is (in all the right ways though) and the inspiration behind her "Bad Girls" video. What a romantic way to celebrate a wedding at 9:42 by the way.

SXSW is my kind of scene

I've always wanted to go to SXSW for all the crazy good music/film/comedy/technology/crowd. And I've always wanted to see the A$AP crew beat some people down live. Damn did I miss out on a good year. Although A$AP Rocky and his mob might get the short hand of this fight with the law, the guy/girl had it coming to him/her. Mr. Mayers tried to play negotiator between the mob and the irresponsible audience member but one person in the club got a little too tipsy. And then rocked.

REVIEW: The MF Life

Never though I'd do a review of a RnB album, but here I am doing it. And it's not so much of a review as a promotion of the album. The Toronto singer definitely impresses on her sophomore album by running the gamut of sounds from pop (Can't Say I Never Loved You), Beyonce-esque "I can do this" attitude (This Time, Watch Me Work), to that smooth Motown groove (Wrong Side Of A Love Song). Unfortunately she even has that one T-Pain track that only brings "Bartender" to mind. But each time she does it she preserves her own voice of pain and renewal.

There's a lot of raw emotion and desire, primarily for true love, in this album. The piano melody and Fiona's syncopation in singing the chorus for "Gone And Never Coming Back" forces me to recall Ray Charles in all the good ways. All of the guest appearances (J.Cole, Nas, B.o.B., John Legend) are matched up perfectly to their respective sounds. It's uncanny. And with a feel good track like "L.O.V.E." how can you not fall in love with Ms. Fiona? I just wonder how you can do her wrong like the jerks she sings about in this album.

Here's a little blurb of what she had to say about the album title:
“It’s all in the interest of growth. The key thing I want to impress upon anyone who listens to The MF Life is the idea that it’s possible to learn from everything that comes at you. That’s been my process. It’s why on the surface, the ‘MF’ in the album title represents my initials, but it also gets at the many facets of myself as an artist and a young woman. It can be viewed as the ‘Mighty Fine Life’ in times of triumph and success, but also the ‘Mother-F-ing Life’ when I’m dealing with frustration or misfortune. I celebrate both. I feel it would be dishonest if everything was all about glitz and glamour. It’s about the balance of life, the yin and the yang, the good and the bad, all of that.”

It's projects like The MF Life give me hope for the future of Hip Hop and RnB.