Knockout Nation: Calzaghe Retires! Darchinyan Breaks Arce, Margarito Hearing, HBO B.A.D. 2/14, Ingemar Johansson
Darychinyan Scores Dominant 11th Round TKO For over 3 years, Vic Darchinyan has promised to destroy Jorge Arce. On Saturday (February 7), he delivered. In front of a mostly pro-Mexican crowd, unified super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (32-1-1, 26 KOs) retained his crown with a brutal TKO corner stoppage of Jorge Arce (51-5-1, 39 KOs). […]
Does The Economy Have It Too Hot For “Ice?”
With the economy spiraling out of control, and unemployment rising at an alarming rate, people are tightening their belts everywhere to be wiser with their money. The more well off are not immune to these times as most recently illustrated by the Bernie Madoff scandal which involved literally hundreds of rich and well off people […]
The Recession Diet: How To Make To Through The Lean Times
Fact is the recession is the cornerstone of everything we are here in America at this moment. The economic crisis likely gave Barack Obama that last minute edge he needed to decisively win the United States presidential election. Young Jeezy benefited by naming his album after it. All of the news networks have scared the […]
Zion I: Taking Mine
When Zion I cut their debut release, Mind Over Matter, in 2000, they garnered the respect of an underground community looking for the next sound. Since that debut, the combination of un-earthly production from AmpLive along with mutating lyrics from their dread-locked MC, Zumbi, has yet to fail. Since Mind Over Matter, Zion I […]
The Recession Diet: How To Make It Through The Lean Times
Fact is the recession is the cornerstone of everything we are here in America at this moment. The economic crisis likely gave Barack Obama that last minute edge he needed to decisively win the United States presidential election. Young Jeezy benefited by naming his album after it. All of the news networks have scared the […]
The Tale Of The (Mix)Tape: Stat shatters his Checks & Balances, B.I.G. Gets Better
If any writer on this site tells you Hip-Hop isnt in their soul, then they arent really a colleague of mine. We do this for real son. Why else do you come to the Tale of the Tape? You know at the end of the day, when the chips are down, and they are shoving […]
Jay-Z and LeBron James Make Musical Donation to Mesa Arts Academy
This year’s NBA All-Star weekend will generate a deeper sense of fulfillment for Jay-Z. The rap mogul, along with Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, will be on hand to donate 150 musical instruments to students at the Mesa Arts Academy. The duo, who have partnered with the event sponsor Sprite Green, will also […]
J. Holiday: The Return of the R&B Thug
What defines an R&B thug? Is the answer in his vernacular or his mannerisms with people? Is it his way with women or his dress code? Despite our eagerness to classify todays modern singer as a thug when we see their tattoos and stocking caps, these singers arent as predictable as what you may assume. […]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Jay-Z Looking To Body Chris Brown! 50 Cent/Rick Ross/Khaled Dissed? Koch Records Gets Sued?
DISCLAIMER: All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. TODAY’S RUMORS! IS JAY-Z GOING TO KILL CHRIS BROWN?Wow. Here is the latest mess-age. [Jay-Z] hit the roof. Chris is a walking dead man. He messed with the […]
J Dilla Remembered 3 Years Later
Three years ago today (February 10), Hip-Hop culture lost one of its most innovative and influential producers in Detroit’s James Dewitt Yancey, AKA J Dilla. Blessed with strong musical genes from an opera singer mother and jazz bassist father, Dilla started collecting vinyl at the tender age of 2. The aspiring producer made […]
Q-Tip, J. Period Drop Free Mixtape ‘The [Abstract] Best’
Rapper/producer and former Tribe Called Quest front man Q-Tip is celebrated on a new mixtape produced in collaboration with DJ Period. Titled The [Abstract] Best, J. Period’s latest mixtape is a combination of tracks from Q-Tip’s deep catalog, as well as remixes, interviews and new tracks from a list of popular MC’s, who pay […]
Enter TwittaLand: Rules and Survival Tips
Picture yourself in a nice nightclub. All the industry’s elite is in the building, having a good time catching up. You’re an up-and-coming hustler from your perspective but a nobody to them. How do you even begin to network? There’s no one right answer for this question. Make it short and sweet though. You only […]
