The annual Funkmaster Flex Custom Car and Bike Show was in full effect the last weekend in June at the Convention & Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey.   The event brought in a swarm of Hip-Hop heads including Jermaine Dupri, LL Cool J, Yung Berg, Maino, Cam’ron, Just Blaze, DJ Premier, Busta Rhymes, Jim […]

  The acting career of Common poses a very interesting paradox to his job as an MC. Getting Common on your song is an honor, as his verse is usually the most important part of any track he’s featured on. Let’s not get into the stock value of his entire catalog – up to and […]

Studio: Sony Release date: July 3, 2008 Cast: Sir Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, Method Man, Aaron Yoo   Remember the days of 60-minute cassette tapes, young summer love and radio DJs that actually spun records like Biz Markie’s infamous “Just a Friend” or Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Princes’ “Summertime?”   […]

CANADA WEEK 2008Charisma? Check.  Swagger? Check. Controversy? Check. With four years in Toronto, a first hand education at two majors under his belt, and cosigns from both Whoo? Kid and DJ Drama, The Kid Famous seems poised to help T-dot and the rest of Canada Plant their flag on the Hip-Hop map.  Will you make […]

Studio: Sony Release date: July 2, 2008 Cast: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron   Cookouts, American flags, daytime drinking and Will Smith movies; is it July 4th already? This year, The Fresh Prince’s annual blockbuster comes in the form of Hancock, a super-hero film of sorts that puts a realistic twist on the classic […]

CANADA WEEK 2008 Canada is an incubator for world class entertainment. Actors, musicians, and athletes have all established global success in many arenas.   Our hip-hop scene, however, despite an immense amount of talent, hasn’t popped on a grand scale yet. Some chalk it up to the size of our population and a lack of local […]

  If you’ve tuned in to Showtime recently, you’ve probably caught the John Witherspoon You Got to Coordinate comedy special. Now available on DVD, the show is reminiscent of some of the classic stand-up specials like Richard Pryor’s Live On Sunset Strip or Eddie Murphy’s Delirious.   The movie and television star, who is proudly […]

[Photo: Ricardo Mayorga]   Pacquiao Ravages Diaz   There were two main questions going into the June 28 WBC lightweight title bout between David Diaz and Manny Pacquiao.   First, could Diaz impose his bigger size and natural lightweight frame on his smaller opponent? Second, would Pacquiao utilize his attributes of superior speed and skill […]

As the behemoth that is E3 continues to approach, there have been more rumors flying about it. That is never a bad thing however; as it means that it should be a very exciting show.    Most of our news wraps around that this week. Sid Meier Civilization Revolution gets some shine. He doesn’t fail […]

It is often said that with shining genius comes fatal flaws.  However it’s been shown time and again that the light of genius can blind us to even the most egregious of errors.    Today, we focus on the genius of Michael Joseph Jackson, a man whose prodigious talent has cast an impenetrable shadow over […]

  Malik Yoba said it best when he said to me “Acting is not acting, acting is being.” So what exactly did he mean by that? I’ll answer that question, but first, I’m going to take a bit of a risk and open up a window of my childhood for you, just a sliver. Let’s […]

The days and hours leading up to the NBA Draft is the same every year. All the hearsay and speculation that floats around the web is always over-hyped.   Shawn Marion’s going here, Stephon’s going there and so-and-so is trading up their pick. But when it’s all said and done, all the hype ends up […]

The Hidden Beach Unwrapped  series is more than creativity at its finest – it’s a symphonic blend of some of Hip-Hop’s most well-known tracks fused together with the best in smooth jazz.For some, the blend of Hip-Hop with jazz has been long awaited, and who else to present it than the home of Jill Scott? […]

Studio: Spyglass/Universal Release date: July 27, 2008 Cast: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Common   This one is for the boys. Sexual overtones, gruesome knockout beat downs, swerving bullets that defy a gun’s trajectory, peanut-butter-crazed exploding rats and some tongue-in-cheek humor so you don’t take it all so serious.   The beginning of Wanted […]

[photo: Akai MPC3000] When you think about the evolution of music, where does your history book begin?   From Diddley to Diddy, James Brown to Jay-Z, the rules of the game may have changed, but it’s still about groove, beats and having the right sound.   Let’s take a look at just a few key […]

Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories                             Release Date: June 27, 2008   In the classic 1994 documentary, Hoop Dreams, we had the privilege of following two young basketball hopefuls throughout their adolescence. Basketball was at the forefront of their lives, as well as the motivation for the film and its characters, but seeing them off the basketball court […]

Luckily, Destiny’s Child came up before people stopped watching videos. When BET added “No, No, No Pt. II” to rotation, every teenaged boy with cable spent most of the next school day debating who was the finest girl in that new video with Wyclef. The year before, the group debuted with a track everyone ignored […]

TheKoGz is back the Konsole Kingz Top Three, so lets get get get it!   3. Ninja Gaiden 2 – Does it measure up?   I guess it depends on when you starting it, and how hardcore of a platformer you are.   If you have never played it, then you would probably say, “Man, […]

What’s up Fly people of the world?! It’s me again, the one they call The Fly Guy. I’m here representing for Black Music Month 2008.   As you know, Black music has had a huge impact on style in pop culture through the trends that have erupted from its artists’ wardrobes, verses and videos. From […]

    At a formal dinner party, the person nearest death should always be seated closest to the bathroom.                                                                              –George Carlin     In 2004, Comedy Central revealed their “ 100 Greatest Stand-up Comedians of All Time”. The top three comedians on the list were: 3) Lenny Bruce, 2) George Carlin, and 1) Richard […]