Back in the early ‘90s, Chris Webber exploded onto the sports and Hip-Hop scene as a member of the University of Michigan’s legendary Fab Five Freshman. With their bald heads, baggy yellow shorts, black shoes and socks, swagger and their “me against the world” attitude, the Fab Five transcended the game by bringing Hip-Hop […]

  It is the continuation of a legacy spawned by what has been far from Hip-Hop’s proudest moment. Flavor of Love gave us I Love New York, Rock of Love and Charm School, and now the VH1 Celebreality machine has created a little brother for the MTV generation.   From G’s to Gents brings together […]

  Klitschko Stops Thompson in the 11th   Wladimir Klitschko continued his dominance of the heavyweight division with an 11th round knockout over a game but overmatched Tony Thompson this past Saturday (July 12).   Throughout the first six rounds, Thompson was able to find success whenever he pressured a still gun-shy prone Klitschko. With […]

Hip-Hop hasn’t typically embraced leftist sub-genres as readily as Rock and Pop. So even though Beck’s early hits were often just oddball Hip-Hop records disguised as Rock, The Community never made any attempt to claim him. His support from other audiences has been inconsistent as well, freeing him to wander across borders as he pleases […]

  E3 is next week, so be on the lookout for a complete Peep Game dedicated to the news extravaganza and conference. This isn’t to say that this week isn’t exciting.   With news reports on sleeper Mirror’s Edge, a karaoke game called Lips, Rock Band 2 and a couple of trailers featuring everyone’s favorite […]

    Taking care of your hair only gets more difficult as the season changes – the heat, humidity and rain can cause the ultimate fizzes and flops.   All women want to have healthy and strong hair,  but at times it can be hard because of all of the stress that we apply.    […]

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 […]